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Last amended: Wed., 08 November 2023

Order Details
Order Date:Mon., 28 January 2019
Order Status: Order Closed. Daily Fines paid.
Fine Paid/Settled:€75,000
Fine paid status:Fully Paid.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:Hardstone Quarry Nru. 7, Ġebel Ciantar, Fawwara, fil-limiti tas-Siġġiewi.
Local Council:Is-Siġġiewi.
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Tfiegħ ta’ radam fil-barriera mingħajr permess bi ksur tar-Regolamenti dwar Maniġġar ta’ Skart (Maniġġar ta’ Skart mill-Industriji ta’ Estrazzjoni u Rdim) (L.S. 549.50); Operazzjoni jew attività li tinkludi tfiegħ ta’ materjal, li qed isseħħ f’Żona Specjali ta’ Konservazzjoni, hekk kif stabbilit permezz ta’ NG 681 tal-2018, mingħajr il-kunsens meħtieġ taħt il-provvedimenti tar-Regolamenti dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Flora, Fawna u Ambjenti Naturali (L.S. 549.44).
Infringement Summary in English:Deposition of rubble in the quarry without the required permits in breach of Waste Management (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries and Backfilling) Regulations (S.L. 549.50); Operations or activities which include deposition of materials in a Special Area of Conservation as established by NG 681 of 2018, without the permits required under the provisions of the Protection of Flora, Fauna and Habitats Regulations (L.S. 549.44).
Parties subject to OrderPolidano and Schembri Quarries
Owner / Occupier
Link to Site Plan

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Last amended: Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Order Details
Order Date:Mon., 21 January 2019
Order Status: Order issued. Appeal on Order was submitted and is pending.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:Barriera tal-Qawwi Nru 18, Wied Moqbol, Ħal Far, Limiti taż-Żurrieq
Local Council:Iż-Żurrieq
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Operazzjoni jew attività ta’ tqattiegħ f’Żona Protetta skont il-Provvedimenti ta’ GN 1379 ta’ 2016 mingħajr il-permessi meħtieġa mir-Regolamenti dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Flora, Fawna u Ambjent Naturali (L.S. 549.44) li rriżulta fid-distruzzjoni ta’ parti mill-irdum ta’ mal-kosta;
• Li ddaħħal materjal inert minn barra l-barriera għat-tkissir ta’ l-istess materjal bi ksur tar- Regolamenti dwar l-iskart (L.S. 549.63);
• Tfiegħ ta’ radam fil-barriera mingħajr permess bi ksur tar-Regolamenti dwar Maniġġar ta’ Skart (Maniġġar ta’ Skart mill-Industriji ta’ Estrazzjoni u Rdim) (L.S. 549.50);
• Tfiegħ ta’ skart u materjal ieħor, kif ukoll ħruq ta’ skart bi ksur tar- Regolamenti dwar l-Iskart (L.S. 549.63).
Infringement Summary in English:• Operations or activities in an area protected under the Provisions of GN 1379 of 2016 without the permits required by the Flora, Fauna and Natural Habitats Protection Regulations (SL 549.44) resulting in the destruction of part of the coastal cliff;
• Introduction of inert material from outside the quarry for crushing purposes in breach of the Waste Regulations (S.L 549.63);
• Backfilling without the required permit in breach of Waste Management (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries and Backfilling) Regulations (S.L. 549.50);
• Dumping of waste and other material, and incineration of waste in breach of Waste Regulations (S.L. 549.63).
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:IF0578/18-F & IF0791/18-F
Parties subject to OrderHal-Far Quarries Limited
Lands Authority
Owner/Occupier
Contravention type:Unauthorized operations or activities in a Special Area of Conservation.
Appeal Details
Appeal Ref. No.00086/19
Information on appeals can be found in the Environment & Planning Review Tribunal website: click here
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Last amended: Mon., 10 July 2023

