en: The Treaty of Accession to the Union will therefore, by way of derogation from Article I-20(2) of the Constitution, stipulate that the number of members of the European Parliament may temporarily exceed 750 for the remainder of the 2004 to 2009 Parliamentary term.  
mt: Għaldaqstant it-Trattat ta' l-Adeżjoni ma' l-Unjoni, b'deroga mill-Artikolu I-20(2) tal-Kostituzzjoni, ser jipprovdi li n-numru tal-membri tal-Parlament Ewropew jista' temporanjament jaqbeż is-750 għall-bqija tal-leġislatura Parlamentari 2004-2009.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: In Article 2(2) of the Protocol on the transitional provisions relating to the institutions and bodies of the Union, the weighting of the votes of Romania and Bulgaria in the European Council and the Council will be set at 14 and 10 respectively.  
mt: Fl-Artikolu 2(2) tal-Protokoll dwar id-disposizzjonijiet transitorji rigward l-istituzzjonijiet u l-korpi ta' l-Unjoni, l-ippeżar tal-voti tar-Rumanija u tal-Bulgarija fil-Kunsill Ewropew u l-Kunsill ser ikunu stabbiliti bħala 14 u 10 rispettivament.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: At the time of each accession, the threshold referred to in the Protocol on the transitional provisions relating to the institutions and bodies of the Union will be calculated according to Article 2(3) of that Protocol.  
mt: Ma' kull adeżjoni, l-livell previst fil-Protokoll dwar id-disposizzjonijiet transitorji rigward l-istituzzjonijiet u l-korpi ta' l-Unjoni għandu jiġi kkalkolat skond id-disposizzjonijiet ta' l-Artikolu 2(3) ta' dak il-Protokoll.

en: 41.  
mt: 41.

en: Declaration concerning Italy  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni rigward l-Italja

en: The Conference notes that the Protocol on Italy annexed in 1957 to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, as amended upon adoption of the Treaty on European Union, stated that:  
mt: Il-Konferenza tinnota li l-Protokoll fuq l-Italja anness fl-1957 għat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ekonomika Ewropea, kif emendat hekk kif ġie adottat it-Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea ddikjara li:

en: ‘ THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,  
mt: “ IL-PARTIJIET KONTRAENTI GĦOLJA

en: DESIRING to settle certain particular problems relating to Italy,  
mt: WAQT LI JIXTIEQU li jsolvu ċerti problemi partikolari relatati ma' l-Italja,

en: HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions, which shall be annexed to this Treaty:  
mt: FTEHMU fuq id-disposizzjonijiet li ġejjin, li għandhom jiġu annessi ma' dan it-Trattat:

en: THE MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY  
mt: L-ISTATI MEMBRI TAL-KOMUNITÀ

en: TAKE NOTE of the fact that the Italian Government is carrying out a ten-year programme of economic expansion designed to rectify the disequilibria in the structure of the Italian economy, in particular by providing an infrastructure for the less developed areas in Southern Italy and in the Italian islands and by creating new jobs in order to eliminate unemployment;  
mt: JIEĦDU NOTA tal-fatt li l-Gvern Taljan qed iwettaq program ta' għaxar snin ta' espansjoni ekonomika ddisinjat biex jirrettifika d-disekwilibri fl-istruttura ta' l-ekonomija Taljana, b'mod partikolari billi jipprovdi infrastruttura għaż-żoni inqas żviluppati fl-Italja t'isfel u fil-gżejjer Taljani u billi joħloq impiegi oħrajn sabiex jelimina l-qagħad.

en: RECALL that the principles and objectives of this programme of the Italian Government have been considered and approved by organisations for international cooperation of which the Member States are members;  
mt: IFAKKRU li l-prinċipji u l-objettivi ta' dan il-programm tal-Gvern Taljan ġew ikkunsidrati u approvati mill-organizzazzjonijiet għall-koperazzjoni internazzjonali li tagħhom l-Istati Membru huma membri.

