Regulation 765/2008 which came into force last January 2010 treats various issues including:

• Requirements for accreditation bodies and the accreditation framework;
• Market Surveillance framework;
• Use of the CE mark
• Controls on products entering the EU including the prohibition of entry into the market of dangerous products.

What is happening in Valletta is really regretful. Not only has Parliament usurped all the parking spaces in the central most important part of Valletta and parking has also vanished from most streets that service the commercial sector, but on top, Valletta has become one extensive construction site.