Order Details
Order Date:Thur., 27 June 2019
Order Status: Order Closed. Daily Fines pending.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement: Sit, fi Triq Ġdida fi Triq l-Imdina, Ħaż-Żebbuġ, Malta.
Local Council:Ħaż-Żebbuġ.
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Skular ta’ ċamura mill-impjant ta’ Grima Concrete Suppliers Ltd għal ġo l-ambjent tal-madwar, bi ksur tar-Regolamenti dwar l-Iskart (L.S. 549.63), u tar-Regolamenti dwar il-Ħarsien tas-Siġar u l-Imsaġar (L.S. 549.123).
Infringement Summary in English:Dumping of concrete from the facility of Grima Concrete Suppliers Ltd into the adjacent environment. This is in breach of the provisions emanating from the Environment Protection Act (Act 1 of 2016) and Subsidiary Legislations 549.63 and 549.123.
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:IF0138/17-F
Parties subject to OrderGrima Concrete Suppliers Limited
Owner / Occupier
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Last amended: Wed., 25 November 2020

Order Details
Order Date:Thur., 06 June 2019
Order Status: Order Active.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:Sit fil-viċinanzi ta’ Triq l-Irziezet tal-Imtaħleb, l-Imtaħleb, fil-limiti tar-Rabat.
Local Council:Ir-Rabat.
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Operazzjoni jew attività li tinkludi tfiegħ u rimi ta’ skart varju bi ksur tar-Regolamenti dwar l-Iskart (L.S. 549.63), u tar-Regolamenti dwar il-Protezzjoni tal-Flora, Fawna u Ambjenti Naturali (L.S. 549.44) peress li dan sar f’Żona Speċjali ta’ Konservazzjoni skont N.G. 1379/16 iddatat il-14 ta’ Diċembru 2018 u N.G. 681/18 iddatat il-05 ta’ Gunju 2018.
Infringement Summary in English:Operations or activities that include waste disposal in a Special Area of Conservation. This is in breach of the provisions emanating from the Environment Protection Act (Act 1 of 2016) and Subsidiary Legislations 549.63 and 549.44.
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:IF0002/17-W
Parties subject to OrderGalea Carmelo
Galea Horace
Haber Paul
Lands Authority
Owner / Occupier
Contravention type:Unauthorized operations or activity in a Special Area of Conservation.
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Last amended: Tue., 01 December 2020

Order Details
Order Date:Wed., 19 December 2018
Order Status: Order Active.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:
Local Council:
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Poġġejt tagħmir elettriku u elettroniku fis-suq lokali mingħajr ma rreġistrajt mal-Awtorità għall-Ambjent u r-Riżorsi bħala produttur ta’ tagħmir elettriku u elettroniku, kif ukoll ma ssottomettejtx id-dikjarazzjoni mitluba fl-ittra ta’ twissija mibgħuta lilek fil-hanut “Reboot” ddatata 31 ta’ Ottubru, 2018 u mehmuża ma’ dan l-Ordni, u dan kollu bi ksur tar-regolament 16(2) tar-Regolamenti Dwar l-Immaniġġjar tal-Iskart (Tagħmir Elettriku u Elettroniku) (L.S. 549.89), u ta’ l-Att Dwar Il-Protezzjoni tal-Ambjent (Kap. 549).
Infringement Summary in English:Placing of electrical and electronic equipment on the local market without registering with the Environment and Resources Authority as a producer of electrical and electronic equipment, and also not submitting the declaration requested in the warning letter sent to yourself at “Reboot” outlet dated 31 October, 2018, in breach of regulation 16(2) of the Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations (S.L. 549.89), and the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549).
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:
Parties subject to OrderJustin Andrew Buttigieg
Owner / Occupier
Contravention type:Unauthorized material placed on the market.

