en: They may be re-elected once.  
mt: Jistgħu jerġgħu jiġu eletti darba biss.

en: The Grand Chamber shall consist of thirteen Judges.  
mt: L-Awla Manja tikkonsisti minn tlettax-il Imħallef.

en: It shall be presided over by the President of the Court of Justice.  
mt: Din tkun presjeduta mill-President tal-Qorti.

en: The Presidents of the chambers of five Judges and other Judges appointed in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure shall also form part of the Grand Chamber.  
mt: Il-Presidenti ta' l-awli ta' ħames Imħallfin kif ukoll Imħallfin oħra maħtura skond il-kondizzjonijiet stabbiliti fir-Regoli tal-Proċedura jagħmlu wkoll parti mill-Awla Manja.

en: The Court of Justice shall sit in a Grand Chamber when a Member State or an institution of the Union that is party to the proceedings so requests.  
mt: Il-Qorti tiltaqa' f'Awla Manja meta Stat Membru jew istituzzjoni ta' l-Unjoni, li jkunu parti fil-kawża, hekk jitolbu.

en: The Court of Justice shall sit as a full Court where cases are brought before it pursuant to Article III-335(2), the second paragraph of Article III-347, Article III-349 or Article III-385(6) of the Constitution.  
mt: Il-Qorti tiltaqa' bħala Qorti plenarja meta jinġiebu quddiemha rikorsi skond l-Artikolu III-335(2), it-tieni paragrafu ta' l-Artikolu III-347, l-Artikolu III-349 jew l-Artikolu III-385(6) tal-Kostituzzjoni.

en: Moreover, where it considers that a case before it is of exceptional importance, the Court of Justice may decide, after hearing the Advocate-General, to refer the case to the full Court.  
mt: Barra minn hekk, meta jidhrilha li każ pendenti quddiemha jkun ta' importanza eċċezzjonali, l-Qorti tista' tiddeċiedi, wara li tisma' lill-Avukat Ġenerali, li tirreferi l-kawża lill-Qorti plenarja.

en: Article 17  
mt: Artikolu 17

en: Decisions of the Court of Justice shall be valid only when an uneven number of its members is sitting in the deliberations.  
mt: Il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tiddeċiedi validament biss meta tkun komposta bil-fard.

en: Decisions of the chambers consisting of either three or five Judges shall be valid only if they are taken by three Judges.  
mt: Id-deċiżjonijiet ta' l-awli komposti minn tlieta jew minn ħames Imħallfin ikunu validi biss jekk mogħtija minn tliet Imħallfin.

en: Decisions of the Grand Chamber shall be valid only if nine Judges are sitting.  
mt: Id-deċiżjonijiet ta' l-Awla Manja jkunu validi biss jekk l-Imħallfin sedenti jkunu disgħa.

en: Decisions of the full Court shall be valid only if fifteen Judges are sitting.  
mt: Id-deċizjonijiet tal-Qorti plenarja jkunu validi biss jekk ikun hemm ħmistax-il Imħallef sedenti.

en: In the event of one of the Judges of a chamber being prevented from attending, a Judge of another chamber may be called upon to sit in accordance with conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure.  
mt: Fil-każ ta' impediment ta' wieħed mill-Imħallfin ta' awla, Imħallef ta' awla oħra jista' jissejjaħ biex jieħu s-sedja skond il-kondizzjonijiet stabbiliti fir-Regoli tal-Proċedura.

en: Article 18  
mt: Artikolu 18

en: No Judge or Advocate-General may take part in the disposal of any case in which he has previously taken part as agent or adviser or has acted for one of the parties, or in which he has been called upon to pronounce as a member of a court or tribunal, of a commission of inquiry or in any other capacity.  
mt: Ebda Mħallef jew Avukat Ġenerali ma jista' jieħu sehem fit-trattazzjoni ta' kawża li jista' jkun ħa parti fiha qabel bħala aġent jew konsulent jew ikun aġixxa għal waħda mill-partijiet, jew li jkun ġie msejjaħ biex jippronunzja ruħu bħala membru tal-qorti jew ta' tribunal, ta' Kummissjoni ta' inkjesta jew f'kapaċità oħra.

