On 30th April 2021 a legal notice (L.N. 199 of 2021) (the “Legal Notice”) introduced a number of amendments to the ‘Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations’ (the “PMLFTR”). The following is a short synopsis of the key amendments: Broader definition of “Supervisory Authority” under regulation 2(1) of the PMLFTR – for…
Read More*This interview has been published in Maritime Economies newspaper. Question 1. What has been the impact of Covid-19 on businesses and what is your forecast for the future. The impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) is being felt by all businesses around the world. The Covid-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented crisis practically grinding the world’s…
Read MoreMalta’s budget for the year 2021, was presented on Monday by the Finance Minister Hon. Edward Scicluna, delving into social measures, the economy, the environment, law, education, health, and infrastructure. The salient fiscal and financial measures may be found below: Economic aspects 7.4% reduction in GDP for 2020 following the challenges brought by the COVId-19…
Read MoreOn 6 October 2020, the EU issued the black list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and it has been updated as follows: Anguilla and Barbados were added to the EU list; Cayman Islands and Oman were removed from the list. The list adopted by the Council became official on 7 October 2020 and is…
Read MoreRecently, Legal Notice 370 of 2020 had been published, entitled “Modification to, or Removal of, a Condition or Conditions imposed in a Contract of a Property Transferred by the Government, the Lands Authority or Ecclesiastical Entities through a Sale or Emphyteusis Regulations, 2020” This Legal Notice should apply to any person who has a title…
Read MoreThe Ministry for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects, has published Legal Notice 369 of 2020 entitled “Extension of Temporary Emphyteusis in a Contract for a Commercial Premises transferred from the Government, the Lands Authority or Ecclesiastical Entities by title of emphyteusis Regulations, 2020”. This legal notice applies to any natural or legal person who holds…
Read MoreOn 18 September 2020 the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (the “FIAU”) published a revised version of the Implementing Procedures – Part II on the ‘Application of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Funding of Terrorism Obligations to the Virtual Financial Assets Sector’(the ‘VFA Procedures’). The newly introduced changes relate to: The submission of Suspicious Transaction Reports…
Read MoreFollowing the conclusions of Malta’s Mutual Evaluation Report, the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (the “FIAU”), published a revised version of the Implementing Procedures – Part 1 (the “Procedures”) on 15 September 2020. The newly introduced amendments are expected to expedite both the internal and external reporting procedures of subject persons. Employees of subject persons who…
Read MoreThe 7th edition of The Shipping Law Review was published and GMX contributed as authors of the Malta chapter. You may access the Malta chapter through the link here or the full publication here.
Read MoreBy virtue of Legal Notice 248 of 2020, new regulations were issued under the Companies Act entitled Companies Act (Shipping and Aviation Cell Companies) Regulations (the “Regulations”). These Regulations were introduced to complement the recently introduced enabling provision under article 84E of the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta) (the “Companies Act”)….
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