en: Arrangements for meetings between ministers of those Member States whose currency is the euro are laid down by the Protocol on the Euro Group.  
mt: Arranġamenti għal laqgħat bejn ministri ta' dawk l-Istati Membri li l-munita tagħhom hija l-euro għandhom jiġu stabbiliti mill-Protokoll dwar il-Grupp tal-euro.

en: Article III-196  
mt: Artikolu III-196

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: In order to secure the euro's place in the international monetary system, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a European decision establishing common positions on matters of particular interest for economic and monetary union within the competent international financial institutions and conferences.  
mt: Sabiex jiġi assigurat il-post tal-euro fis-sistema monetarja internazzjonali, l-Kunsill, fuq proposta mill-Kummissjoni, għandu jadotta deċiżjoni Ewropea li tistabbilixxi posizzjonijiet komuni dwar materji ta' interess partikolari għall-unjoni ekonomika u monetarja fl-istituzzjonijiet u f'konferenzi finanzjarji internazzjonali kompetenti.

en: The Council shall act after consulting the European Central Bank.2.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu jaġixxi wara li jikkonsulta mal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew.2.

en: The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, may adopt appropriate measures to ensure unified representation within the international financial institutions and conferences.  
mt: Il-Kunsill, fuq proposta mill-Kummissjoni, jista' jadotta miżuri xierqa sabiex jassigura rappreżentazzjoni unifikata fl-istituzzjonijiet u f'konferenzi finanzjarji internazzjonali.

en: The Council shall act after consulting the European Central Bank.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu jaġixxi wara li jikkonsulta mal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: For the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, only members of the Council representing Member States whose currency is the euro shall take part in the vote.  
mt: Għall-miżuri previsti fil-paragrafi 1 u 2, għandhom jieħdu sehem fil-vot biss membri tal-Kunsill li jirrappreżentaw Stati Membri li l-munita tagħhom hija l-euro.

en: A qualified majority shall be defined as at least 55 % of these members of the Council, representing Member States comprising at least 65 % of the population of the participating Member States.  
mt: Maġġoranza kwalifikata għandha tkun definita bħala li hija ugwali għal mill-inqas 55 % ta' dawn il-Membri tal-Kunsill, li jirrappreżentaw lil Stati Membri li flimkien jinkludu mill-inqas 65 % tal-popolazzjoni ta' dawn l-Istati.

en: A blocking minority must include at least the minimum number of these Council members representing more than 35 % of the population of the participating Member States, plus one member, failing which the qualified majority shall be deemed attained.  
mt: Minoranza li timblokka għandha tinkludi mill-inqas in-numru minimu ta' dawn il-membri tal-Kunsill li jirrappreżentaw iktar minn 35 % tal-popolazzjoni ta' l-Istati Membri parteċipanti, u membru ieħor, u fin-nuqqas ta' dan, il-maġġoranza kwalifikata tkun meqjusa li nkisbet

en: SECTION 5  
mt: SEZZJONI 5

en: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS  
mt: DISPOŻIZZJONIJIET TRANSITORJI

en: Article III-197  
mt: Artikolu III-197

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: Member States in respect of which the Council has not decided that they fulfil the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro shall hereinafter be referred to as ‘ Member States with a derogation ’ .  
mt: Stati Membri li dwarhom il-Kunsill ikun iddeċieda li ma jissodisfawx il-kondizzjonijiet meħtieġa għall-adozzjoni tal-euro għandhom minn issa 'l quddiem jiġu magħrufa bħala “ Stati Membri b'deroga ” .

