A Recognition Notice is the process whereby an authorisation issued by another Member State of the European Union or European Economic Area, or a State which is deemed by the Authority to offer safeguards largely equivalent to those offered by Maltese law, is recognised as having the same effect as an authorisation issued by the Authority for the purpose of providing a gaming service, gaming supply in or from Malta. Once this is confirmed, the applicant is provided with a Recognition Notice Certificate, which needs to be maintained on a yearly basis.