en: Their independence must be beyond doubt.  
mt: M'għandu jkun hemm l-ebda dubju dwar l-indipendenza tagħhom.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: The members of the Court of Auditors shall be appointed for a term of six years.  
mt: Il-membri tal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri għandhom jinħatru għal perijodu ta' sitt snin.

en: Their term of office shall be renewable.  
mt: Il-mandat tagħhom jista' jiġġedded.

en: The Council shall adopt a European decision establishing the list of members drawn up in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu jadotta deċiżjoni Ewropea li tistabbilixxi l-lista tal-Membri mfassla skond il-proposti magħmula minn kull Stat Membru.

en: It shall act after consulting the European Parliament.  
mt: Għandu jaġixxi wara konsultazzjoni mal-Parlament Ewropew.

en: The members of the Court of Auditors shall elect their President from among their number for a term of three years.  
mt: Il-membri tal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri għandhom jeleġġu l-President tagħhom minn fosthom għal mandat ta' tliet snin.

en: He or she may be re-elected.  
mt: Hu jista' jerga' jiġi elett.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: In the performance of their duties, members of the Court of Auditors shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or from any other body.  
mt: Fl-eżekuzzjoni tad-dmirijiet tagħhom, il-membri tal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri m'għandhom la jfittxu u lanqas jieħdu struzzjonijiet minn xi gvern jew minn xi korp ieħor.

en: They shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties.4.  
mt: Għandhom iżommu lura minn kull azzjoni li tkun inkompatibbli mal-funzjonijiet tagħhom.4.

en: Members of the Court of Auditors shall not, during their term of office, engage in any other occupation, whether gainful or not.  
mt: Il-membri tal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri ma jistgħux, matul il-mandat tagħhom, iwettqu xi attività professjonali oħra, kemm jekk bi qligħ u kemm jekk le.

en: When entering upon their duties they shall give a solemn undertaking that, both during and after their term of office, they will respect the obligations arising therefrom and in particular their duty to behave with integrity and discretion as regards the acceptance, after they have ceased to hold office, of certain appointments or benefits.  
mt: Meta jidħlu għal kariga għandhom jagħtu kelma solenni li, kemm tul u kemm wara l-kariga tagħhom, jirrispettaw l-obbligi li joriġinaw mill-kariga u b'mod partikolari d-dmir tagħhom li jġibu ruħhom b'integrità u diskrezzjoni fir-rigward ta' l-aċċettazzjoni, wara li jkunu spiċċaw il-kariga tagħhom, ta' ċerti ħatriet jew benefiċċji.

en: 5.  
mt: 5.

en: Apart from normal replacement, or death, the duties of a member of the Court of Auditors shall end when he or she resigns, or is compulsorily retired by a ruling of the Court of Justice pursuant to paragraph 6.  
mt: Barra minn sostituzzjoni normali, jew mewt, il-funzjonijiet ta' membru tal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri għandhom jispiċċaw meta jirriżenja, jew ikun imġiegħel b'deċiżjoni tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja skond il-paragrafu 6.

en: The vacancy thus caused shall be filled for the remainder of the member's term of office.  
mt: Il-post battal ikkawżat b'dan il-mod għandu jimtela għall-bqija tal-mandat tal-membru.

en: Save in the case of compulsory retirement, members of the Court of Auditors shall remain in office until they have been replaced.  
mt: Ħlief fil-każ ta' rtirar obbligatorju, l-membri tal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri għandhom jibqgħu fil-kariga sakemm jiġu sostitwiti.

en: 6.  
mt: 6.

en: A member of the Court of Auditors may be deprived of his or her office or of his or her right to a pension or other benefits in its stead only if the Court of Justice, at the request of the Court of Auditors, finds that he or she no longer fulfils the requisite conditions or meets the obligations arising from his or her office.  
mt: Membru tal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri jista' jitneħħa mill-kariga jew mid-dritt għal pensjoni jew għal benefiċċji oħra minflokha biss jekk il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja, fuq it-talba tal-Qorti ta' l-Awdituri, ssib li ma baqax jissodisfaa l-kondizzjonijiet meħtieġa jew ma baqax jissodisfa l-obbligi li jirriżultaw mill-kariga tiegħu.