en: If, for some special reason, any Judge or Advocate-General considers that he should not take part in the judgment or examination of a particular case, he shall so inform the President.  
mt: Jekk, għal xi raġuni speċjali, xi mħallef jew Avukat Ġenerali jikkunsidra li m'għandux jieħu sehem fis-sentenza jew fl-eżami ta' xi kawża partikolari, hu għandu jinforma lill-President.

en: If, for some special reason, the President considers that any Judge or Advocate-General should not sit or make submissions in a particular case, he shall notify him accordingly.  
mt: Jekk il-President jikkunsidra li xi Mħallef jew Avukat Ġenerali għal xi raġuni speċjali m'għandux jisma' jew jagħti sentenza f'kawża partikolari, huwa għandu jgħarrfu b'dan.

en: Any difficulty arising as to the application of this Article shall be settled by decision of the Court of Justice.  
mt: F'każ ta diffikultà fl-applikazzjoni ta' dan l-Artikolu, din għandha tiġi deċiża mill-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja.

en: A party may not apply for a change in the composition of the Court of Justice or of one of its chambers on the grounds of either the nationality of a Judge or the absence from the Court or from the chamber of a Judge of the nationality of that party.  
mt: Parti ma tistax titlob il-bidla fil-komposizzjoni tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja jew ta' waħda mill-awli tagħha għar-raġuni la taċ-ċittadinanza ta' Imħallef u lanqas ta' l-assenza mill-Qorti jew mill-awla ta' Mħallef taċ-ċittadinanza ta' dik il-parti.

en: TITLE III  
mt: TITOLU III

en: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT OF JUSTICE  
mt: PROĊEDURA QUDDIEM IL-QORTI TAL-ĠUSTIZZJA

en: Article 19  
mt: Artikolu 19

en: The Member States and the institutions of the Union shall be represented before the Court of Justice by an agent appointed for each case.  
mt: L-Istati Membri kif ukoll l-istituzzjonijiet ta' l-Unjoni għandhom ikunu rappreżentati quddiem il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja minn aġent maħtur għal kull każ.

en: The agent may be assisted by an adviser or by a lawyer.  
mt: L-aġent jista' jkun assistit minn konsulent jew minn avukat.

en: The States, other than the Member States, which are parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and also the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority referred to in that Agreement shall be represented in same manner.  
mt: L-Istati li huma parti mill-Ftehim dwar iż-Żona Ekonomika Ewropea, barra mill-Istati Membri, kif ukoll l-Awtorità ta' Sorveljanza ta' l-Assoċazzjoni Ewropea għall-Kummerċ ħieles (EFTA) prevista f'dak il-Ftehim għandhom ikunu rappreżentati bl-istess mod.

en: Other parties must be represented by a lawyer.  
mt: Partijiet oħra għandhom ikunu rappreżentati minn avukat.

en: Only a lawyer authorised to practise before a court of a Member State or of another State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may represent or assist a party before the Court of Justice.  
mt: Avukat jista' jirrappreżenta jew jassisti parti quddiem il-Qorti biss jekk ikun awtorizzat biex jipprattika quddiem qorti ta' Stat Membru jew ta' Stat ieħor li huwa parti mill-Ftehim dwar iż-Żona Ekonomika Ewropea.

en: Such agents, advisers and lawyers shall, when they appear before the Court of Justice, enjoy the rights and immunities necessary to the independent exercise of their duties, under conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure.  
mt: Meta jidhru quddiem il-Qorti dawn l-aġenti, l-konsulenti u l-avukati, għandhom igawdu d-drittijiet u l-immunitajiet meħtieġa għall-eżerċizzju indipendenti tad-dmirijiet tagħhom, skond il-kondizzjonijiet stabbiliti fir-Regoli tal-Proċedura.

en: As regards such advisers and lawyers who appear before it, the Court of Justice shall have the powers normally accorded to courts of law, under conditions laid down in the Rules of Procedure.  
mt: Fir-rigward ta' dawn il-konsulenti u l-avukati li jidhru quddiemha, l-Qorti għandu jkollha s-setgħat li ġeneralment igawdu qrati u tribunali, skond il-kondizzjonijet stabbiliti fir-Regoli tal-Proċedura.