en: of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden, and  
mt: tar-Repubblika ta' l-Awstrija, r-Repubblika tal-Finlandja u r-Renju ta' l-Isvezja,

en: (e)  
mt: e)

en: of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic,  
mt: tar-Repubblika Ċeka, r-Repubblika ta' l-Estonja, r-Repubblika ta' Ċipru, r-Repubblika tal-Latvja, r-Repubblika tal-Litwanja, r-Repubblika tal-Ungerija, r-Repubblika ta' Malta, r-Repubblika tal-Polonja, r-Repubblika tas-Slovenja u r-Repubblika Slovakka,

en: shall be repealed.  
mt: għandhom jiġu mħassra.

en: Nevertheless:  
mt: Madanakollu:

en: -  
mt: —

en: the provisions of the Treaties referred to in points (a) to (d) and set out or referred to in the Protocol on the Treaties and Acts of Accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the Hellenic Republic, of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic, and of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden shall remain in force and their legal effects shall be preserved in accordance with that Protocol,  
mt: id-dispożizzjonijiet tat-Trattati li hemm referenza għalihom fil-punti (a) sa (d) u li huma stabbiliti jew previsti fil-Protokoll dwar it-Trattati u l-Atti ta' l-Adeżjoni tar-Renju tad-Danimarka, l-Irlanda u r-Renju Unit tal-Gran Brittanja u l-Irlanda ta' Fuq, tar-Repubblika Ellenika, tar-Renju ta' Spanja u r-Repubblika Portugiża, u tar-Repubblika ta' l-Awstrija, r-Repubblika tal-Finlandja u r-Renju ta' l-Isvezja għandhom jibqgħu fis-seħħ u l-effetti legali tagħhom għandhom ikunu preservati skond dak il-Protokoll;

en: -  
mt: —

en: the provisions of the Treaty referred to in point (e) and which are set out or referred to in the Protocol on the Treaty and Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic shall remain in force and their legal effects shall be preserved in accordance with that Protocol.  
mt: id-dispożizzjonijiet tat-Trattati li hemm referenza għalihom fil-punt (e) u li huma stabbiliti jew previsti fil-Protokoll dwar it-Trattat u l-Att ta' l-Adeżjoni tar-Repubblika Ċeka, r-Repubblika ta' l-Estonja, r-Repubblika ta' Ċipru, r-Repubblika tal-Latvja, r-Repubblika tal-Litwanja, r-Repubblika ta' l-Ungerija, r-Repubblika ta' Malta, r-Repubblika tal-Polonja, r-Repubblika tas-Slovenja u r-Repubblika Slovakka għandhom jibqgħu fis-seħħ u l-effetti legali tagħhom għandhom ikunu preservati skond dak il-Protokoll.

en: Article IV-438  
mt: Artikolu IV-438

en: Succession and legal continuity  
mt: Suċċessjoni u kontinwità ġuridika

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The European Union established by this Treaty shall be the successor to the European Union established by the Treaty on European Union and to the European Community.2.  
mt: L-Unjoni Ewropea stabbilita b'dan it-Trattat għandha tkun il-werrieta ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea stabbilita mit-Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea, u tal-Komunità Ewropea.2.

en: Until new provisions have been adopted in implementation of this Treaty or until the end of their term of office, the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies existing on the date of the entry into force of this Treaty shall, subject to Article IV-439, exercise their powers within the meaning of this Treaty in their composition on that date.  
mt: Sakemm jiġu adottati disposizzjonijiet ġodda li jimplementaw dan it-trattat, jew sa tmiem il-mandat tagħhom, l-istituzzjonijiet, il-korpi u l-aġenziji eżistenti fid-data tal-bidu fis-seħħ ta' dan it-trattat għandhom, bla ħsara għall-artikolu iv-439, jeżerċitaw il-poteri tagħhom fis-sens ta' dan it-trattat fil-komposizzjoni tagħhom f'dik id-data.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: The acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies adopted on the basis of the treaties and acts repealed by Article IV-437 shall remain in force.  
mt: L-atti ta' l-istituzzjonijiet, il-korpi u l-aġenziji adottati fuq bażi tat-trattati, protokolli u atti mħassra permezz ta' l-Artikolu IV-437 għandhom jibqgħu fis-seħħ.

