Registration Form: Bring Your Own Container Initiative (BYOC) For Economic Operators

Establishment Name (if different to the above)*

Business Type*

Catering Undertaking (any person who makes available products in containers on the market, within a catering establishment, which provides hospitality and food services. Retail (any person who makes available on the market products in containers at the retail level to consumers, and includes street hawkers).

Phone Number (Mobile/Telephone)*

Self-employed or Registered company*

If Self-employed, ID Card Number

If Registered Company, Company Number

Type of Economic Activity (Select the most applicable)*

Does the Company have more than one Establishment?*

Yes (If yes, kindly include details pertaining to other Establishments below) No

Refillable Beverage Container Form

Establishment Name(s)	Establishment Address(es)	Phone Number(s)	Email Address(es)

Total Surface Area of the Establishment(s) (in square meters)*

Under 100 square meters Between 100-250 square meters Over 250 square meters

What does your company offer as incentives for customers to make use of their own reusable containers?

Discounts and offers Loyalty card (with customer points) Additional Content Other (please specify):

What products do you refill for costumers bringing their own container through the incentive (You can select more than one)*

How would your company promote and inform customers about such BYOC scheme? (Besides the mandatory display and information guidance agreed in the Terms and Condition provided with the branded material?)*

In-store signage Website and social media Customer emails or newsletters Other (please specify):

Please provide any additional comments, questions, or information you would like to share

SELF-DECLARATION/DISCLAIMER

By submitting this form, I confirm that the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and I agree to comply with all applicable Maltese regulations related to my commercial activity, as well as with the TERMS & CONDITIONS and GUIDELINES attached to this application stipulated by the Bring Your Own Container (BYOC) initiative.

I am committed to the responsible management and disposal of any waste generated from my BYOC initiative. I will implement best practices to minimize waste and recycle materials whenever possible. Any waste that cannot be recycled will be handled and disposed of in a manner that is both safe and environmentally conscious.

Furthermore, I hereby acknowledge and declare that, as a registered and accredited participant of the Bring Your Own Container (BYOC) Initiative, I possess the right to initiate the de-registration and/or withdrawal of my accreditation at my discretion. This decision is made under the terms and conditions set forth by the BYOC Initiative. To start the deregistration or withdrawal process, I commit to communicating my intent in writing to the Agency at [email protected]. Upon submission of this notification, I understand that the Agency will promptly cease all ongoing registration or recognition processes associated with my participation. Consequently, my recognition logo, advertisement material, and online mapping display on the BYOC page at CE Malta’s website will be immediately removed.

In the implementation of the measures abovementioned, economic operators shall refer to the relative national and European legislation, and therefore, the preparation, processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing, transportation, distribution, handling, offering for sale and food supply, shall be carried out having due regard to the rules and obligations of hygiene. Economic operators, being either catering undertakings or other undertakings operating in the retail sector, shall comply with the requirements of Annex II of Regulation (EC) 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs, and subsidiary legislation 449.31.

Moreover, the Agency hereby encourages economic operators participating in this initiative to have due regard to the provisions of subsidiary legislations 449.46 and 549.146, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.

The Agency hereby informs all economic operators that they shall be responsible for any damages caused as a result of the failure to comply with the abovementioned legislation. The Agency shall in no way be held responsible for any such failure and/or damages caused by said economic operators in the implementation of the initiative.