en: Subject to the last sentence of paragraph 1, as of 1 January 2004, the new Member States shall participate in Union programmes and agencies according to the same terms and conditions as the present Member States with funding from the general budget of the Union.4.  
mt: budget

en: If any measures are necessary to facilitate the transition from the pre-accession regime to that resulting from the application of this Article, the Commission shall adopt the required measures.  
mt: Jekk ikunu meħtieġa xi miżuri biex jiffaċilitaw it-transizzjoni mir-reġim ta' qabel l-adeżjoni għal dak li jirriżulta mill-applikazzjoni ta' dan l-Artikolu, l-Kummissjoni għandha tadotta l-miżuri meħtieġa.

en: Article 22  
mt: Artikolu 22

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: Tendering, contracting, implementation and payments for pre-accession assistance under the Phare programme, the Phare cross-border cooperation programme and pre-accession funds for Cyprus and Malta shall be managed by implementing agencies in the new Member States as from 1 May 2004.  
mt: Mill-1 ta' Mejju 2004, it-tnedija għal offerti, l-kuntratti, l-implimentazzjoni u l-pagamenti ta' l-għajnuna ta' qabel l-adeżjoni taħt il-programm ta' Phare, il-programm ta' koperazzjoni transkonfinali fil-kwadru tal-programm Phare u l-fondi ta' qabel l-adeżjoni għal Ċipru u Malta għandhom jiġu amministrati minn aġenziji ta' implimentazzjoni fl-Istati Membri l-ġodda.

en: The Commission shall adopt European decisions to waive the   
mt: Il-Kummissjoni għandha tadotta deċiżjonijiet Ewropej biex tneħħi l-kontroll

en: ex ante  
mt: ex-ante

en: control by the Commission over tendering and contracting following a positively assessed Extended Decentralised Implementation System (EDIS) in accordance with the criteria and conditions laid down in the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 of 21 June 1999 on coordinating aid to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89(  
mt: 3906/89(

en: 12  
mt: 12

en: If these decisions to waive   
mt: Jekk dawn id-deċiżjonijiet biex jitneħħa l-kontroll

en: ex ante  
mt: ex-ante

en: control have not been adopted before 1 May 2004, any contracts signed between 1 May 2004 and the date on which the Commission decisions are taken shall not be eligible for pre-accession assistance.  
mt: ma jkunux ġew adottati qabel l-1 ta' Mejju 2004, kull kuntratt iffirmat bejn l-1 ta' Mejju 2004 u d-data li fiha jittieħdu d-deċiżjonijiet tal-Kummissjoni m'għandux ikun eliġibbli għall-għajnuna ta' qabel l-adeżjoni.

en: However, exceptionally, if the Commission decisions to waive ex-ante control are delayed beyond 1 May 2004 for reasons not attributable to the authorities of a new Member State, the Commission may accept, in duly justified cases, eligibility for pre-accession assistance of contracts signed between 1 May 2004 and the date of these decisions, and the continued implementation of pre-accession assistance for a limited period, subject to   
mt: ikunu posposti sa wara l-1 ta' Mejju 2004 għal raġunjiet li mhumiex attribwibbli lill-awtoritajiet ta' Stat Membru ġdid, il-Kummissjoni tista' taċċetta, f'każijiet iġġustifikati kif xieraq, l-eliġibilità għall-għajnuna ta' qabel l-adeżjoni ta' kuntratti ffirmati bejn l-1 ta' Mejju 2004 u d-data ta' l-adozzjoni ta' dawn id-deċiżjonijiet, u l-kontinwazzjoni ta' l-implimentazzjoni ta' l-għajnuna ta' qabel l-adeżjoni għal perjodu limitat, bla ħsara għall-kontroll

