council decis march principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain access partnership republ malta ec council european union regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec march implement oper framework pre access strategi republ cypru republ malta regard propos commiss luxembourg european council state access partnership instrument kei featur enhanc pre access strategi regul ec complement regul ec council decid qualifi major propos commiss principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain individu access partnership submit applic countri subsequ signific adjust applic commun assist condit fulfil essenti element progress fulfil copenhagen criteria essenti element lack council act qualifi major propos commiss step regard pre access assist commiss regular report present object analysi republ malta prepar membership identifi number prioriti area work order prepar membership republ malta prepar nation programm adopt acqui programm set timet achiev prioriti intermedi object establish access partnership decid articl accord articl regul ec principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain access partnership republ malta set annex hereto form integr part decis articl implement access partnership examin associ agreement bodi compet council bodi commiss report regularli articl decis enter forc dai public offici journal european commun brussel march council presid gama oj council regul ec march assist applic state framework pre access strategi establish access partnership oj annex malta access partnership object purpos access partnership set singl framework prioriti area work identifi commiss regular report progress made malta membership european union financi mean malta implement prioriti condit appli assist access partnership basi number polici instrument candid countri prepar membership includ inter alia nation programm adopt acqui joint assess medium term econom polici prioriti pact organis crime nation develop plan sector plan particip structur fund membership instrument natur prepar implement specif procedur integr part partnership prioriti compat principl main prioriti area identifi candid countri relat abil assum oblig meet copenhagen criteria state membership requir candid countri achiev stabil institut guarante democraci rule law human right respect protect minor exist function market economi capac cope competit pressur market forc union abil oblig membership includ adher aim polit econom monetari union meet madrid european council stress candid countri adjust administr structur ensur harmoni oper commun polici access luxembourg stress incorpor acqui legisl suffici ensur appli prioriti intermedi object commiss regular report highlight extent effort made area candid countri prepar access situat requir definit intermedi stage term prioriti accompani precis object set collabor countri concern achiev condit degre assist grant progress negoti countri open negoti prioriti intermedi object divid group short medium term list short term select basi realist expect malta complet substanti forward end prioriti list medium term expect year complet work begin malta prepar nation programm adopt acqui npaa set timet achiev prioriti intermedi object base access partnership administr structur financi resourc access partnership prioriti area malta membership prepar malta address issu identifi regular report import malta fulfil commit legisl approxim implement acqui accord commit made associ agreement screen exercis recal incorpor acqui legisl suffici ensur appli standard appli union area list credibl effect implement enforc acqui draw analysi commiss regular report short medium term prioriti intermedi object identifi malta short term econom criteria establish medium term econom polici creation stabl sound macroeconom environ establish clear long term polici taxat bring previous unrecord econom activ tax net defin industri restructur polici acceler industri restructur agri food furnitur sector continu privatis intern market intellectu industri properti right adopt patent act line european patent convent ec regul creat supplementari protect certif medicin product plant protect product compani law continu align transpos direct data protect adopt nation legisl accord eu direct free movement good elimin levi import eu align civil consum polici legisl product liabil direct provid rule manufactur strict liabil free movement capit adopt precis calendar achiev free movement capit start dismantl restrict long term outward capit flow competit adopt merger law ensur applic competit rule public undertak special exclus right adopt state aid law set state monitor author complet state aid inventori annual state aid report telecommun establish independ nation regulatori author audiovisu complet align legisl taxat continu transposit establish timet full legisl align vat excis duti legisl ensur tax measur compli principl code conduct busi taxat custom design timet harmonis legisl adopt combin nomenclatur includ harmonis rule origin implement singl administr document reinforc institut administr capac includ computeris agricultur prepar measur requir implement establish administr structur common agricultur polici rural develop polici continu align veterinari phytosanitari legisl upgrad inspect arrang futur extern border environ adopt strategi detail direct specif programm transposit implement enforc eu environment acqui develop framework sector legisl prepar implement regul capac build requir develop plan financ invest direct specif base estim cost align realist sourc public privat financ year year complet transposit enforc environment impact assess direct transport adopt strategi timet transposit