Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,622 of 7 May 2021

Extension for the Submission of Payment Claims related to Direct and Area Aid Schemes for Farmers and Livestock Breeders

The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency (ARPA), within the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights (MAFA), will be extending the period for the submission of payment claims for the year 2021 on various schemes co-financed by the European Union and the Maltese Government.

The financial aid schemes that one can apply for are:

Direct Payment Schemes;

Agri-Environmental-Climate Measures 2014-2020;

Organic Farming Measures 2014-2020;

Areas with Natural Constraints.

Payment claims will be accepted until Friday, 4th June, 2021, at 3.00 p.m. Payment claims submitted after this date will be subject to a penalty of 1% per day for up to 25 days, that is, up until Tuesday, 29th June, 2021. Claims submitted after this date will not be accepted.

For more information one may:

visit the Agency's website on (www.arpa.gov.mt)

call on 2292 6148;

send an email to (arpa.mafa@gov.mt).

Suspension of Parking

The Ħal Safi Local Council notifies that no parking is allowed from Thursday, 20th May, 2021, till Sunday, 23rd May, 2021, through Triq Santa Marija.

Traffic Suspension

The Xewkija Local Council notifies the general public that on Friday, 28th May, 2021, Pjazza San Ġwann Battista will be closed from 5.00 a.m. till midnight.   Triq Santa Katarina shall be closed for traffic from noon till 5.00 p.m.