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MINISTERU GALL-IVILUPP SOSTENIBBLI

L-AMBJENT U T-TIBDIL FIL-KLIMA

MINISTRY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

SEGRETARJAT PARLAMENTARI GALLBIEDJA SAJD U DRITTIJIET TAL-ANNIMALI

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR


AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND ANIMAL RIGHTS

MALTA
Aenzija gall-Pagamenti Agrikoli u Rurali

Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency

To whom it may concern,


A template of a bank guarantee that is acceptable to the Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency is
shown on Annex 1 to this letter.
The template is being referred to guide the guarantor when drawing up the guarantee letter.
Though the format of the text may vary according to the guarantor, the contents of the text that is
highlighted in grey must be included in the guarantee letter for it to be acceptable to the
Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency. The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency may not
accept a guarantee letter which contains missing details shown in the highlighted text in Annex 1.
The Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency will not be responsible for any charges imposed by the
guarantor on the customer to draw up the guarantee letter. The Agriculture and Rural Payments
Agency will not be responsible for extra charges incurred by the customer, if the guarantee letter
is to be amended due to insufficient details in the text of the guarantee letter.
The guarantor should not hesitate to contact the Payments Unit of the Agriculture and Rural
Payments Agency if any clarification on the text is required. In the event that you may wish to
make contact with the Payments Unit, please phone on: 22924255 (during normal office hours) or
send an e-mail to: joseph.pisani@gov.mt.
Thank you for your attention.
Yours truly,

Joseph Pisani
f/Head (Paying Agency)

Luqa Road, Qormi QRM 9075


Tel: +356 2292 6148 Fax: +356 2292 6161
Email: arpa.msdec@gov.mt Website: www.arpa.gov.mt

MINISTERU GALL-IVILUPP SOSTENIBBLI


L-AMBJENT U T-TIBDIL FIL-KLIMA

MINISTRY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

SEGRETARJAT PARLAMENTARI GALLBIEDJA SAJD U DRITTIJIET TAL-ANNIMALI

PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR


AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND ANIMAL RIGHTS

MALTA
Aenzija gall-Pagamenti Agrikoli u Rurali

Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency

Lil min tikkonerna,


Abbozz ta garanzija bankarja aettabbli gall-Aenzija gall-Pagamenti Agrikoli u Rurali hu
mehmu ma din l-ittra bala Anness 1.
L-abbozz riferut qieged biex jiggwida l-garanti meta jitfassal it-test tal-garanzija bankarja.
Galkemm il-format tal-ittra jista' jvarja skont il-garanti, il-kontenut tat-test li hu mmarkat bil-gri
gandu jii nklu fl-ittra ta' garanzija biex din tkun aettabbli gall-Aenzija gall-Pagamenti
Agrikoli u Rurali. L-Aenzija gall-Pagamenti Agrikoli u Rurali ma tistax taetta garanzija bankarja
li fiha dettalji neqsin, liema dettalji huma murija fit-test u huma mmarkati bil-gri fl-Anness 1.
L-Aenzija gall-Pagamenti Agrikoli u Rurali ma tkunx responsabbli gal kwalunkwe lasijiet
imposti mill-garanti fuq il-klijent biex jipprepara l-ittra ta' garanzija. L-Aenzija gall-Pagamenti
Agrikoli u Rurali mhux se tkun responsabbli gall-lasijiet ejda marrba mill-klijent, jekk l-ittra ta
garanzija jkollha tii emendata minabba dettalji insuffijenti fit-test tal- garanzija.
Il-garanti m'gandhux joqgod lura milli jikkuntattja s-Sezzjoni tal-Pagamenti tal-Aenzija gallPagamenti Agrikoli u Rurali jekk ikun jetie kwalunkwe kjarifika dwar it-test. Fil-ka li wieed
jixtieq jagmel kuntatt mas-Sessjoni tal-Pagamenti, jekk jogbu jempel fuq: 22924255 (waqt ilinijiet normali tal-uffiju) jew jibgat e-mail lil: joseph.pisani@gov.mt.
Grazzi gall-attenzjoni tiegek.
Dejjem tiegek,

Joseph Pisani
gall-Kapp (Aenzija gal-Pagaementi)

Luqa Road, Qormi QRM 9075


Tel: +356 2292 6148 Fax: +356 2292 6161
Email: arpa.msdec@gov.mt Website: www.arpa.gov.mt

Annex 1

RECOMMENDED GUARANTEE LETTER


The Head (Paying Agency),
Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency,
Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change,
Luqa Road,
Qormi QRM 9075
Malta.
Data (dd/mm/yyyy)
Dear Sir,
OUR GUARANTEE NO.
ACCOUNT -

FOR

Reference is made to Agreement number (insert agreement number) (herein after referred to as the Agreement) entered
between you and (insert name and address of applicant) (hereinafter referred to as Our Customer), whereby Our Customer
is to receive an advance payment of EURO (insert amount of advance) in relation to Measure (insert measure number)
under the Rural Development Program 2007-2013 and whereby Our Customer is required to furnish a bank guarantee for
one hundred and ten percent (110%) refund of the said advance payment in compliance with Commission Regulation
1974/2006.
We, (insert name of institution), whose registered office is located at (insert address of institution), hereby guarantee to
pay to you on written demand up to a maximum sum of (insert amount in figures and in words) in respect of every sum
which Our Customer shall become liable to pay to you within 30 days of demand in accordance with the EC Regulation
282/2012.
Our liability under this guarantee shall not exceed the sum of (insert amount in figures and in words).
This Guarantee or any part thereof becomes payable to you on your first written demand and it shall not be incumbent upon
the bank to verify whether such demand is justified. Any payment under this guarantee reduces the Banks liability
accordingly.
This Guarantee remains in force up to (last day of validity) (the original expiry date) but will be extended by the Bank
automatically for further periods of one year each in the amount as may, from time to time, be requested by the Head
(Paying Agency) but not exceeding the applicable maximum liability of the Bank and provided that any such request is
acceded to by the Bank, at its absolute discretion unless returned to the Bank for cancellation before that date.
Our liability hereunder may be determined by notice in writing to you by registered mail whereupon this Bank guarantee will
expire six (6) days after the date of receipt of such notice to you. The Notice shall be presumed to have been received by you
(3) three days from date of dispatch to you, if it is sent by Registered Post or immediately, if it is delivered by hand against
your acknowledgement.
This guarantee shall be capable of enforcement in legal proceedings or by any other method of enforcement (in whole or in
part), in terms of the Euro, or any denomination thereof at the sole discretion of the Agriculture and Rural Payments Agency.
This document should be returned to the Bank for cancellation on utilization or expiry or in the event of the Guarantee being
no longer required.
After the expiry date and in the absence of a written demand being received by the Bank before such expiry date, this
guarantee shall be null and void, whether returned to the Bank for cancellation or not, and the Banks liability hereunder
shall terminate.
This guarantee is personal to you and is not assignable.
Yours faithfully,
Signature:

_______________
(General Manager)

Stamp of guarantor.

Countersigned

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