Payment Terms Legislation In Malta
Malta
Please see below for a summary of payment terms in Malta and the various industries across which payment term legislation appears. You can also download a summary of all Maltese payment terms by clicking the button below.
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Industries | Laws | Codes | Notes | Interest Rate |
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Construction | ||||
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Services |
LAWS
The Commercial Code (Amendment) Order 2014, and previously 2012, enacts the EU Late Payment Directive (see European Union for details).
- Government
- Comm_terms_law
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail_agriculture
- Services
L.N. 266 of 2021 of the Supplies and Services Act of Malta enacts the EU UTP directive, setting maximum payment terms for regular and non-regular deliveries. (see European Union for details).
- Comm_terms_law
- Retail_agriculture
NOTES
See European Union for the Directive on Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain which was adopted on 30 April 2019.
- Retail_agriculture
INTEREST RATE
The statutory interest rate for commercial transactions is specified in article 120 of Book 6 of the Civil Code. The rate is the European Central Bank refinancing rate plus 8%, and is set semi-annually and published on the government website.
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