en: In consequence of Article 1 and subject to Articles 3, 4 and 6, none of the provisions of Section 2 or Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title III of Part III of the Constitution or of Article III-260 of the Constitution, insofar as that Article relates to the areas covered by those Sections, or of Article III-263 or Article III-275(2)(a) of the Constitution, no measure adopted pursuant to those Sections or Articles, no provision of any international agreement concluded by the Union pursuant to those Sections or Articles, and no decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union interpreting any such provision or measure shall be binding upon or applicable in the United Kingdom or Ireland; and no such provision, measure or decision shall in any way affect the competences, rights and obligations of those States; and no such provision, measure or decision shall in any way affect the Community or Union acquis nor form part of Union law as they apply to the United Kingdom or Ireland.  
mt: acquis communautaire

en: Article 3  
mt: Artikolu 3

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The United Kingdom or Ireland may notify the Council in writing, within three months after a proposal has been presented to the Council pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title III of Part III of the Constitution or after a proposal or initiative has been presented to the Council pursuant to Article III-263 or to Article III-275(2)(a) of the Constitution, that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of any such proposed measure, whereupon that State shall be entitled to do so.  
mt: Ir-Renju Unit jew l-Irlanda jistgħu jinnotifikaw lill-Kunsill bil-miktub, fi żmien tliet xhur wara li tkun preżentata proposta għal miżura lill-Kunsill skond is-Sezzjonijiet 2 jew 3 tal-Kapitolu IV tat-Titolu III, tal-Kostituzzjoni, jew wara proposta jew inizjattiva tkun preżentata lill-Kunsill skond l-Artikolu III-263 jew l-Artikolu III-275(2)(a) tagħha, li huma jixtiequ jipparteċipaw fl-adozzjoni u l-applikazzjoni ta' xi miżura bħal din proposta, meta mbagħad dak l-Istat għandu jkun intitolat jagħmel dan.

en: The unanimity of the members of the Council, with the exception of a member which has not made such a notification, shall be necessary for acts of the Council which must be adopted unanimously.  
mt: Għandha tkun meħtieġa l-unanimità tal-membri tal-Kunsill, bl-eċċezzjoni ta' membru li ma jkunx għamel din in-notifika, għal dawk id-deċiżjonijiet tal-Kunsill li għandhom jiġu adottati b'mod unanimu.

en: A measure adopted under this paragraph shall be binding upon all Member States which took part in its adoption.  
mt: Miżura adottata taħt dan il-paragrafu għandha torbot l-Istati Membri kollha li jkunu pparteċipaw fl-adozzjoni tagħha.

en: The European regulations or decisions adopted pursuant to Article III-260 of the Constitution shall lay down the conditions for the participation of the United Kingdom and Ireland in the evaluations concerning the areas covered by Section 2 or Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title III of Part III of the Constitution.For the purposes of this Article, a qualified majority shall be defined as at least 55 % of the members of the Council representing the participating Member States, comprising at least 65 % of the population of these States.A blocking minority must include at least the minimum number of 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.By way of derogation from the second and third subparagraphs, where the Council does not act on a proposal from the Commission or from the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, the required qualified majority shall be defined as at least 72 % of the members of the Council representing the participating Member States, comprising at least 65 % of the population of these States.2.  
mt: Ir-regolamenti jew id-deċiżjonijiet Ewropej adottati skond l-Artikolu III-260 tal-Kostituzzjoni għandhom jistabbilixxu l-kondizzjonijiet għall-parteċipazzjoni tar-Renju Unit u ta' l-Irlanda fil-valutazzjonijiet li jikkonċernaw l-oqsma koperti mill-Parti III, t-Titolu III, l-Kapitolu IV, is-Sezzjonijiet 2 jew 3 tal-Kostituzzjoni.Għall-finijiet ta' dan l-Artikolu, maġġoranza kwalifikata għandha tkun definita bħala li hija ugwali għal mill-inqas 55 % tal-Membri tal-Kunsill, li jirrappreżentaw lill-Istati Membri parteċipanti li flimkien jinkludu mill-inqas 65 % tal-popolazzjoni ta' dawn l-Istati.Minoranza li timblokka għandha tinkludi mill-inqas in-numru minimu ta' 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.B'deroga mit-tieni u t-tielet subparagrafi, meta l-Kunsill ma jkunx qed jaġixxi fuq proposta tal-Kummissjoni, jew fuq proposta tal-Ministru għall-Affarijiet Barranin ta' l-Unjoni, l-maġġoranza kwalifikata rekwiżita għandha tkun definita bħala li hija ugwali għal mill-inqas 72 % tal-membri tal-Kunsill li jirrapreżentaw l-Istati Membri parteċipanti, li flimkien jinkludu mill-inqas 65 % tal-popolazzjoni ta' dawn l-Istati.2.

en: If after a reasonable period of time a measure referred to in paragraph 1 cannot be adopted with the United Kingdom or Ireland taking part, the Council may adopt such measure in accordance with Article 1 without the participation of the United Kingdom or Ireland.  
mt: Jekk, fi żmien raġonevoli, miżura prevista fil-paragrafu 1 ma tistax tiġi adottata bil-parteċipazzjoni tar-Renju Unit jew l-Irlanda, l-Kunsill jista' jadotta din il-miżura skond l-Artikolu 1 mingħajr il-parteċipazzjoni tar-Renju Unit jew l-Irlanda.

en: In that case Article 2 applies.  
mt: F'dak il-każ, għandu japplika l-Artikolu 2.

en: Article 4  
mt: Artikolu 4

en: The United Kingdom or Ireland may, at any time after the adoption of a measure pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title III of Part III of the Constitution or to Article III-263 or to Article III-275(2)(a) of the Constitution, notify its intention to the Council and to the Commission that it wishes to accept that measure.  
mt: Ir-Renju Unit jew l-Irlanda jistgħu f'kull żmien wara l-adozzjoni ta' miżura skond is-Sezzjonijiet 2 jew 3 tal-Kapitolu IV tat-Titolu III, tal-Kostituzzjoni, skond l-Artikolu III-263 jew l-Artikolu III-275(2)(a) tal-Kostituzzjoni, jinnotifikaw l-intenzjoni tagħhom lill-Kunsill u lill-Kummissjoni li jixtiequ jaċċettaw dik il-miżura.

en: In that case, the procedure provided for in Article III-420(1) of the Constitution shall apply mutatis mutandis.  
mt: mutatis mutandis.

en: Article 5  
mt: Artikolu 5

en: A Member State which is not bound by a measure adopted pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3 of Chapter IV of Title III of Part III of the Constitution, to Article III-263 or to Article III-275(2)(a) of the Constitution, shall bear no financial consequences of that measure other than administrative costs entailed for the institutions, unless all members of the Council, acting unanimously after consulting the European Parliament, decide otherwise.  
mt: Membru Stat li mhuwiex marbut b'miżura adottata skond is-Sezzjonijiet 2 jew 3 tal-Kapitolu IV tat-Titolu III tal-Kostituzzjoni, skond l-Artikolu III-263 jew l-Artikolu III-275(2)(a), m'għandu jbati l-ebda konsegwenza finanzjarja ta' dik il-miżura ħlief l-ispejjeż amministrattivi li jkollhom jagħmlu l-istituzzjonijiet, sakemm il-membri kollha tal-Kunsill, li għandhom jaġixxu b'mod unanimu wara konsultazzjoni mal-Parlament Ewropew, ma jiddeċiedux mod ieħor.

en: Article 6  
mt: Artikolu 6