Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,596 of 26th March 2021

English as a Foreign Language (TELT)

Examination – March 2021

Part I – Written Session

The Director of Examinations notifies that the notice of the abovementioned examination has been sent to the candidates concerned.

Those candidates who have not received the notice of the examination are asked to contact immediately the Department of Examinations, Floriana, on 2598 2967/89 during office hours.

Distribution of Quotas for the Fishing of Bluefin Tuna2021

The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, in the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights, is receiving applications for the distribution of quotas for the fishing of Bluefin Tuna for the year 2021. The distribution of quotas is being conducted in accordance to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, in 7 categories as shown in table number 1. The Department reserves the right to amend allocations of quotas.

Table Number 1: Allocation of quota for the fishing of Bluefin Tuna for the year 2021

Eligibility Criteria

Fishermen who are registered with the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and have a registered vessel MFA in their name.

Selection Criteria

Fishermen who use selective fishing gear or fishing techniques which reduce the environmental impact, such as consuming less energy or by reducing damage to habitation, for example those who fish with longlines and not with purseseiner.

Young Fishermen who turn 41 years old till the end of the year 2021 and those who have reached 42 years of age and received a quota in the year 2020.

Fishermen who, in one of the years 2019 and/or 2020 had a minimum catch of 300kg of swordfish or albacore and who in the year 2020 received a quota for the fishing of Bluefin Tuna.

Eligible fishermen can benefit under one of these categories only.

Terms and Conditions

Category A

i. This category includes 63 vessels which used to fish for Bluefin Tuna and were allocated a quota from the first year that quotas were introduced by ICCAT.

ii. Fishing can take place between 15th April and 31st December, 2021. This season can be closed at an earlier time if the quota for the fishing of Bluefin Tunais exhausted;

iii. Every operator is to inform the Department of each Bluefin Tuna catch made and records have to be kept for each fishing trip;

iv. The operator is to inform the Department whether it has the intention to fish for Bluefin Tuna or to transfer the quota to the purseseiner.

Category B

i. The quota is to be actively exhausted with the long line by the operator who receives the quota;

ii. Transfer of the quota and/or the vessel are not allowed;

iii. The vessels must be less than 12 meters in length;

iv. Vessels that are allocated a quota this year have to fish for Tuna. If this is not done, the right of eligibility for quotas in the future is lost.

v. Fishing season is between 1st May till 27th June, 2021

Category C

i. Young fishermen who have a vessel registered as MFA;

ii. Fishing season is between 1st May till 27th June, 2021.

General Conditions

Every operator who is to receive a quota has to observe these Regulations on Fishing:

a. (EU) 1380/2013, Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy;

b. (EC) 1224/2009, Regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy;

c. (EU) 404/2011, Regulation establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy;

d. (EU) 1005/2008, Regulation establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;

e. Cap. 425, Fisheries Conservation and Management Act;

f. L.N. 425.07, Fishing Vessels Regulations;

g. Recommendation by ICCAT Amending the Recommendation 18-02 establishing a Multi-annual Management Plan for Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean;

h. Other conditions included with the Fishing License and with the authorisation for Bluefin Tuna Fishing, issued by the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Applications are to be submitted to the attention of the Director General Fisheries and Aquaculture, by post or in any office of the Department.

Update to the 2018 Basemap

The Planning Authority notifies that it is undertaking an update to the 2018 Basemap. To this extent it will be carrying out surveys by means of drones in the following localities on the respective dates:

Mellieħa – 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th April, 2021

Any queries should be directed to the following email address (geomatics@pa.org.mt).

Declaration of Archaeological Zones at Sea

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage is hereby declaring the hereunder mentioned sites as included in the list of protected sites, in terms of the Cultural Heritage Act 2019 (Cap.445), Article 45, as follows.

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage will exercise its powers to ensure the protection of these sites, as provided by the Cultural Heritage Act 2019 as regards to cultural heritage.

Access to the sites mentioned above shall be subject to permission from (uchu@heritagemalta.org) and (heritage.superintendence@gov.mt).

In terms of Regulation 111 (2) of the Public Procurement Regulations 2016 (L.N. 352 of 2016), the following direct order was awarded by Treasury Department within the Ministry for Finance and Financial Services.  This agreement with Ms Anita Aloisio is valid up to 21st October, 2021.

The Client hereby retains and commissions the services as a member of the Implementation team responsible for the replacement of DAS by CFMS and to manage the tax refund budget measure, for the cost up to a maximum of twenty two thousand, six hundred and eight euro (€22,608) excluding VAT.

Comparitive return Gaz 26.3.pdf

MCCAA standards lists Gaz 26.3.pdf

Agricultural Marketing Centres

Regulations, 1975

Notice of Opening Hours

In exercise of his duties in terms of regulation 4 of the Agricultural Marketing Centres Regulations, 1975, the Acting CEO – Malta Food Agency, hereby notifies that the agricultural marketing centre (Pitkalija) shall be kept open for business as follows:

On Mondays and Thursdays farmers may enter from 4.30 a.m. onwards, hawkers from 6.00 a.m. onwards and domestic buyers from 11.00 a.m. onwards.

On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays farmers, hawkers and domestic buyers may enter from 7.00 a.m. onwards.                                                                                                                                        

The Acting CEO – Malta Food Agency reserves the right to make changes to these opening days and/or times if necessar y, example when a public holiday occurs during the week.

Suspension of Traffic and Parking

The Valletta Local Council notifies that on Saturday, 27th March, 2021 there will be clearance in Triq id-Dejqa (between Triq Melita and Triq San Ġwann) from 7.00 a.m. till 7.00 p.m.

Traffic and Parking Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Saturday, 27th March, 2021, from 9.30 a.m. till 1.30 p.m. Triq Ferdinand will be closed for traffic. No parking is allowed during this day and these times.