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{{Country
|name=Malta
|image_flag=Malta.gif
|Region=Europe
|Population=402,000
|GDP=7,419
|Eggs for assisted reproduction=?
|Eggs for research=PROHIBITED
|Inheritable genetic modification=PROHIBITED
|Preimplantation genetic diagnosis=?
|Reproductive cloning=PROHIBITED
|Research cloning=PROHIBITED
|Sex selection=PROHIBITED
|Surrogacy=PROHIBITED
|European Union=Member
|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development=
|Council of Europe=Member
|1997 COE Biomedicine Convention=
|1998 COE Cloning Convention=
|2005 UN Cloning Vote=YES
|2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention=
|Treaty of Lisbon=RATIFIED
|Introduction=
|Key laws and policies=Embryo Protection Act ACT XXI of 2012 (Available at http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=11960&l=1, viewed 22 February 2015).
|Foundational values=
|Prohibited practices=It is prohibited to:
* transfer of all embryos produced into a woman within one treatment cycle;
* remove an embryo from a woman before the completion of implantation in the womb in order to transfer the embryo to another woman;
* select or discard an embryo for eugenic purposes;
* carry out an artificial fertilization of, or transfer a human embryo into, a woman who is prepared to give up her child permanently after birth (surrogate mother);
* select the sex of an embryo;
* create germline modifications;
* conduct embryo experimentation
|Permitted and regulated practices=* Treatment with ART of a couple who meet medical and consent criteria.
|Regulatory activities=
|Accountability and governance=
|History=
|External links=http://justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=11960&l=1
}}
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