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4. Fluorinated gases including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): Companies must have a prior valid registration in the F-Gas Portal and HFC Licensing System (the registry) to import and export fluorinated gases (f-gases) into and from the European Union above the quantities set out under Article 19 of the F-gas Regulation. A valid registration equals to a licence to import and export these gases, as required under the Montreal Protocol. In addition, for import of bulk hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) it is a requirement that the quantity of HFCs placed on the market are covered by quota on an annual basis. (...)

6. Import of waste shipment: This section provides a description of the EU waste shipment notification scheme as established by the EU rules and procedures for the transboundary shipments of waste. The import of waste into the EU is for some waste controlled under a permit system administered by the national competent authorities. Its requirements are tied in with those of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.

7. Import of harvested timber: This section provides a description of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade licensing scheme (FLEGT licensing) scheme as established under the EU FLEGT Regulation. The FLEGT licensing scheme is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally produced timber products are imported into the EU from countries with which the EU concludes bilateral FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs). Under an operational FLEGT licensing scheme, a partner country issues FLEGT licences for every shipment of timber products covered by the VPA, exported to the EU.

8. Import of endangered species (CITES): This section provides a description on the EU legislation regulating the imports of certain endangered species of animals and plants (or parts or derivatives made thereof). Documents are required for the import (and (re-)export as well as intra-EU trade) of endangered species listed in Appendices I, II and III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), whether alive, dead, parts or derivatives, as well as a number of non-CITES species covered by the relevant EU legislation.

Investment Aid Tax Credits
The activities that qualify for Investment Aid are as follows:
(...);
[d] eco-innovations, waste treatment and environmental solutions;
[e] biotechnology, comprising the production or development of intellectual property or goods or the rendering of services resulting from, or related to, the study, research, discovery, application, modification or development of living organisms or materials derived from them;
(...)

Business START [also known as B.Start]
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The Corporation, through Business START, is offering assistance to small start-up undertakings. The Support Measure is intended to support small start-up undertakings that have a viable business concept and are in their early stages of their development. Ensuring that viable small start-up undertakings have access to suitable assistance is essential for a sustainable economy. In this regard, the Corporation is dedicated to creating the conditions for a strong sustainable growth by ensuring that small start-up undertakings in the region of Malta are assisted so that they may be competitive, dynamic and able to internationalise and participate in efficient markets. (...)
Beneficiaries must carry out a commercial activity where principle business shall be classified under one [1] of these sectors:(...) water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities;(...)

Soft Loans
This support measure provides assistance through loans at low interest rates for part financing investments in qualifying expenditure.
This assistance aims at promoting competitiveness through:
(...)
- energy and water conservation

Business Development and Continuity Scheme
(...) In assigning aid under this Incentive, the Corporation will examine the project's potential to provide a significant contribution to the Maltese economy by examining various criteria that will include: (...) • sustainability.