council decis januari principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain access partnership 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 set council decid qualifi major propos commiss principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain individu access partnership submit applic state subsequ signific adjust applic commun assist condit fulfil essenti element respect commit contain associ agreement progress fulfil copenhagen criteria essenti element lack council act qualifi major propos commiss step regard pre access assist commiss regular report present object analysi malta prepar membership identifi number prioriti area work order prepar membership malta continu updat nation programm adopt acqui programm set timet achiev prioriti intermedi object establish access partnership malta ensur legal administr structur need program coordin manag control evalu commun pre access fund place decid articl accord articl regul ec principl prioriti intermedi object condit access partnership malta set annex hereto form integr part decis articl implement access partnership examin associ agreement bodi council bodi commiss report regularli articl decis effect dai public offici journal european commun brussel januari council presid piqué camp oj council regul ec march assist applic state framework pre access strategi establish access partnership oj annex introduct meet luxembourg decemb european council decid access partnership kei featur enhanc pre access strategi mobilis form assist candid countri singl framework manner commun target assist specif candid provid support overcom problem view access access partnership malta decid march present revis base propos commiss consult malta draw analysi commiss regular report progress made malta access object purpos access partnership set singl framework prioriti area work identifi commiss regular report progress made malta membership union financi mean malta implement prioriti condit appli assist access partnership basi number polici instrument candid state prepar membership includ inter alia updat nation programm adopt acqui prepar malta pre access fiscal surveil procedur pre access econom programm pre access pact organis crime nation employ strategi line european employ strategi sector plan particip structur fund membership instrument natur prepar implement specif procedur support pre access aid integr part partnership prioriti compat principl main prioriti area identifi candid state relat abil oblig meet copenhagen criteria state membership requir candid state 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 state adjust administr structur ensur harmoni oper commun polici access luxembourg stress incorpor acqui legisl suffici ensur appli feira gothenburg european council confirm vital import applic countri capac implement enforc acqui ad requir import effort applic strengthen reform administr judici structur prioriti intermedi object commiss regular report highlight progress made extent effort made area candid state prepar access situat requir definit intermedi stage term prioriti accompani precis object set collabor state concern achiev condit degre assist grant progress negoti malta prioriti list revis access partnership select basi realist expect malta complet substanti forward year list issu requir urgent action highlight progress made meet prioriti access partnership assess regular report assess formul prioriti current partnership malta submit nation programm adopt acqui npaa septemb 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 context negoti process recal incorpor acqui legisl suffici ensur appli standard appli union area list credibl effect implement enforc acqui draw analysi commiss regular report prioriti intermedi object identifi malta prioriti present accord structur regular report econom criteria continu effort stabilis public financ budget deficit debt give consider reform social secur view ensur medium term sustain restructur loss make public sector enterpris reduc price control improv price adjust mechan acceler implement privatis programm continu effort restructur develop small medium size enterpris sme adopt start implement plan dismantl remain levi agricultur good restructur polici agri food sector abil assum oblig membership free movement good complet process transposit implement quot approach quot tradit sector legisl acqui field foodstuff pharmaceut renew exist market authoris legisl establish basic infrastructur metrolog sector reinforc horizont administr infrastructur implement capac sector cover product specif legisl reinforc nation accredit system develop market surveil strategi complet align public procur includ local author bodi govern public law align tender procedur adapt judici review system requir relev direct proce screen legisl harmonis area ensur complianc articl treati complet administr arrang futur monitor area free movement person complet align mutual recognit profession qualif diploma strengthen administr structur continu effort introduc educ train programm respect profession qualif obtain harmonis malta give prioriti introduc measur ensur profession access meet requir laid relat direct reinforc administr structur coordin social secur free movement servic complet align bank rule deposit guarante scheme payment system secur reinforc supervis financi servic adopt nation legisl establish independ supervisori author accord commun legisl data protect free movement capit ensur complianc recommend financi action task forc complet implement stage plan elimin remain restrict outward capit movement order achiev full liberalis set financi intellig unit combat econom crime includ monei launder complet align legisl direct monei launder compani law adopt legisl supplementari protect certif legisl transpos commun acqui design protect biotechnolog invent strengthen enforc intellectu properti right accord acqui polic custom author charg enforc intellectu properti right improv cooper train judg prosecutor respect intellectu properti right legisl increas effort fight piraci counterfeit reinforc administr capac industri properti offic competit complet align acqui relat antitrust state aid legisl complet inventori annual state aid report ensur conform state aid system shipbuild strengthen administr capac competit author ensur full enforc antitrust state aid rule intensifi train judiciari specif field antitrust state aid increas awar rule market particip aid granter agricultur urgent action set administr structur need design implement manag monitor control evalu commun fund rural develop