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: The following provisions of the Constitution shall not apply to Member States with a derogation:  
mt: Id-disposizzjonijiet tal-Kostituzzjoni li ġejjin m'għandhomx japplikaw għal Stati Membri b'deroga:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: adoption of the parts of the broad economic policy guidelines which concern the euro area generally (Article III-179(2));  
mt: l-adozzjoni tal-partijiet tal-linji gwida ġenerali ta' politika ekonomika li jikkonċernaw iż-żona tal-euro in ġenerali (Artikolu III-179(2));

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: coercive means of remedying excessive deficits (Article III-184(9) and (10));  
mt: eċċessivi (Artikolu III-184(9) u (10));

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: the objectives and tasks of the European System of Central Banks (Article III-185(1), (2), (3) and (5));  
mt: l-għanijiet u l-kompiti tas-Sistema Ewropea ta' Banek Ċentrali (Artikolu III-185(1), (2), (3) u (5));

en: (d)  
mt: d)

en: issue of the euro (Article III-186);  
mt: l-emissjoni tal-euro (Artikolu III-186);

en: (e)  
mt: e)

en: acts of the European Central Bank (Article III-190);  
mt: l-atti tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew (Artikolu III-190);

en: (f)  
mt: f)

en: measures governing the use of the euro (Article III-191);  
mt: il-miżuri li jirregolaw l-użu tal-euro (Artikolu III-191);

en: (g)  
mt: g)

en: monetary agreements and other measures relating to exchange-rate policy (Article III-326);  
mt: il-ftehim monetarju u miżuri oħra dwar il-politika tar-rata tal-kambju (Artikolu III-326);

en: (h)  
mt: h)

en: appointment of members of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (Article III-382(2));  
mt: il-ħatra ta' membri tal-Bord Eżekuttiv tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew (Artikolu III-382(2));

en: (i)  
mt: i)

en: European decisions establishing common positions on issues of particular relevance for economic and monetary union within the competent international financial institutions and conferences (Article III-196(1));  
mt: deċiżjonijiet Ewropej li jistabbilixxu posizzjonijiet komuni dwar kwistjonijiet ta' interess partikolari għall-unjoni ekonomika u monetarja fl-istituzzjonijiet u f'konferenzi finanzjarji internazzjonali kompetenti (Artikolu III-196(1));

en: (j)  
mt: j)

en: measures to ensure unified representation within the international financial institutions and conferences (Article III-196(2)).  
mt: miżuri li jiżguraw rappreżentanza unifikata fl-istituzzjonijiet u f'konferenzi finanzjarji internazzjonali (Artikolu III-196(2)).

en: In the Articles referred to in points (a) to (j), ‘ Member States ’ shall therefore mean Member States whose currency is the euro.  
mt: Fl-Artikoli previsti fil-punti (a) sa (j), “ Stati Membri ” għandha għalhekk tfisser Stati Membri li l-munita tagħhom hija l-euro.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: Under Chapter IX of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, Member States with a derogation and their national central banks are excluded from rights and obligations within the European System of Central Banks.  
mt: Taħt il-Kapitolu IX ta' l-Istatut tas-Sistema Ewropea ta' Banek Ċentrali u tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew, Stati Membri b'deroga u l-banek ċentrali nazzjonali tagħhom huma esklużi mid-drittijiet u l-obbligi fis-Sistema Ewropea ta' Banek Ċentrali.

en: 4.  
mt: 4.

en: The voting rights of members of the Council representing Member States with a derogation shall be suspended for the adoption by the Council of the measures referred to in the Articles listed in paragraph 2, and in the following instances:  
mt: Id-drittijiet tal-vot ta' membri tal-Kunsill li jirrappreżentaw Stati Membri b'deroga għandhom jiġu sospiżi għall-adozzjoni mill-Kunsill tal-miżuri previsti fl-Artikoli elenkati fil-paragrafu 2, u fil-każijiet li ġejjin:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: recommendations made to those Member States whose currency is the euro in the framework of multilateral surveillance, including on stability programmes and warnings (Article III-179(4));  
mt: rakkomandazzjonijiet magħmulin lil dawk l-Istati Membri li l-munita tagħhom hija l-euro fil-qafas ta' sorveljanza multilaterali, inklużi dwar il-programmi ta' stabbiltà u twissijiet (Artikolu III-179(4));

en: (b)  
mt: b)