Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,541 of 18th December 2020

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA)

Voluntary Coupled Support – Livestock Sectors

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA) within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights (MAFA), will be receiving requests from interested farmers for Voluntary Coupled Support pertaining to dairy and livestock for the 2021 Application Campaign.

Interested farmers must ensure that all obligations under this scheme are adhered to prior to applying. Requests for transfers of entitlements, which are to be made together with the other farmer and his/her spouse, will be accepted between Monday, 4th January, 2021 and Friday, 22nd January, 2021 at one of the following offices:

Malta: Front Office at Pitkali Markets, Ta' Qali, l/o Ħ'Attard

Gozo: Front Office, Government Experimental Farm, Xewkija

Opening Days: Monday to Friday (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays)

Time: Malta between 7.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m., Gozo between 7.00 a.m. and 2.15 p.m.

Further information, may be obtained from the Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency on 2292 6148 or via email to (arpa.mafa@gov.mt).

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA)

Voluntary Coupled Support – Tomatoes for processing

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA) within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights (MAFA), is once again offering farmers the facility to transfer parcels pertaining to tomatoes for processing. Farmers in the tomatoes for processing sector, who will be transferring or receiving parcels from third parties, will be given the opportunity to transfer parcels for claim year 2021 only.

The purpose of this procedure is to reduce excessive bureaucracy for farmers, given that fields transferred during this period will be automatically transferred back to the original farmer at the end of the year, without the need of the parties involved to submit another request.

Thus, those interested farmers in the sector of tomatoes for processing are to visit one of the Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency's offices between Monday, 4th January, 2021, and Friday, 22nd January, 2021.

It is important that all those who wish to transfer parcels and entitlements bring with them all the necessary documentation so that the transfer can occur without delay.

Moreover, it is being advised that the Basic Payment entitlements are also transferred so as not to lose the related payment as well as the entitlements.

When the transfer of land entitlements is carried out, the farmer should know that the amount of land being transferred must be equivalent to the same amount of entitlements. Moreover, the persons involved in the transfer of parcels and entitlements must be accompanied by their respective spouses. This may be done at one of the following offices:

Malta: Front Office at Pitkali Markets, Ta Qali, l/o Ħ'Attard

Gozo: Front Office, Government Experimental Farm, Xewkija

Opening Days: Monday to Friday (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays)

Time: Malta between 7.30 a.m. and 3.00 p.m., Gozo between 7.00 a.m. and 2.15 p.m.

Further information, may be obtained from the Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency on 2292 6148 or via email sent to (arpa.mafa@gov.mt).

Contracts awarded by the Customs Department during the period 1st July, 2020, to 18th December, 2020, published in terms of Regulation 111(2) of the Public Procurement Regulations (LN 352/2016).

Traffic Suspension

The Rabat (Malta) Local Council notifies that on Monday, 28th December, 2020, 23/24, Triq Tat-Tabija shall be closed for traffic, including public transport, from 10.00 a.m. till 2.00 p.m.

Local Wardens will be on site to divert traffic flow.

Traffic Suspension

The Rabat (Malta) Local Council notifies that on Wednesday, 6th January, 2021, 23/24, Triq Tat-Tabija shall be closed for traffic, including public transport, from 9.30 a.m. till 2.30 p.m.

Local Wardens will be on site to divert traffic flow.

Traffic Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Saturday, 19th December, 2020, from 9.30 a.m. till 4.00 p.m., Triq San Nikola will be closed for traffic.

Traffic Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Tuesday, 22nd December, 2020, from 9.30 a.m. till 6.00 p.m., Triq il-Kbira will be closed for traffic.