en: Abstentions by members present in person or represented shall not prevent the adoption of decisions requiring unanimity.  
mt: L-astenzjoni mill-preżenza ta' membri jew tar-rappreżentati tagħhom m'għandhiex iżżomm milli sseħħ l-adozzjoni ta' deċiżjonijiet li jeħtieġu l-unanimità.

en: Article 9  
mt: Artikolu 9

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The Board of Directors shall take decisions in respect of granting finance, in particular in the form of loans and guarantees, and raising loans; it shall fix the interest rates on loans granted and the commission and other charges.  
mt: Il-Bord tad-Diretturi għandu jiddeċiedi dwar l-għoti ta' finanzjament, speċjalment fil-forma ta' kreditu jew garanziji, u faċilitajiet ta' self; għandu jiffissa r-rati ta' imgħax fuq self mogħti u l-kummissjoni u piżijiet oħra.

en: It may, on the basis of a decision taken by a qualified majority, delegate some of its functions to the Management Committee.  
mt: Jista', fuq il-bażi ta' deċiżjoni meħuda b'maġġoranza kwalifikata, jiddelega xi wħud mill-funzjonijiet tiegħu lill-Kumitat tat-Tmexxija.

en: It shall determine the terms and conditions for such delegation and shall supervise its execution.  
mt: Għandu jiffissa l-modalitajiet u l-kondizzjonijiet ta' din id-delega u għandu jissorvelja l-eżekuzzjoni tagħha.

en: The Board of Directors shall see that the Bank is properly run; it shall ensure that the Bank is managed in accordance with the Constitution and this Statute and with the general directives laid down by the Board of Governors.  
mt: Il-Bord tad-Diretturi għandu jassigura li l-Bank jitmexxa sewwa; għandu jassigura li l-Bank jitmexxa skond il-Kostituzzjoni, dan l-Istatut u d-direttivi ġenerali stabbiliti mill-Bord tal-Gvernaturi.

en: At the end of the financial year the Board of Directors shall submit a report to the Board of Governors and shall publish it when approved.  
mt: Fl-aħħar tas-sena finanzjarja l-Bord tad-Diretturi għandu jissottometti rapport lill-Bord tal-Gvernaturi u għandu jippubblikah wara li jiġi approvat.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: The Board of Directors shall consist of twenty-six directors and sixteen alternate directors.  
mt: Il-Bord tad-Diretturi għandu jkun kompost minn sitta u għoxrin direttur u sittax-il direttur supplenti.

en: The directors shall be appointed by the Board of Governors for five years, one nominated by each Member State.  
mt: Id-diretturi għandhom jinħatru mill-Bord tal-Gvernaturi għal ħames snin, wieħed nominat minn kull Stat Membru.

en: One shall also be nominated by the Commission.  
mt: Wieħed għandu jkun nominat ukoll mill-Kummissjoni.

en: The alternate directors shall be appointed by the Board of Governors for five years as shown below:  
mt: Id-diretturi supplenti għandhom jinħatru mill-Bord tal-Gvernaturi għal ħames snin kif ġej:

en: -  
mt: —

en: two alternates nominated by the Federal Republic of Germany,  
mt: żewġ supplenti nominati mir-Repubblika Federali tal-Ġermanja,

en: -  
mt: —

en: two alternates nominated by the French Republic,  
mt: żewġ supplenti nominati mir-Repubblika Franċiża,

en: -  
mt: —

en: two alternates nominated by the Italian Republic,  
mt: żewġ supplenti nominati mir-Repubblika Taljana,

en: -  
mt: —

en: two alternates nominated by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,  
mt: żewġ supplenti nominati mir-Renju Unit tal-Gran Brittanja u l-Irlanda ta' Fuq,

en: -  
mt: —

en: one alternate nominated by common accord between the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic,  
mt: supplent wieħed nominat bi qbil bejn ir-Renju ta' Spanja u tar-Repubblika Portugiża,