en: RECOGNISE that it is in their common interest that the objectives of the Italian programme should be attained;  
mt: JIRRIKONOXXU li hu fl-interess komuni tagħhom li l-objettivi tal-programm Taljan jintlaħqu;

en: AGREE, in order to facilitate the accomplishment of this task by the Italian Government, to recommend to the institutions of the Community that they should employ all the methods and procedures provided in this Treaty and, in particular, make appropriate use of the resources of the European Investment Bank and the European Social Fund;  
mt: JIFTIEHMU, li sabiex tiġi ffaċilitata r-realizzazzjoni ta' dan ix-xogħol mill-Gvern Taljan, li jirrakkomandaw lill-istituzzjonijiet tal-Komunità li għandhom jimpjegaw il-metodi u l-proċeduri kollha provduti f'dan it-Trattat u, b'mod partikolari, jagħmlu użu xieraq tar-riżorsi tal-Bank Ewropew ta' l-Investiment u tal-Fond Soċjali Ewropew.

en: ARE OF THE OPINION that the institutions of the Community should, in applying this Treaty, take account of the sustained effort to be made by the Italian economy in the coming years and of the desirability of avoiding dangerous stresses in particular within the balance of payments or the level of employment, which might jeopardise the application of this Treaty in Italy;  
mt: HUMA TA' L-OPINJONI li l-istituzzjonijiet tal-Komunità għandhom, fl-applikazzjoni ta' dan it-Trattat, jieħdu kont ta' l-isforz li għandu jsir mill-ekonomija Taljana fis-snin fil-ġejjieni u tax-xewqa li tiġi evitata tensjoni perikoluża fil-bilanċ tal-pagamenti jew fil-livell ta' mpjieg, li jista' jipperikola l-applikazzjoni ta' dan it-Trattat fl-Italja.

en: RECOGNISE that in the event of Articles 109h and 109i being applied it will be necessary to take care that any measures required of the Italian Government do not prejudice the completion of its programme for economic expansion and for raising the standard of living of the population. ’  
mt: JIRRIKONOXXU li fil-każ ta' l-Artikoli 108 u 109 li qed jiġu applikati jkun meħtieġ li jieħdu ħsieb li kull miżura meħtieġa mill-Gvern Taljan ma tipperġudikax it-twettiq sħiħ tal-programm tiegħu għall-espansjoni ekonomika u biex jittejjeb il-livell ta' għixien tal-popolazzjoni. ”

en: DECLARATIONS BY MEMBER STATES  
mt: DIKJARAZZJONIJIET TA' L-ISTATI MEMBRI

en: 42.  
mt: 42.

en: Declaration by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Article I-55  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni tar-Renju ta' l-Olanda dwar l-Artikolu I-55

en: The Kingdom of the Netherlands will agree to a European decision as referred to in Article I-55(4) once a revision of the European law referred to in Article I-54(3) has provided the Netherlands with a satisfactory solution for its excessive negative net payment position vis-à-vis the Union budget.  
mt: Ir-Renju ta' l-Olanda ser japprova deċiżjoni Ewropea kif prevista fl-Artikolu I-55(4) ladarba reviżjoni tal-liġi Ewropea prevista fl-Artikolu I-54(3) tkun ipprovdiet lill-Olanda b'soluzzjoni sodisfaċenti għall-qagħda tagħha ta' ħlas nett negativ u eċċessiv vis-à-vis il-budget ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea.

en: 43.  
mt: 43.

en: Declaration by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Article IV-440  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni tar-Renju ta' l-Olanda dwar l-Artikolu IV-440

en: The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares that an initiative for a European decision, as referred to in Article IV-440(7) aimed at amending the status of the Netherlands Antilles and/or Aruba with regard to the Union, will be submitted only on the basis of a decision taken in conformity with the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.  
mt: Ir-Renju ta' l-Olanda jiddikjara li inizjattiva għal deċiżjoni Ewropea, kif prevista fl-Artikolu IV-440(7), li timmira li temenda l-istatus ta' l-Antilli Olandiżi u/jew ta' Aruba fir-rigward ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea, ma tkunx preżentata ħlief fuq bażi ta' deċiżjoni meħuda skond il-Karta tar-Renju ta' l-Olanda.

en: 44.  
mt: 44.

en: Declaration by the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Austria and the Kingdom of Sweden  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni mir-Repubblika Federali tal-Ġermanja, l-Irlanda, r-Repubblika ta' l-Ungerija, r-Repubblika ta' l-Awstrija u r-Renju ta' l-Isvezja