implement acqui field aviat maritim transport includ maritim safeti employ social affair support social partner capac build effort develop implement acqui justic home affair lift geograph reserv geneva convent field asylum boost particip intern cooper field justic adopt specif legisl asylum set structur charg deal asylum request sign council europ agreement illicit drug traffick sea strengthen staff econom crime squad servic charg fight drug ratifi european convent launder proce crime sign european crimin law convent corrupt oecd convent briberi reinforc administr judici capac includ capac manag control eu fund present programm public administr reform aim improv effici effect public administr complet legisl framework intern extern financi control set central organis govern harmonis intern audit control function set intern audit control unit spend centr introduc quot function independ quot nation intern control auditor central decentralis level ant financi control issu audit manual develop audit trial control eu fund make gdp capita data accord eu methodolog medium term econom criteria reduc public debt budget deficit improv tax collect reform public sector restructur loss make public sector enterpris ensur face market disciplin strengthen financi system prepar fulli liberalis capit account regim complet process privatis continu effort improv condit enterpris creation develop attent small medium size enterpris establish annual fiscal surveil procedur aim bring report monitor control public financ specif fiscal posit line eu procedur intern market public procur complet align includ local author bodi govern public law adapt judici review system requir relev direct data protect establish independ supervisori author free movement good ensur suffici independ standardis certif accredit metrolog bodi finalis institut arrang align nation legisl field pharmaceut acqui free movement capit abolish remain restrict outward capit movement order achiev full liberalis free movement servic align bank rule deposit guarante scheme consolid supervis adjust legisl payment system align legisl secur sector free movement person complet align mutual recognit diploma competit reinforc competit author ensur conform state aid system regard shipbuild telecommun bring telecommun regulatori framework fulli line acqui field licens interconnect univers servic number data protect taxat full align tax acqui includ commun transit vat regim review exist law ensur compat code conduct busi taxat strengthen administr capac control procedur includ administr cooper mutual assist consum protect continu align strengthen market surveil enforc author custom complet align legisl includ custom procedur econom impact free zone custom warehous tariff quota ceil suspens counterfeit pirat good bind tariff inform system provid simplifi procedur reinforc organis prepar oper custom procedur econom impact system tariff suspens administr tariff quota ceil continu fight fraud corrupt agricultur continu prepar implement common agricultur polici rural develop polici fisheri continu align control import state aid fleet regist energi prepar intern energi market notabl electr ga direct includ adapt energi price cost level establish regul align nation legisl oil stock requir energi effici acqui restructur malta institut structur separ polici formul regul reinforc capac implement acqui environ complet transposit implement acqui attent framework legisl horizont legisl legisl natur protect water qualiti wast manag strengthen institut administr monitor capac integr sustain develop principl definit implement sector polici employ social affair transpos implement eu legisl field occup health safeti labour law equal treatment women men public health reinforc relat administr structur requir coordin social secur prepar nation employ strategi joint employ polici review view particip european employ strategi econom social cohes develop nation polici econom social cohes view diminish intern dispar prepar structur fund implement includ pluriannu budget procedur establish structur monitor apprais evalu transport align road transport market access road safeti rule danger good taxat maritim transport legisl aviat air safeti air traffic manag justic home affair continu progress align visa legisl practic eu continu fight traffick women children reinforc administr judici capac includ capac manag control eu fund reform public sector order improv effici effect public administr strengthen public financi control function provis adequ staff train equip adopt eu compat statist methodolog practic gdp estim harmonis consum price index short term indic social statist busi regist balanc payment program date valid fourth financi protocol june octob extend year decemb protocol sole eu financi instrument eib loan financi technic cooper fund commit pre access orient indic programm fund amount eur million nation alloc malta fund part particip commun programm includ research technolog develop framework programm financi assist year determin draft regul pre access financ adopt council nation alloc malta fund part futur particip commun programm activ financ year focu assist adopt commun acqui basi prioriti area set access partnership malta elig eib loan financ euro med mandat eur million eib loan fourth financi protocol malta eu condition commun assist financ project condit respect malta commit associ agreement step satisfi copenhagen criteria progress meet specif prioriti access partnership failur respect gener condit lead decis council suspens financi assist basi articl regul ec monitor implement access partnership monitor framework associ agreement associ committe access partnership amend accord articl regul ec