en: -  
mt: —

en: one alternate nominated by common accord between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands,  
mt: supplent wieħed nominat bi qbil bejn ir-Renju tal-Belġju, l-Gran Dukat tal-Lussemburgu u r- Renju ta' l-Olanda,

en: -  
mt: —

en: one alternate nominated by common accord between the Kingdom of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic and Ireland,  
mt: supplent wieħed nominat bi qbil bejn ir-Renju tad-Danimarka, r-Repubblika Ellenika u l-Irlanda,

en: -  
mt: —

en: one alternate nominated by common accord between the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden,  
mt: supplent wieħed nominat bi qbil bejn ir-Repubblika ta' l-Awstrija, r-Repubblika tal-Finlandja, u r-Renju ta' l-Isvezja,

en: -  
mt: —

en: three alternates nominated by common accord between 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: tliet supplenti nominati bi qbil bejn ir-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: -  
mt: —

en: one alternate director nominated by the Commission.  
mt: supplent wieħed nominat mill-Kommissjoni.

en: The Board of Directors shall co-opt six non-voting experts: three as members and three as alternates.  
mt: Il-Bord tad-Diretturi għandu jaħtar b'għażla sitt esperti bla dritt ta' vot: tlieta bħala membri u tlieta bħala supplenti.

en: The appointments of the directors and the alternates shall be renewable.  
mt: Il-ħatriet tad-Diretturi u tas-supplenti jistgħu jiġġeddu.

en: The Rules of Procedure shall lay down the arrangements for participating in the meetings of the Board of Directors and the provisions applicable to alternates and co-opted experts.  
mt: Ir-Regoli tal-Proċedura għandhom jistabbilixxu l-arranġamenti għall-parteċipazzjoni fil-laqgħat tal-Bord tad-Diretturi u d-disposizzjonijiet applikabbli għas-supplenti u għall-esperti maħtura b'għażla.

en: The President of the Management Committee or, in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents, shall preside over meetings of the Board of Directors but shall not vote.  
mt: Il-President tal-Kumitat tat-Tmexxija jew, fl-assenza tiegħu, wieħed mill-Viċi-Presidenti, għandu jippresjedi l-laqgħat tal-Bord tad-Diretturi iżda m'għandux jivvota.

en: Members of the Board of Directors shall be chosen from persons whose independence and competence are beyond doubt.  
mt: Il-Membri tal-Bord tad-Diretturi għandhom jintgħażlu minn fost persuni li dwar l-indipendenza u l-kompetenza tagħhom ma jkun hemm l-ebda dubju.

en: They shall be responsible only to the Bank.  
mt: Għandhom ikunu responsabbli biss lejn il-Bank.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: A director may be compulsorily retired by the Board of Governors only if he no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his duties; the Board must act by a qualified majority.  
mt: Il-Bord tal-Gvernaturi jista' jobbliga direttur jirtira biss jekk dan ma jkunx iktar fil-pussess tar-rekwiżiti meħtieġa għall-qadi ta' dmirijietu; Il-Bord għandu jaġixxi b'maġġoranza kwalifikata.

en: If the annual report is not approved, the Board of Directors shall resign.  
mt: Jekk ir-rapport annwali ma jiġix approvat, il-Bord tad-Diretturi għandu jirriżenja.

en: 4.  
mt: 4.

en: Any vacancy arising as a result of death, voluntary resignation, compulsory retirement or collective resignation shall be filled in accordance with paragraph 2.  
mt: Kull post battal li jirriżulta wara mewt, riżenja volontarja, rtirar obbligat jew riżenja kollettiva għandu jimtela skond il-paragrafu 2.

en: A member shall be replaced for the remainder of his term of office, save where the entire Board of Directors is being replaced.5.  
mt: Membru għandu jiġi sostitwit għall-bqija tal-mandat tiegħu, ħlief fil-każ fejn ikun qed jiġi sostitwit il-Bord tad-Diretturi sħiħ.5.

en: The Board of Governors shall determine the remuneration of members of the Board of Directors.  
mt: Il-Bord tal-Gvernaturi għandu jiffissa r-remunerazzjoni tal-membri tal-Bord tad-Diretturi.