Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1800s - (Accumulation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
ca. 226 linear meters
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Commerce Department was set up towards the end of 2000, on the recommendation of the Operations Review carried out in the Ministry for Economic Services.
In 1969 Malta ratified the Universal Copyright Convention and in 1977 joined the World… Read more
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Commerce Department consists of the Support Services Unit, the Small Business and Crafts Unit and two directorates: the Industrial Property Registrations Directorate; the Trade Related Services and Projects Directorate. For each unit or directorate a… Read more
System of arrangement
The original file number given to a paper file by the originating office has been kept and is always the Item number.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These records are located in an off-site repository, thus documents will not be delivered on the same day. Kindly contact the officers in the Reading Room, who will inform you when the next delivery will take place and set an appointment accordingly.
Finding aids
The catalogues for the records which fall under this Fonds are available at the Reading Room of the National Archives of Malta, Central Archive, Rabat, Malta.
Description control area
Dates of creation revision deletion
This description was prepared by Zvetlana Pace Cassar on 10/10/2023. Revised on: 23/08/2024.