en: The Union shall define and implement a common agriculture and fisheries policy.  
mt: L-Unjoni għandha tiddefinixxi u timplimenta politika komuni għall-agrikoltura u s-sajd.

en: ‘ Agricultural products ’ means the products of the soil, of stockfarming and of fisheries and products of first-stage processing directly related to these products.  
mt: “ Prodotti agrikoli ” tfisser il-prodotti tal-ħamrija, tat-trobbija ta' l-annimali u tas-sajd u prodotti ta' pproċessar ta' l-ewwel stadju direttament relatati ma' dawn il-prodotti.

en: References to the common agricultural policy or to agriculture, and the use of the term ‘ agricultural ’ , shall be understood as also referring to fisheries, having regard to the specific characteristics of this sector.  
mt: Referenzi għall-politika agrikola komuni jew għall-agrikoltura, u l-użu ta' l-espressjoni “ agrikola ” , għandhom jinftehmu bħala li jirreferu wkoll għas-sajd, b'qies għall-karatteristiċi speċifiċi ta' dan is-settur.

en: Article III-226  
mt: Artikolu III-226

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The internal market shall extend to agriculture and trade in agricultural products.2.  
mt: Is-suq intern għandu jestendi għall-agrikoltura u għall-kummerċ fi prodotti agrikoli.2.

en: Save as otherwise provided in articles III-227 to III-232, the rules laid down for the establishment and functioning of the internal market shall apply to agricultural products.3.  
mt: Ħlief kif provdut xort'oħra fl-Artikoli III-227 sa III-232, ir-regoli dwar l-istabbiliment u l-funzjonament tas-suq intern għandhom japplikaw għal prodotti agrikoli.3.

en: The products listed in Annex I shall be subject to Articles III-227 to III-232.4.  
mt: Il-prodotti elenkati fl-Anness I għandhom ikunu soġgetti għall-Artikoli III-227 sa III-232.4.

en: The operation and development of the internal market for agricultural products must be accompanied by a common agricultural policy.  
mt: L-operazzjoni u l-iżvilupp tas-suq intern għal prodotti agrikoli għandhom jimxu flimkien ma' politika agrikola komuni.

en: Article III-227  
mt: Artikolu III-227

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The objectives of the common agricultural policy shall be:  
mt: L-għanijiet tal-politika agrikola komuni għandhom ikunu:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: to increase agricultural productivity by promoting technical progress and by ensuring the rational development of agricultural production and the optimum utilisation of the factors of production, in particular labour;  
mt: li tiżdied il-produttività agrikola billi jkun promoss il-progress tekniku u billi jiġi assigurat l-iżvilupp razzjonali tal-produzzjoni agrikola u l-aħjar użu tal-fatturi tal-produzzjoni, b'mod partikolari x-xogħol;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: thus to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, in particular by increasing the individual earnings of persons engaged in agriculture;  
mt: li hekk ikun assigurat livell ta' l-għixien ġust għall-komunità agrikola, b'mod partikolari billi jiżdied il-qligħ individwali ta' persuni li jaħdmu fl-agrikoltura;

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: to stabilise markets;  
mt: li jiġu stabbilizzati s-swieq;

en: (d)  
mt: d)

en: to assure the availability of supplies;  
mt: li tiġi assigurata d-disponibilità ta' provvisti;

en: (e)  
mt: e)

en: to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices.  
mt: li jiġi assigurat li l-provvisti jaslu għand il-konsumaturi bi prezzijiet raġonevoli.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: In working out the common agricultural policy and the special methods for its application, account shall be taken of:  
mt: Meta jinħadmu l-politika agrikola komuni u l-metodi speċjali għall-applikazzjoni tagħha għandu jittieħed in kunsiderazzjoni:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: the particular nature of agricultural activity, which results from the social structure of agriculture and from structural and natural disparities between the various agricultural regions;  
mt: in-natura partikolari ta' l-attività agrikola, li tirriżulta mill-istruttura soċjali ta' l-agrikoltura u mid-disparitajiet strutturali u naturali bejn ir-reġjuni agrikoli differenti;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: the need to effect the appropriate adjustments by degrees;  
mt: il-bżonn li l-aġġustamenti xierqa jsiru ftit ftit;

