en: The Commission shall deal with each Member State concerned through the authority designated by that State.  
mt: Il-Kummissjoni għandha tittratta ma' kull Stat Membru konċernat permezz ta' l-awtorità maħtura mill-Istat.

en: In carrying out financial operations the Commission shall employ the services of the bank of issue of the Member State concerned or of any other financial institution approved by that State.  
mt: Fit-twettiq ta' l-operazzjonijiet finanzjarji l-Kummissjoni għandha timpjega s-servizzi tal-bank tal-ħruġ ta' l-Istat Membru konċernat jew ta' kull istituzzjoni finanzjarja oħra approvata minn dak l-Istat.

en: Article III-412  
mt: Artikolu III-412

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: European laws shall establish:  
mt: Il-liġi Ewropea għandha tistabbilixxi:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: the financial rules which determine in particular the procedure to be adopted for establishing and implementing the budget and for presenting and auditing accounts;  
mt: u għall-preżentazzjoni u l-verifika tal-kontijiet;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: rules providing for checks on the responsibility of financial actors, in particular authorising officers and accounting officers.  
mt: regoli li jorganizzaw il-kontroll tar-responsabbiltà ta' persuni involuti fil-finanzi, b'mod partikolari uffiċjali li jawtorizzaw u uffiċjali tal-kontijiet.

en: Such European laws shall be adopted after consultation of the Court of Auditors.  
mt: Il-liġi Ewropea għandha tiġi adottata wara konsultazzjoni mal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: The Council shall, on a proposal from the Commission, adopt a European regulation laying down the methods and procedure whereby the budget revenue provided under the arrangements relating to the Union's own resources shall be made available to the Commission, and the measures to be applied, if need be, to meet cash requirements.  
mt: previst taħt l-arranġamenti li għandhom x'jaqsmu mar-riżorsi proprji ta' l-Unjoni għandhom isiru disponibbli għall-Kummissjoni, u l-miżuri li għandhom jiġu applikati, jekk ikun meħtieġ, biex jilħqu l-ħtiġiet ta' flus kontanti.

en: The Council shall act after consulting the European Parliament and the Court of Auditors.3.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu jaġixxi wara konsultazzjoni mal-Parlament Ewropew u mal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri.3.

en: The Council shall act unanimously until 31 December 2006 in all the cases referred to by this Article.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu jaġixxi b'mod unanimu sal-31 ta' Diċembru 2006 fil-każijiet kollha previsti f'dan l-Artikolu.

en: Article III-413  
mt: Artikolu III-413

en: The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall ensure that the financial means are made available to allow the Union to fulfil its legal obligations in respect of third parties.  
mt: Il-Parlament Ewropew, il-Kunsill u l-Kummissjoni għandhom jassiguraw li l-mezzi finanzjarji jkunu disponibbli biex jippermettu li l-Unjoni tissodisfa l-obbligi legali tagħha fir-rigward ta' partijiet terzi.

en: Article III-414  
mt: Artikolu III-414

en: Regular meetings between the Presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall be convened, on the initiative of the Commission, under the budgetary procedures referred to in this Chapter.  
mt: budget

en: The Presidents shall take all the necessary steps to promote consultation and the reconciliation of the positions of the institutions over which they preside in order to facilitate the implementation of this Chapter.  
mt: Il-Presidenti għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri kollha neċessarji sabiex jippromwovu konsultazzjoni kif ukoll ir-rikonċiljazzjoni tal-posizzjonijiet ta' l-istituzzjonijiet li jippresjedu fuqhom sabiex l-implimentazzjoni ta' dan il-Kapitolu tiġi ffaċilitata.

en: SECTION 5  
mt: SEZZJONI 5

en: COMBATING FRAUD  
mt: ĠLIEDA KONTRA L-FRODI

en: Article III-415  
mt: Artikolu III-415

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The Union and the Member States shall counter fraud and any other illegal activities affecting the Union's financial interests through measures taken in accordance with this Article.  
mt: L-Unjoni u l-Istati Membri għandhom jiġġieldu kontra l-frodi u kull attività oħra illegali li tolqot l-interessi finanzjarji ta' l-Unjoni permezz ta' miżuri meħuda skond dan l-Artikolu.