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Last amended: Tue., 01 December 2020

Order Details
Order Date:Wed., 05 December 2018
Order Status: Order Issued. Appeal on Order submitted and is pending.
Order type:Ordni ta' Konformita'
Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:
Local Council:
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Ksur tar-Regolamenti dwar l-Immaniġġar tal-Iskart (Tagħmir Elettriku u Elettroniku) (L.S. 549.89), u tal-kundizzjoni 7.1 tal-permess WM 0002/15/A tal-imsemmija Skema billi:
Bħala skema li taġixxi f’isem il-produtturi, ma ksibtx ir-rata minima ta’ ġbir ta’ Tagħmir Elettriku u Elettroniku għas-sena 2017 hekk kif stipulat u kkwantifikat fir-regolament 7(1) tal-imsemmija Regolamenti.
Infringement Summary in English:Breach of the Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations (S.L 549.89), and of condition 7.1 of permit WM 0002/15/A of the Scheme by:As a scheme that acts in the producers’ name, the minimum rate of collection of Electrical and Electronic Equipment in 2016 was not achieved as stipulated and quantified in regulation 7(1) of the same Regulations.
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:
Parties subject to OrderGreenPak Co-op Society Ltd.
Mario Schembri
Owner / Occupier
Contravention type:Non-conformity with Environmental Permit Conditions
Appeal Details
Appeal Ref. No.00492/18
Appeal Submitted on:Wed., 19 December 2018
Appeal Submitted on behalf of:Green Pak Coop Society Ltd.
Appeal Submitted by:Victor G. Axiak & Antoine Naudi
EPRT Decision Date:
EPRT Decision:Pending

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Last amended: Tue., 01 December 2020

Order Details
Order Date:Wed., 05 December 2018
Order Status: Order Issued. Appeal on Order submitted and is pending.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:
Local Council:
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Ksur tar-Regolamenti dwar l-Immaniġġar tal-Iskart (Tagħmir Elettriku u Elettroniku) (L.S. 549.89), u tal-kundizzjoni 7.1 tal-permess WM 0001/15/A tal-imsemmija Skema billi:
Bħala skema li taġixxi f’isem il-produtturi, ma ksibtx ir-rata minima ta’ ġbir ta’ Tagħmir Elettriku u Elettroniku għas-sena 2017 hekk kif stipulat u kkwantifikat fir-regolament 7(1) tal-imsemmija Regolamenti.
Infringement Summary in English:Breach of the Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations (S.L 549.89), and of condition 7.1 of permit WM 0001/15/A of the Scheme by:As a scheme that acts in the producers’ name, the minimum rate of collection of Electrical and Electronic Equipment in 2016 was not achieved as stipulated and quantified in regulation 7(1) of the same Regulations.
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:
Parties subject to OrderWEEE (MALTA) Ltd.
Jan Karl Farrugia
Joseph Attard
Joseph Zerafa
Marcel Mizzi
Paul Abela
Owner / Occupier
Contravention type:Non-conformity with Environmental Permit Conditions.
Appeal Details
Appeal Ref. No.00500/18
Appeal Submitted on:Thu., 20 December 2018
Appeal Submitted on behalf of:WEEE (Malta)Ltd.
Appeal Submitted by:Jan-Karl Farrugia
EPRT Decision:Pending

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Last amended: Thu., 18 March 2021

