Notices published in Govt. Gazette no 20,817 of 29th March 2022

Plant Protection Directorate

In view of the current situation, the Plant Protection Directorate would like to inform registered MOR's with new sanctions on timber and timber derived products from the Russian federation and Belarus.

Before sourcing timber products from third countries operators must always carry out a due diligence exercise and, given the current circumstances in Russia and Belarus, timber risk cannot be mitigated to negligible. Therefore, importation of products with no negligible risk would be illegal. Operators should, at this time, practice added caution when importing timber and timber products from other third countries such as Ukraine and carry out a full risk assessment on the risk of timber being illegally harvested and effectively mitigate this non-negligible risk.

EU sanction on Belarus Regulation 355/2022 - the day of the enactment is 2nd March, 2022 until June, 2022. An operator can still import consignments ordered before 2nd March, 2022. Product scope of sanctions includes HS code 44. Sanctions do not include other HS codes such as paper and furniture which fall under EUTR.

As of 8th March, 2022, till 31st December, 2022, Russian Federation banned exports of wood falling under HS codes 4401.21, 4402.22, 4403 and 4408, to all EU states.

Aid Scheme for the Private Storage for Pigmeat

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA), within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights (MAFA), wishes to notify prospective applicants that applications for the Aid Scheme covering the private storage for pigmeat are being accepted from 25th March, 2022 to 29th April, 2022 between 7.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m.

Application Forms and guidelines may be collected and sent to the Front Office of the Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency, Pitkali Markets, Ta' Qali, l/o Ħ'Attard and/or at the Gozo Office, Government Experimental Farm, Triq l-Imġarr, Xewkija, Gozo. An electronic copy of the Application Form may be requested by email sent to (arpa.mafa@gov.mt).

The Guidelines may also be downloaded from the Agency's website.

Applications received after 12.30 p.m. on the 29th April 2022 will not be accepted.

Further information may be obtained from the Agency's website on (https://agrikoltura.gov.mt/en/arpa/Pages/ARPAhome.aspx), on Tel.No. 22926148 (Malta) or by sending an email to (arpa.mafa@gov.mt).

BIRŻEBBUĠA LOCAL COUNCIL

Parking Suspension

The Birżebbuġa Local Council notifies residents of the streets mentioned hereunder, that  on Sunday, 3rd April, 2022, from midnight onwards, no parking of vehicles shall be permitted in:

Triq Birżebbuġa: between Ridott ta' San Ġorġ, up to the roundabout leading to Triq Żarenu Dalli

Triq Żarenu Dalli: both sides, up to Parish Church Square

Triq Birżebbuġa: both sides, from the Parish Square, down the road to the Police Station

Pretty Bay: from the Police St​ation to Misraħ is-Summit 

Misraħ is-Summit: both sides of the square

Triq San Patrizju:  both sides of the road

From Saturday, 2nd April, 2022, residents are advised to use the public car parks in St George's area, Primary School, Dawret il-Qalb Imqaddsa, in Wied il-Buni and next to Għar Dalam Museum.