en: 15  
mt: 15

en: ).  
mt: ).

en: Article 23  
mt: Artikolu 23

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: Between 1 May 2004 and the end of 2006, the Union shall provide temporary financial assistance, hereinafter referred to as the ‘ Transition Facility ’ , to the new Member States to develop and strengthen their administrative capacity to implement and enforce Union and European Atomic Energy Community law and to foster exchange of best practice among peers.  
mt: inter pares

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: Assistance shall address the continued need for strengthening institutional capacity in certain areas through action which cannot be financed by the Structural Funds, in particular in the following areas:  
mt: L-għajnuna għandha tittratta l-ħtieġa kontinwa għat-tisħiħ tal-kapaċità istituzzjonali f'ċerti oqsma permezz ta' azzjoni li ma tistax tiġi ffinanzjata mill-Fondi Strutturali, b'mod partikolari fl-oqsma li ġejjin:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: justice and home affairs (strengthening of the judicial system, external border controls, anti-corruption strategy, strengthening of law enforcement capacities);  
mt: ġustizzja u intern (tisħiħ tas-sistema ġudizzjarja, kontrolli fuq il-fruntieri esterni, strateġija kontra l-korruzzjoni, tisħiħ tal-kapaċità għar-rinfurzar tal-miżuri repressivi);

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: financial control;  
mt: kontroll finanzjarju;

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: protection of the financial interests of the Union and of the European Atomic Energy Community and the fight against fraud;  
mt: protezzjoni ta' l-interessi finanzjarji ta' l-Unjoni u tal-Komunità Ewropea dwar l-Enerġija Atomika u l-ġlieda kontra l-frodi;

en: (d)  
mt: d)

en: internal market, including customs union;  
mt: suq intern, inkluża l-unjoni doganali;

en: (e)  
mt: e)

en: environment;  
mt: ambjent;

en: (f)  
mt: f)

en: veterinary services and administrative capacity-building relating to food safety;  
mt: servizzi veterinarji u tisħiħ tal-kapaċità amministrattiva li għandha x'taqsam mas-sigurtà ta' l-ikel;

en: (g)  
mt: g)

en: administrative and control structures for agriculture and rural development, including the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS);  
mt: strutturi amministrattivi u ta' kontroll għall-agrikoltura u l-iżvilupp rurali, inkluża s-Sistema Integrata ta' Amministrazzjoni u Kontroll (IACS);

en: (h)  
mt: h)

en: nuclear safety (strengthening the effectiveness and competence of nuclear safety authorities and their technical support organisations as well as public radioactive waste management agencies);  
mt: sigurtà nukleari (tisħiħ ta' l-effettività u l-kompetenza ta' l-awtoritajiet tas-sigurtà nukleari u l-organizzazzjonijiet ta' sostenn tekniku tagħhom kif ukoll l-aġenziji pubbliċi għall-amministrazzjoni ta' l-iskart radjuattiv);

en: (i)  
mt: i)

en: statistics;  
mt: statistika;

en: (j)  
mt: j)

en: strengthening public administration according to needs identified in the Commission's comprehensive monitoring report which are not covered by the Structural Funds.  
mt: tisħiħ ta' l-amministrazzjoni pubblika skond il-ħtiġijiet identifikati fir-rapport ta' monitoraġġ komprensiv tal-Kummissjoni u li mhumiex koperti mill-Fondi Strutturali.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: Assistance under the Transition Facility shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of 18 December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe(  
mt: 3906/89 tat-18 ta' Diċembru 1989 dwar għajnuna ekonomika lil ċerti pajjiżi ta' l-Ewropa Ċentrali u tal-Lvant(

en: 16  
mt: 16

en: 4.  
mt: 4.

en: The programme shall be implemented in accordance with Article 53(1)(a) and (b) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(  
mt: budget

en: 17  
mt: 17

en: ) or the European law replacing it.  
mt: ) jew skond il-liġi li tissostiwih.