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: the fact that in the Member States agriculture constitutes a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole.  
mt: il-fatt li fl-Istati Membri l-agrikoltura tikkostitwixxi settur marbut mill-qrib ma' l-ekonomija in ġenerali.

en: Article III-228  
mt: Artikolu III-228

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: In order to attain the objectives set out in Article III-227, a common organisation of agricultural markets shall be established.  
mt: Sabiex jintlaħqu l-miri stabbiliti fl-Artikolu III-227, għandha tiġi stabbilita organizzazzjoni komuni ta' swieq agrikoli.

en: This organisation shall take one of the following forms, depending on the product concerned:  
mt: Din l-organizzazzjoni għandha tieħu waħda mill-forom li ġejjin, skond il-prodott konċernat:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: common rules on competition;  
mt: regoli komuni dwar il-kompetizzjoni;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: compulsory coordination of the various national market organisations;  
mt: kordinazzjoni obbligatorja tal-varji organizzazzjonijiet nazzjonali tas-suq;

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: a European market organisation.  
mt: organizzazzjoni ta' suq Ewropew.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: The common organisation established in accordance with paragraph 1 may include all measures required to attain the objectives set out in Article III-227, in particular regulation of prices, aids for the production and marketing of the various products, storage and carryover arrangements and common machinery for stabilising imports or exports.  
mt: L-organizzazzjoni komuni stabbilita skond il-paragrafu 1 tista' tinkludi l-miżuri kollha meħtieġa biex jintlaħqu l-għanijiet stabbiliti fl-Artikolu III-227, b'mod partikolari ir-regolament tal-prezzijiet, l-għajnuniet għall-produzzjoni u t-tqegħid fis-suq tal-prodotti varji, l-ħażna u l-arranġamenti ta' riporti u l-makkinarju komuni għall-istabbilizzazzjoni ta' l-importazzjoni jew l-esportazzjoni.

en: The common organisation shall be limited to pursuit of the objectives set out in Article III-227 and shall exclude any discrimination between producers or consumers within the Union.  
mt: L-organizzazzjoni komuni għandha tkun limitata għat-twettiq ta' l-għanijiet previsti fl-Artikolu III-227 u għandha teskludi kull diskriminazzjoni bejn il-produtturi jew il-konsumaturi fl-Unjoni.

en: Any common price policy shall be based on common criteria and uniform methods of calculation.  
mt: Kull politika komuni ta' prezz għandha tkun ibbażata fuq kriterji komuni u metodi uniformi ta' kalkolu.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: In order to enable the common organisation referred to in paragraph 1 to attain its objectives, one or more agricultural guidance and guarantee funds may be set up.  
mt: Sabiex l-organizzazzjoni komuni prevista fil-paragrafu 1 tkun tista' tilħaq il-miri tagħha, jistgħu jiġu stabbiliti fond agrikolu wieħed jew iktar ta' gwida u garanzija.

en: Article III-229  
mt: Artikolu III-229

en: To enable the objectives set out in Article III-227 to be attained, provision may be made within the framework of the common agricultural policy for measures such as:  
mt: Sabiex ikun possibbli li l-għanijiet stabbiliti fl-Artikolu III-227 jintlaħqu, jista' jsir provvediment fil-kwadru tal-politika agrikola komuni partikolarment għal:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: an effective coordination of efforts in the spheres of vocational training, of research and of the dissemination of agricultural knowledge; this may include joint financing of projects or institutions;  
mt: kordinament effettiv ta' l-isforzi fl-oqsma ta' formazzjoni professjonali, tar-riċerka u d-disseminazzjoni ta' tagħlim dwar l-agrikoltura; dan jista' jinvolvi finanzjar konġunt ta' proġetti jew istituzzjonijiet;

en: (b)  
mt: b)