• Sales concluded by telephone have a 14-day cooling-off period.
• The seller must inform consumers that the call is being made for commercial purposes from the very start.
• Sales concluded on the phone must be confirmed in writing.
• Goods bought over the phone are legally guaranteed in the same way as goods bought in a shop.
• Before concluding a sale consumers should make sure they have the details of the seller they are dealing with and should avoid giving their credit card details over the phone.
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
Enquiries: info@mccaa.org.mt
Consumer complaints: fair.trading@mccaa.org.mt
Website: www.mccaa.org.mt
MCCAA office hours for the public:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8.30am to 12.30pm
Wednesday from 8.30am to 4pm
European Consumer Centre Malta
(For complaints against traders in other EU states)
47A, South Street,
Valletta.
VLT 1101
Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3pm.
Tel: 2122 1901
E-mail: ecc.malta@gov.mt