en: SECTION 2  
mt: SEZZJONI 2

en: THE UNION'S ADVISORY BODIES  
mt: KORPI KONSULTATTIVI TA' L-UNJONI

en: Subsection 1  
mt: Subsezzjoni 1

en: The Committee of the Regions  
mt: Il-Kumitat tar-Reġjuni

en: Article III-386  
mt: Artikolu III-386

en: The number of members of the Committee of the Regions shall not exceed 350.  
mt: In-numru ta' membri tal-Kumitat tar-Reġjuni m'għandux ikun aktar minn 350.

en: The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a European decision determining the Committee's composition.  
mt: Il-Kunsill, b'mod unanimu fuq proposta mill-Kummissjoni, għandu jadotta deċiżjoni Ewropea li tistabbilixxi l-komposizzjoni tal-Kumitat.

en: The members of the Committee and an equal number of alternate members shall be appointed for five years.  
mt: Il-membri tal-Kumitat u numru ugwali ta' membri supplenti għandhom jinħatru għal ħames snin.

en: Their term of office shall be renewable.  
mt: Il-perijodu tal-mandat tagħhom jista' jiġġedded.

en: No member of the Committee shall at the same time be a member of the European Parliament.  
mt: Ebda membru jew membru supplenti tal-Kumitat ma jista' jkun fl-istess waqt membru tal-Parlament Ewropew.

en: The Council shall adopt the European decision establishing the list of members and alternate members drawn up in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu jadotta d-deċiżjoni Ewropea li tistabbilixxi l-lista ta' membri u membri supplenti mfassla skond il-proposti magħmula minn kull Stat Membru.

en: When the mandate referred to in Article I-32(2) on the basis of which they were proposed comes to an end, the term of office of members of the Committee shall terminate automatically and they shall then be replaced for the remainder of the said term of office in accordance with the same procedure.  
mt: Meta l-mandat previst fl-Artikolu I-32(2), li abbażi tiegħu kienu proposti jasal fi tmiemu, l-mandat tal-membri tal-Kumitat għandu jintemm awtomatikament u huma għandhom imbagħad jiġu sostitwiti, skond l-istess proċedura, għall-bqija tal-mandat.

en: Article III-387  
mt: Artikolu III-387

en: The Committee of the Regions shall elect its chairman and officers from among its members for a term of two and a half years.  
mt: Il-Kumitat tar-Reġjuni għandu jaħtar il-president u l-uffiċjali tiegħu minn fost il-membri tiegħu għal mandat ta' sentejn u nofs.

en: It shall be convened by its chairman at the request of the European Parliament, of the Council or of the Commission.  
mt: Hu għandu jissejjaħ mill-president tiegħu fuq it-talba tal-Parlament Ewropew, tal-Kunsill jew tal-Kummissjoni.

en: It may also meet on its own initiative.  
mt: Jista' wkoll jiltaqa' fuq inizjattiva tiegħu stess.

en: It shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.  
mt: Hu għandu jadotta r-Regoli ta' Proċedura tiegħu.

en: Article III-388  
mt: Artikolu III-388

en: The Committee of the Regions shall be consulted by the European Parliament, by the Council or by the Commission where the Constitution so provides and in all other cases in which one of these institutions considers it appropriate, in particular those which concern cross-border cooperation.  
mt: Il-Kumitat tar-Reġjuni għandu jiġi kkonsultat mill-Parlament Ewropew, mill-Kunsill jew mill-Kummissjoni meta l-Kostituzzjoni tipprovdi hekk u fil-każijiet l-oħra kollha li fihom waħda minn dawn l-istituzzjonijiet tqis xierqa, b'mod partikolari dawk li jikkonċernaw il-koperazzjoni trans-konfini.