en: These measures shall act as a deterrent and be such as to afford effective protection in the Member States and in all the Union's institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.2.  
mt: Dawn il-miżuri għandhom iservu bħala deterrent u jkunu tali li joffru protezzjoni effettiva fl-Istati Membri kif ukoll fl-istituzzjonijiet, il-korpi u l-aġenziji kollha ta' l-Unjoni.2.

en: Member States shall take the same measures to counter fraud affecting the Union's financial interests as they take to counter fraud affecting their own financial interests.3.  
mt: Biex jiġġieldu kontra frodi li tolqot l-interessi finanzjarji ta' l-Unjoni, l-Istati Membri għandhom jieħdu l-istess miżuri li jieħdu biex jiġgieldu kontra frodi li tolqot l-interessi finanzjarji tagħhom stess.3.

en: Without prejudice to other provisions of the Constitution, the Member States shall coordinate their action aimed at protecting the Union's financial interests against fraud.  
mt: Mingħajr preġudizzju għal disposizzjonijiet oħra tal-Kostituzzjoni, l-Istati Membri għandhom jikkordinaw l-azzjoni tagħhom immirata lejn il-protezzjoni ta' l-interessi finazjarji ta' l-Unjoni kontra l-frodi.

en: To this end they shall organise, together with the Commission, close and regular cooperation between the competent authorities.4.  
mt: Għal dan l-iskop għandhom jorganizzaw, flimkien mal-Kummissjoni, koperazzjoni mill-qrib u regolari bejn l-awtoritajiet kompetenti.4.

en: European laws or framework laws shall lay down the necessary measures in the fields of the prevention of and fight against fraud affecting the Union's financial interests with a view to affording effective and equivalent protection in the Member States and in all the Union's institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.  
mt: Liġi jew liġi kwadru Ewropea għandha tistabbilixxi l-miżuri meħtieġa fl-oqsma tal-prevenzjoni ta' u l-ġlieda kontra l-frodi li tolqot l-interessi finanzjarji ta' l-Unjoni bl-iskop li tingħata protezzjoni effettiva u ekwivalenti fl-Istati Membri kif ukoll fl-istituzzjonijiet, il-korpi u l-aġenziji kollha ta' l-Unjoni.

en: They shall be adopted after consultation of the Court of Auditors.5.  
mt: Għandha tiġi adottata wara konsultazzjoni mal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri.5.

en: The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall each year submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the measures taken for the implementation of this Article.  
mt: Il-Kummissjoni, f'koperazzjoni ma' l-Istati Membri, għandha kull sena tissottometti lill-Parlament Ewropew u lill-Kunsill rapport dwar il-miżuri meħuda għall-implimentazzjoni ta' dan l-Artikolu.

en: CHAPTER III  
mt: KAPITOLU III

en: ENHANCED COOPERATION  
mt: KOPERAZZJONI MSAĦĦA

en: Article III-416  
mt: Artikolu III-416

en: Any enhanced cooperation shall comply with the Constitution and the law of the Union.  
mt: Kull koperazzjoni msaħħa għandha tħares il-Kostituzzjoni u d-dritt ta' l-Unjoni.

en: Such cooperation shall not undermine the internal market or economic, social and territorial cohesion.  
mt: Din il-koperazzjoni m'għandha tikkomprometti la s-suq intern u lanqas il-koeżjoni ekonomika, soċjali u territorjali.

en: It shall not constitute a barrier to or discrimination in trade between Member States, nor shall it distort competition between them.  
mt: M'għandha tikkostitwixxi la ostakolu għal u lanqas diskriminazzjoni fil-kummerċ bejn l-Istati Membri, u lanqas m'għandha tikkawża distorsjoni tal-kompetizzjoni bejniethom.

en: Article III-417  
mt: Artikolu III-417