Order Details
Order Date:Wed., 19 December 2018
Order Status: Order Complied with. Daily Fines pending.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:
Local Council:
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Poġġejt tagħmir elettriku u elettroniku fis-suq lokali mingħajr ma rreġistrajt mal-Awtorità għall-Ambjent u r-Riżorsi bħala produttur ta’ tagħmir elettriku u elettroniku, kif ukoll ma ssottomettejtx id-dikjarazzjoni mitluba fl-ittra ta’ twissija mibgħuta lil “Super Audio Company Ltd.” ddatata 21 ta’ Ġunju, 2018 u mehmuża ma’ dan l-Ordni, u dan kollu bi ksur tar-regolament 16(2) tar-Regolamenti Dwar l-Immaniġġjar tal-Iskart (Tagħmir Elettriku u Elettroniku) (L.S. 549.89), u ta’ l-Att Dwar Il-Protezzjoni tal-Ambjent (Kap. 549).
Infringement Summary in English:Placing of electrical and electronic equipment on the local market without registering with the Environment and Resources Authority as a producer of electrical and electronic equipment, and also not submitting the declaration requested in the warning letter dated 21 June, 2018, in breach of regulation 16(2) of the Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations (S.L. 549.89), and the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549).
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:IF0355/18-W
Parties subject to OrderSuper Audio Limited
Appeal Details
Appeal Ref. No
.		48/20
Appeal Submitted on:Fri., 07 February 2020
Appeal Submitted on behalf of:Super Audio Co. Ltd.
Appeal Submitted by:David Farrugia Sacco
EPRT Decision:Pending

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Last amended: Thur., 15 February 2024

Order Details
Order Date:Fri., 09 November 2018
Order Status: Order Complied with. Daily Fines pending.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:Barriera fix-Xagħri l-Imqalleb, Triq is-Siġġiewi, Mqabba.
Local Council:L-Imqabba.
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Operazzjoni jew attività ta’ ħażna u ta’ maniġġjar tal-iskart mingħajr permess bi ksur tar-Regolamenti dwar l-Iskart (L.S. 549.63) li jikkonsisti fost oħrajn f’taħlit ta’ ħamrija ma’ demel u ma’ kompost, kif ukoll depożitu ta’ skart ta’ metall li jinkludi imma mhux limitat għal tagħmir elettroniku u elettriku u vetturi fi tmiem żmienhom.
Infringement Summary in English:Operation or activity of waste storage and management without permit in breach of the Waste Regulations (S.L. 549.63) including mixing of soil with manure and compost, and the deposition of metal waste including but not limited to electrical and electronic equipment and end-of-life vehicles.
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:IF0724/18-F
IF0735/18-F
Parties subject to OrderPace David
Polidano Brothers Limited
Lands Authority
Owner / Occupier

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Last amended: Tue., 01 December 2020

Order Details
Order Date:Wed., 19 December 2018
Order Status: Order Closed. Daily Fines paid.
Fine Paid/Settled:€375
Fine paid status:Fully paid.
Order type:Ordni ta' Waqfien u Konformità
Stop and Compliance Order
Location of Infringement:
Local Council:
Infringement in Maltese (Official):Poġġejt tagħmir elettriku u elettroniku fis-suq lokali mingħajr ma rreġistrajt mal-Awtorità għall-Ambjent u r-Riżorsi bħala produttur ta’ tagħmir elettriku u elettroniku, kif ukoll ma ssottomettejtx id-dikjarazzjoni mitluba fl-ittra ta’ twissija mibgħuta lil “Ice Watch / Classic Jewellers / Diamonds International /Pandora /Hebe / Beth” ddatata 21 ta’ Ġunju, 2018 u mehmuża ma’ dan l-Ordni, u dan kollu bi ksur tar-regolament 16(2) tar-Regolamenti Dwar l-Immaniġġjar tal-Iskart (Tagħmir Elettriku u Elettroniku) (L.S. 549.89), u ta’ l-Att Dwar Il-Protezzjoni tal-Ambjent (Kap. 549).
Infringement Summary in English:Placing of electrical and electronic equipment on the local market without registering with the Environment and Resources Authority as a producer of electrical and electronic equipment, and also not submitting the declaration requested in the warning letter sent to “Ice Watch / Classic Jewellers / Diamonds International /Pandora /Hebe / Beth” dated 21 June, 2018, in breach of regulation 16(2) of the Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations (S.L. 549.89), and the Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549).
Corresponding Investigation Case/s:
Parties subject to OrderClassic Group Ltd.
Owner / Occupier
Contravention type:Unauthorized material placed on the market.