• Online shoppers are no longer obliged to pay charges or other costs if they were not properly informed prior to placing an order.
• Pre-ticked boxes in consumer contracts are prohibited.
• The cooling-off period has been extended from seven to 14 days.
• The right of withdrawal is now extended to online auctions, if the purchase is done from a professional seller.
• Consumers can also cancel purchases of digital content, such as music or video downloads, until the actual downloading starts.
Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority
Office for Consumer Affairs
Mizzi House,
National Road,
Blata l-Bajda
HMR 9010
Freephone: 8007 4400
Tel: 2395 2000
General enquiries: info@mccaa.org.mt
Consumer complaints: fair.trading@mccaa.org.mt
Website: www.mccaa.org.mt
Office hours for the public:
Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 12.30pm.
European Consumer Centre Malta
(For complaints against traders in another EU member state)
47A, South Street,
Valletta.
VLT 1101
Tel: 2122 1901
E-mail: ecc.malta@gov.mt
Office hours for the public:
Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3pm.