en: ex ante  
mt: ex-ante

en: control by the Commission over tendering and contracting.  
mt: mill-Kummissjoni fuq it-tnedija għal offerti u l-kuntratti.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: Global budget commitments made before 1 May 2004 under the pre-accession financial instruments referred to in paragraph 1, including the conclusion and registration of subsequent individual legal commitments and payments made after 1 May 2004, shall continue to be governed by the rules and regulations of the pre-accession financing instruments and be charged to the corresponding budget chapters until closure of the programmes and projects concerned.  
mt: budget

en: Notwithstanding this, public procurement procedures initiated after 1 May 2004 shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant Union acts.3.  
mt: Madankollu, l-proċeduri ta' l-akkwist pubbliku li nbdew wara l-1 ta' Mejju 2004 għandhom jitwettqu skond l-atti rilevanti ta' l-Unjoni.3.

en: The last programming exercise for the pre-accession assistance referred to in paragraph 1 shall take place in the last full calendar year preceding 1 May 2004.  
mt: L-aħħar eżerċizzju ta' programmazzjoni ta' l-għajnuna ta' qabel l-adeżjoni previst fil-paragrafu 1 għandu jseħħ fl-aħħar sena kalendarja sħiħa qabel l-1 ta' Mejju 2004.

en: Actions under these programmes will have to be contracted within the following two years and disbursements made as provided for in the Financing Memorandum(  
mt: Azzjonijiet taħt dawn il-programmi jridu jiġu kuntrattati matul is-sentejn ta' wara u pagamenti għandhom jiġu magħmula kif provdut fil-Memorandum tal-Finanzjament (

en: 13  
mt: 13

en: ), usually by the end of the third year after the commitment.  
mt: ), normalment sat-tmiem tat-tielet sena wara l-impenn.

en: No extensions shall be granted for the contracting period.  
mt: Ma tista' tingħata l-ebda estensjoni għall-perijodu kontrattwali.

en: Exceptionally and in duly justified cases, limited extensions in terms of duration may be granted for disbursement.  
mt: Eċċezzjonalment u f'każijiet ġustifikati kif xieraq, jistgħu jingħataw estensjonijiet limitati tat-terminu għall-ħlas.

en: 4.  
mt: 4.

en: In order to ensure the necessary phasing out of the pre-accession financial instruments referred to in paragraph 1 as well as the ISPA programme, and a smooth transition from the rules applicable before and after 1 May 2004, the Commission may take all appropriate measures to ensure that the necessary statutory staff is maintained in the new Member States for a maximum of fifteen months following that date.  
mt: Matul dan il-perijodu, uffiċjali assenjati għal postijiet fl-Istati

en: During this period, officials assigned to posts in the new Member States before accession and who are required to remain in service in those States after 1 May 2004 shall benefit, as an exception, from the same financial and material conditions as were applied by the Commission before 1 May 2004 in accordance with Annex X to the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities laid down in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(  
mt: 259/68(

en: 14  
mt: 14

en: ).  
mt: ).

en: The administrative expenditure, including salaries for other staff, necessary for the management of the pre-accession assistance shall be covered, for all of 2004 and until the end of July 2005, under the heading ‘ support expenditure for operations ’ (former part B of the budget) or equivalent headings for the financial instruments referred to in paragraph 1 as well as the ISPA programme, of the relevant pre-accession budgets.  
mt: budget

en: 5.  
mt: 5.

en: Where projects approved under Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 can no longer be funded under that instrument, they may be integrated into rural development programming and financed under the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund.  
mt: 1258/1999 ma jistgħux jibqgħu jiġu ffinanzjati taħt dak l-istrument, dawn jistgħu jiġu ntegrati fil-programmazzjoni għall-iżvilupp rurali u ffinanzjati mill-Fond Agrikolu Ewropew dwar Gwida u Garanziji.

en: Should specific transitional measures be necessary in this regard, these shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 50(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(  
mt: 1260/1999 tal-21 ta' Ġunju 1999 li jistabbilixxi d-disposizzjonijiet ġenerali tal-Fondi Strutturali (