Malta

Trade Description Act (Chapter 313)

Year of current version:	2007
Date of entry into force of original text:	September 1, 1986
Date of Text (Enacted):	1986
Type of Text:	IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition
Notes:	It is the ACT XXII of 1986, as amended by Acts XXVIII of 1994 and XIX of 2000; and Legal Notice 424 of 2007. The act was prepared for to make provisions prohibiting descriptions of goods, services, accommodation and facilities provided in the course of trade; to prohibit false information or misleading indications as to the price of goods and for other matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto.
Available Texts:
English	Trade Description Act (Chapter 313) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Competition Act (Chapter 379) (MT013) Is amended by Patents and Designs (Amendment) Act No. XVIII of 2005 (MT031)
WIPO Lex No.:	MT014