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9640-MSA Annual Report 05 A www.msa.org.mt Malta Standards Authority ANNUAL REPORT 2005-06 Malta Standards Authority Evans Buildings, Second Floor, Merchants Street, Valletta, VLT10 Tel: 2124 2420 Fax: 2124 2406 Email: [email protected] designed by JP Advertising Ltd JP Advertising designed by ANNUAL REPORT 2005-06 Mission Statement Our mission is to effectively co-ordinate standardization and related activities to meet the needs of the Maltese community in accordance with European and internationally recognized standards and practices, that enhance economic efficiency and international competitiveness, and fulfil the community’s demand for consumer protection and for a safe and sustainable environment. 02 Message by the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications 03 Message from the Chairman 06 Council of the Malta Standards Authority Table of 07 Message from the Chief Executive Officer 09 Accreditation Directorate Contents 12 Consumer and Industrial Goods Directorate 15 Foodstuffs, Chemicals and Cosmetics Directorate 17 Metrology Directorate 19 Standardization Directorate 21 Financial Statements Malta Standards Authority 01 www.msa.org.mt Message by the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications Hon. Censu Galea Year after year, the Malta Standards Authority increases its All of the above correspond to one of the Government’s key significance within the Ministry for Competitiveness and strategic documents, the National Reform Programme (NRP), Communications. International standards have been instrumental through which the country’s socio-economic development in the development of telecommunication networks, creating challenges, as well as Malta’s national competitiveness in terms more opportunities for small businesses. This is obviously of the relaunched Lisbon Strategy are addressed. The NRP reflected at the national level where the importance of standards aims to further promote enterprise and industry; tourism; and and their recognition is constantly increasing. the nation’s infrastructure, especially ports. This naturally cannot be achieved without the guidelines and safeguards of standards. The Malta Standards Authority is responsible for quality infrastructure in Malta. Over the past year, this responsibility Common regulatory requirements for products across Europe continued to be executed through regulatory and voluntary mean that goods can be traded freely. The Ministry for activities in the areas of technical regulation, standardisation, Competitiveness and Communications is responsible for this accreditation and metrology. All these contribute to the single sector and is technically supported by the MSA in its continuous aim, that of having producers, distributors, and service providers efforts to negotiate technical regulations at European level and delivering high quality services. implement them into Maltese law within the Better Regulation framework. In fact, following the establishment of the Better After all, in today's ever growing global manufacturing and trading Regulation Unit, Government announced the implementation of environment, consumers themselves rightfully expect to benefit a simplification action plan targeting both citizens and businesses. from access to a wider choice of goods and services, together The plan specifically identifies processes and forms which will with better quality. Yet, the services and products which we be simplified, further eGovernment services and ICT purchase should not only be consistent in quality, durability and improvements, consolidation of entities and setting up of one- ease of use, but also safe and ecologically friendly. In relation stop-shops and obsolete legislation which needs to be revoked. to this, it is of utmost importance that the MSA, as it has done in the past, persists in its endeavours to maintain and improve All of the above are initiatives for the accomplishment of these standards. With the aim to facilitate and help businesses sustainable development within a competitive market, with the in Malta, the MSA collaborates with the International Standards help of the Malta Standards Authority, we can achieve these Organisation (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission goals. (IEC), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), all of which develop voluntary international standards that facilitate trade, spread knowledge and share technological advances. ANNUAL REPORT 2005-06 Message from the Chairman The role of the Malta Standardization Authority as it was known at that time, and unfortunately occasionally still referred to after six years was to prepare mandatory standards and to bring under one roof all government laboratories. Prior to my arrival, a decision was taken to establish the National Laboratory as a separate entity from MSA. This in my opinion was a wrong decision and at one of the first Council meetings which I chaired the members turned down my proposal to re-open the issue of the National Laboratory. There were no conflicting Ing. Francis E. Farrugia issues which prevented the co-existence of the National Laboratory. With the enactment of the Malta Standards Authority Act in July 2000, a new umbrella structure was established bringing together the technical regulatory functions, conformity assessment and standardization activities under one roof. This new Act, laid down the foundation for a new quality and measurement structure for Malta. The pre-accession funds made available to the Time for Authority during 2001 to 2004 were instrumental in capacity building both for purchasing metrological re-structuring equipment as well as for training the enthusiastic young the authority recruits who joined the Authority. All the targets established in the pre-accession project were met with time to spare. The first three years were crucial as the Authority was responsible not only to transpose Chapter 1 of the Acquis My recent re-appointment for another three- - The Free Movement of Goods, but to ensure that the year term is the third successive one. necessary infrastructure will be in place by accession When first appointed in 2000, the quality and participating in the various meetings with the Commission during the screening phase as part of the and measurement infrastructure in Malta Maltese delegation. The following were the main was inexistent. achievements during the period 2000 - 2002: 2000 - Malta Standards Authority Act 2000 - Membership of ETSI (European Telecommunication Standards Institute) 2001 - Five Directorates within MSA established 2001 - Full members of the European Standards Body, CENELEC and CEN (second amongst new Candidate EU Member States) and of ISO (International Standards Organization) 2002 - First national standards published. Malta Standards Authority 02-03 www.msa.org.mt During this period, all the New Approach Directives were 2003 - Full members of EA (European co-operation for transposed under the Product Safety Acts as well as a Accreditation) number of directives dealing with food safety under the 2003 - MSA established as the Competent Body for Food Safety Act. Malta for EMAS (Environmental Management and Audit Scheme) and EU Eco-label While for the period 2001 - 2003, the emphasis was to 2003 - Quality Management System Certification ensure that Malta would be ready to take on the Acquis Services setup obligations on Accession in May 2004, the period 2004 2004 - MSA certified to MSA EN ISO 9001 by BSI - 2006 was characterised by participation at the various 2004 - Full members of EUROMET and WELMEC (both Commission and Council Working Parties meetings European Metrology Organisations) (practically once a week), notably the Motor Vehicle, 2004 - National Measurement System and Calibration REACH and pyrotechnics directives which all would have laboratories fully operational left a negative effect on Malta’s industry and tradition if 2004 - First EMAS site registered (first amongst new our participation was missing. Also, conformity assessment Member States) - ST Microelectronics activities in the areas of certification and accreditation 2004 - First Accreditation certificate issued - started to take up. Our industrial metrology service Institute of Water Technology, Water Service (calibration) was instrumental for the pharmaceutical Corporation companies which were setting up shop in Malta. In 2006, 2004 - First ISO 9001 Certificate issued - Internal Audit European and Government funds were made available Unit, Maltacom to consolidate further the quality and measurement 2004 - Awarded ‘Premio - Qualita Ambientale Europea’ infrastructure for the purchasing of further metrological by the Italian body APAT equipment and to achieve European and international 2005 - First European standards translated into Maltese recognition in the areas of conformity assessment. language The major problem that we were constantly and are still 2006 - Hilton Malta awarded the EU Eco-label. facing is that of the shortage of human resources. The major achievements during this period were: ANNUAL REPORT 2005-06 During 2006, we have also left our mark in the international manageability of the Authority considering the dual arena. The role that we played to safeguard Maltese responsibilities, one as a regulatory body acting on behalf industries interest during the various Commission Working of the Ministry and the other as a standardization body Group meetings, especially in the REACH and operating in the voluntary sector. In the next three years, Pyrotechnics directives were commended by all the major thrust will be in the re-structuring
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