programm upgrad capac agricultur administr complet prepar enforc practic applic manag mechan common agricultur polici integr administr control system pai agenc implement enforc veterinari phytosanitari food safeti legisl urgent action continu align veterinari phytosanitari legisl upgrad inspect arrang futur extern border complet transposit legisl transmiss spongiform encephalopathi plant passport maximum residu level anim nutrit ensur implement enforc includ test anim diseas transmiss spongiform encephalopathi accord acqui fisheri complet align market polici legisl resourc manag inspect control complet fish vessel regist full complianc commun requir develop manag plan fleet capac fish resourc transport polici continu legal align road transport access profess fiscal harmonis transport danger good air transport urgent action complet align implement maritim transport legisl take account latest develop enforc maritim safeti standard strengthen administr capac maritim author order improv flag state perform maltes merchant fleet taxat ensur due align acqui attent align vat area includ transit vat regim urgent action align vat duti rate review exist law ensur compat principl code conduct busi taxat pursu effort strengthen administr capac control procedur includ administr cooper mutual assist develop system exchang computeris data commun member state ensur complet elimin current special levi import product foreseen statist improv qualiti coverag statist ensur adequ resourc strengthen statist capac social polici employ complet align ensur proper implement commun legisl field equal treatment women men strengthen relat administr enforc structur includ labour inspector establish independ guarante fund employe case employ insolv adopt legisl anti discrimin develop timet implement complet transposit implement commun legisl field public health adapt nation structur surveil control communic diseas health monitor inform meet commun requir continu support social partner capac build effort view futur role develop implement commun employ social polici includ european social fund notabl autonom bipartit social dialogu prepar nation strategi includ data collect view particip european strategi social inclus energi finalis nation energi strategi line commun energi polici object speed prepar intern energi market notabl implement malta resourc author act restructur enemalta elimin remain price distort strengthen regul strengthen role administr capac regulatori author continu align process respect oil stock make progress actual constitut stock includ invest level dai step improv energi effici renew energi sourc strengthen relev institut area implement recommend contain council report nuclear safeti context enlarg due regard prioriti assign report telecommun inform technolog adopt legisl data protect telecommun sector region polici coordin structur instrument urgent action establish territori organis allow effect implement structur fund regul prepar coher develop plan requir structur fund regul reinforc structur program manag structur fund establish structur monitor apprais evalu ensur effect interministeri coordin progress program prepar compli specif financi manag control provis includ pluriannu budget procedur laid respect regul manag control system assist grant structur fund develop technic prepar project elig structur cohes fund assist project pipelin environ complet transposit acqui horizont environment legisl wast manag industri pollut control natur protect develop implement plan environment acqui base estim cost align realist sourc public privat financ year year start implement continu complet implement acqui wast framework direct prepar wast manag plan packag packag wast landfil wast industri risk manag phase lead petrol urgent action continu strengthen administr monitor enforc capac attent paid establish compet author environ protect act continu integr environment protect requir definit implement sector polici view promot sustain develop consum protect continu align strengthen market surveil enforc author justic home affair ensur align data protect practic ensur establish independ person data supervisori author ensur prerequir conclus cooper agreement europol met continu prepar futur particip schengen inform system develop nation databas regist continu effort reinforc extern border improv technic mean train profession continu effort due implement refuge act align immigr acqui complet align common visa polici practic step ensur implement commun instrument area judici cooper civil matter step align legisl convent protect commun financi interest protocol custom complet align custom legisl free zone counterfeit pirat good duti relief provid simplifi procedur reinforc organis custom administr prepar oper custom procedur econom impact system tariff suspens administr tariff quota ceil continu effort implement custom ethic polici urgent action acceler implement strategi maltes custom administr develop system exchang computeris data commun malta provid suffici staff custom administr extern relat measur ensur intern treati agreement incompat acqui renegoti termin access financi control implement public intern financi control legisl design contact point protect commun financi interest effect start cooper olaf contact point strengthen fight fraud notabl area vat custom duti adopt legisl framework effect continu effort ensur correct control monitor evalu commun pre access fund kei indic malta abil implement financi control acqui program expiri fourth financi protocol malta decis helsinki european council begin access negoti malta decemb council adopt regul ec regul eur million earmark period malta prepar access implement commun acqui administr capac build project particip commun programm agenc includ research technic develop framework programm addit malta remain elig meda region programm eib loan eur million commit financ capac build project field custom tax agricultur malta particip commun educ youth programm eur million commit financ capac build project field border control asylum occup health safeti standardis region polici malta continu particip commun educ youth programm condition commun assist financ project condit respect malta commit associ agreement step satisfi copenhagen criteria progress meet specif prioriti revis 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 council regul ec quot commiss assist committe provid articl council regul eec quot mean manag committe supervis pre access programm malta phare programm access partnership continu amend accord articl regul ec order present regular report