en: For twinning projects between public administrations for the purpose of institution-building, the procedure for call for proposals through the network of contact points in the Member States shall continue to apply, as established in the Framework Agreements with the present Member States for the purpose of pre-accession assistance.  
mt: Għal proġetti ta' ġemellaġġ bejn amministrazzjonijiet pubbliċi sabiex jirrinfurzaw l-istituzzjonijiet, il-proċedura għas-sejħa għal proposti permezz ta' rettikolat ta' punti ta' kuntatt fl-Istati Membri għandha tibqa' tapplika, kif stabbilit fil-Ftehim Kwadru ma' l-Istati Membri attwali għall-finijiet ta' l-għajnuna ta' qabel l-adeżjoni.

en: The commitment appropriations for the Transition Facility, at 1999 prices, shall be 200 million euro in 2004, 120 million euro in 2005 and 60 million euro in 2006.  
mt: L-approprjazzjonijiet ta' flus impenjati għall-Faċilità għat-Transizzjoni, skond il-prezzijiet ta' l-1999, għandhom ikunu ta' 200 miljun euro fl-2004, 120 miljun euro fl-2005 u 60 miljun euro fl-2006.

en: The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the Financial Perspective as defined by the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999.  
mt: sal-limiti tal-perspettiva finanzjarja kif imfisser bil-Ftehim Interistituzzjonali tas-6 ta' Mejju 1999.

en: Article 24  
mt: Artikolu 24

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: A Schengen Facility is hereby created as a temporary instrument to help beneficiary Member States between 1 May 2004 and the end of 2006 to finance actions at the new external borders of the Union for the implementation of the Schengen   
mt: Qed tinħoloq hawnhekk Faċilità ta' Schengen bħala strument temporanju biex jgħin lill-Istati Membri benefiċjarji bejn l-1 ta' Mejju 2004 u l-aħħar ta' l-2006 fil-finanzjament ta' azzjonijiet mal-fruntieri esterni ġodda ta' l-Unjoni għall-implimentazzjoni ta' l-

en: acquis  
mt: acquis

en: and external border control.  
mt: ta' Schengen u l-kontroll tal-fruntieri esterni.

en: In order to address the shortcomings identified in the preparation for participation in Schengen, the following types of action shall be eligible for financing under the Schengen Facility:  
mt: Sabiex jiġu trattati n-nuqqasijiet identifikati fil-preparazzjoni għall-parteċipazzjoni f'Schengen, huma eliġibbli għall-finanzjament taħt il-Faċilità ta' Schengen it-tipi ta' azzjonijiet li ġejjin:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: investment in construction, renovation or upgrading of border-crossing infrastructure and related buildings;  
mt: investiment fil-bini, restawr jew titjib ta' l-infrastruttura għall-qsim tal-fruntieri u bini konness;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: investments in any kind of operating equipment (e.g. laboratory equipment, detection tools, Schengen Information System - SIS II hardware and software, means of transport);  
mt: tas-SIS II, mezzi tat-trasport);

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: training of border guards;  
mt: taħriġ ta' gwardji tal-fruntieri;

en: (d)  
mt: d)

en: support to costs for logistics and operations.  
mt: sostenn fl-ispejjeż għal-loġistika u l-operazzjonijiet.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: The following amounts shall be made available under the Schengen Facility in the form of lump-sum grant payments as of 1 May 2004 to the beneficiary Member States listed below:  
mt: L-ammonti li ġejjin għandhom ikunu disponibbli taħt il-Faċilità ta' Schengen fl-għamla ta' pagament ta' għotja f'somma waħda mill-1 ta' Mejju 2004 lill-Istati Membri benefiċjarji elenkati hawn taħt:

en: (million euro, 1999 prices)  
mt: (miljuni ta' euro, prezzijiet ta' l-1999)

en: 2004  
mt: 2004

en: 2005  
mt: 2005

en: 2006  
mt: 2006

en: Estonia  
mt: l-Estonja

en: 22,90  
mt: 22,90

en: 22,90  
mt: 22,90

en: 22,90  
mt: 22,90

en: Latvia  
mt: il-Latvja

en: 23,70  
mt: 23,70

en: 23,70  
mt: 23,70

en: 23,70  
mt: 23,70

en: Lithuania  
mt: il-Litwanja

en: 44,78  
mt: 44,78

en: 61,07  
mt: 61,07

en: 29,85  
mt: 29,85

en: Hungary  
mt: l-Ungerija

en: 49,30  
mt: 49,30

en: 49,30  
mt: 49,30

en: 49,30  
mt: 49,30

en: Poland  
mt: il-Polonja