en: Their legal effects shall be preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of this Treaty.  
mt: L-effetti legali tagħhom għandhom jiġu ppreservati sakemm dawk l-atti jiġu mħassra, isiru nulli jew jiġu emendati fl-implementazzjoni ta' dan it-Trattat.

en: The same shall apply to agreements concluded between Member States on the basis of the treaties and acts repealed by Article IV-437.  
mt: L-istess għandu japplika għal kull ftehim konkluż bejn l-Istati Membri fuq bażi tat-trattati u atti mħassra permezz ta' l-Artikolu IV-437.

en: The other components of the  
mt: L-elementi l-oħra ta'

en: acquis  
mt: l-acquis

en: of the Community and of the Union existing at the time of the entry into force of this Treaty, in particular the interinstitutional agreements, decisions and agreements arrived at by the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, the agreements concluded by the Member States on the functioning of the Union or of the Community or linked to action by the Union or by the Community, the declarations, including those made in the context of intergovernmental conferences, as well as the resolutions or other positions adopted by the European Council or the Council and those relating to the Union or to the Community adopted by common accord by the Member States, shall also be preserved until they have been deleted or amended.  
mt: tal-Komunità, u ta' l-Unjoni li jeżistu fiż-żmien tal-bidu fis-seħħ dan it-Trattat, b'mod partikolari l-ftehim interistituzzjonali, d-deċiżjonijiet u l-ftehim milħuqa mir-Rappreżentanti tal-Gvernijiet ta' l-Istati Membri, mlaqqa' fi ħdan il-Kunsill, il-ftehim konklużi mill-Istati Membri dwar il-ħidma ta' l-Unjoni jew tal-Komunità jew marbut ma' azzjoni ta' l-Unjoni jew tal-Komunità, d-dikjarazzjonijiet, inklużi dawk magħmulin fil-qafas ta' konferenzi governattivi, r-risoluzzjonijiet jew il-posizzjonijiet oħra adottati mill-Kunsill Ewropew jew mill-Kunsill kif ukoll dawk dwar l-Unjoni jew il-Komunità adottati bi ftehim komuni mill-Istati Membri, għandhom ukoll jiġu ppreservati sakemm jiġu mħassra jew emendati.

en: 4.  
mt: 4.

en: The case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and of the Court of First Instance on the interpretation and application of the treaties and acts repealed by Article IV-437, as well as of the acts and conventions adopted for their application, shall remain,   
mt: Il-ġurisprudenza tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea u tal-Qorti tal-Prim' Istanza dwar l-interpretazzjoni u l-applikazzjoni tat-trattati u l-atti mħassra permezz ta' l-Artikolu IV-437, kif ukoll ta' l-atti u l-konvenzjonijiet adottati għall-applikazzjoni tagħhom, għandhom jibqgħu,

en: mutatis mutandis  
mt: mutatis mutandis,

en: , the source of interpretation of Union law and in particular of the comparable provisions of the Constitution.5.  
mt: il-fonti ta' interpretazzjoni tad-dritt ta' l-Unjoni u b'mod partikolari tad-disposizzjonijiet kumparabbli tal-Kostituzzjoni.5.

en: Continuity in administrative and legal procedures commenced prior to the date of entry into force of this Treaty shall be ensured in compliance with the Constitution.  
mt: Il-kontinwità fil-proċeduri amministrattivi u ġuridiċi mibdija qabel il-bidu fis-seħħ ta' dan it-Trattat għandha tkun assigurata skond il-Kostituzzjoni.