en: Celex Test  
mt: Celex Test

en: 9.  
mt: 9.

en: PROTOCOL ON THE TREATY AND THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA, THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS, THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY, THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA, THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA AND THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC  
mt: PROTOKOLL DWAR IT-TRATTAT U L-ATT TA' L-ADEŻJONI TAR-REPUBBLIKA ĊEKA, IR-REPUBBLIKA TA' L-ESTONJA, R-REPUBBLIKA TA' ĊIPRU, IR-REPUBBLIKA TAL-LATVJA, R-REPUBBLIKA TAL-LITWANJA, IR-REPUBBLIKA TA' L-UNGERIJA, R-REPUBBLIKA TA' MALTA, IR-REPUBBLIKA TAL-POLONJA, R-REPUBBLIKA TAS-SLOVENJA U R-REPUBBLIKA SLOVAKKA

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

en: RECALLING that the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic acceded to the European Communities and to the European Union established by the Treaty on European Union on 1 May 2004;  
mt: FILWAQT LI JFAKKRU li r-Repubblika Ċeka, r-Repubblika ta' l-Estonja, r-Repubblika ta' Ċipru, r-Repubblika tal-Latvja, r-Repubblika tal-Litwanja, r-Repubblika ta' l-Ungerija, r-Repubblika ta' Malta, r-Repubblika tal-Polonja, r-Repubblika tas-Slovenja u r-Repubblika Slovakka, ingħaqdu mal-Komunitajiet Ewropej u ma' l-Unjoni Ewropea stabbilita bit-Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea fl-1 ta' Mejju 2004;

en: CONSIDERING that Article IV-437(2)(e) of the Constitution provides that the Treaty of 16 April 2003 concerning the accessions referred to above shall be repealed;  
mt: WARA LI KKUNSIDRAW li l-Artikolu IV-437(2)(e) tal-Kostituzzjoni jipprovdi li t-Trattat tas-16 ta' April 2003 li jikkonċerna l-adeżjonijiet hawn fuq previsti għandu jiġi imħassar;

en: CONSIDERING that many of the provisions of the Act annexed to that Treaty of Accession remain relevant; that Article IV-437(2) of the Constitution provides that those provisions must be set out or referred to in a Protocol, so that they remain in force and their legal effects are preserved;  
mt: WARA LI KKUNSIDRAW li ħafna mid-disposizzjonijiet ta' l-Att anness ma' dak it-Trattat ta' Adeżjoni jibqgħu rilevanti; li l-Artikolu IV-437(2) tal-Kostituzzjoni jipprovdi li dawk id-disposizzjonijiet iridu jiġu stabbiliti jew previsti fi Protokoll, sabiex jibqgħu fis-seħħ u biex l-effetti legali tagħhom ikunu ippreservati;

en: CONSIDERING that some of those provisions require the technical adjustments necessary to bring them into line with the Constitution without altering their legal effect,  
mt: WARA LI KKUNSIDRAW li xi disposizzjonijiet in kwistjoni jeħtieġu l-aġġustamenti tekniċi neċessarji biex jiġu allinjati mal-Kostituzzjoni mingħajr ma jinbidel l-effett legali tagħhom,

en: HAVE AGREED UPON the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community:  
mt: FTEHMU dwar id-disposizzjonijiet li ġejjin, li għandhom jiġu annessi mat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi Kostituzzjoni għall-Ewropa u mat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea dwar l-Enerġija Atomika:

en: PART ONE  
mt: L-EWWEL PARTI

en: PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF 16 APRIL 2003  
mt: DISPOSIZZJONIJIET DWAR L-ATT TA' L-ADEŻJONI TAS-16 TA' APRIL 2003

en: TITLE I  
mt: TITOLU I

en: PRINCIPLES  
mt: PRINĊIPJI

en: Article 1  
mt: Artikolu 1

en: For the purposes of this Protocol:  
mt: Għall-finijiet ta' dan il-Protokoll:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: the expression ‘ Act of Accession of 16 April 2003 ’ means the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded;  
mt: il-frażi “ Att ta' l-Adeżjoni tas-16 ta' April 2003 ” tfisser l-Att li jirrigwarda l-kondizzjonijet ta' l-adeżjoni tar-Repubblika Ċeka, r-Repubblika ta' l-Estonja, r-Repubblika ta' Ċipru, r-Repubblika tal-Latvja, r-Repubblika tal-Litwanja, r-Repubblika ta' l-Ungerija, r-Repubblika ta' Malta, r-Repubblika tal-Polonja, r-Repubblika tas-Slovenja u r-Repubblika Slovakka u l-aġġustamenti għat-Trattati li fuqhom hi bbażata l-Unjoni Ewropea;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: the expressions ‘ Treaty establishing the European Community ’ (EC Treaty) and ‘ Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ’ (EAEC Treaty) mean those Treaties as supplemented or amended by treaties or other acts which entered into force before 1 May 2004;  
mt: il-frażijiet “ Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea ” ( “ Trattat tal-KE ” ) u “ Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea dwar l-Enerġija Atomika ” ( “ Trattat tal-KEEA ” ), ifissru dawk it-Trattati kif issupplementati jew emendati bi trattati jew b'atti oħra li daħlu fis-seħħ qabel l-1 ta' Mejju 2004;

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: the expression ‘ Treaty on European Union ’ (EU Treaty) means that Treaty as supplemented or amended by treaties or other acts which entered into force before 1 May 2004;  
mt: il-frażi it- “ Trattat dwar l-Unjoni Ewropea ” ( “ Trattat dwar l-UE ” ), tfisser dak it-Trattat kif issupplimentat jew emendat bi trattati jew atti oħra li daħlu fis-seħħ qabel l-1 ta' Mejju 2004;

en: (d)  
mt: d)

en: the expression ‘ the Community ’ means one or both of the Communities referred to in (b) as the case may be;  
mt: il-frażi “ il-Komunità ” tfisser, skond il-każ, waħda mill-Komunitajiet previsti f'(b) jew it-tnejn li huma;

en: (e)  
mt: e)

en: the expression ‘ present Member States ’ means the following Member States: the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;  
mt: il-frażi “ Stati Membri attwali ” tfisser l-Istati Membri li ġejjin: ir-Renju tal-Belġju, r-Renju tad-Danimarka, r-Repubblika Federali tal-Ġermanja, r-Repubblika Ellenika, r-Renju ta' Spanja, r-Repubblika Franċiża, l-Irlanda, r-Repubblika Taljana, l-Gran Dukat tal-Lussemburgu, r-Renju ta' l-Olanda, r-Repubblika Awstrijaka, r-Repubblika Portugiża, r-Repubblika tal-Finlandja, r-Renju ta' l-Isvezja u r-Renju Unit tal-Gran Brittanja u l-Irlanda ta' Fuq;

en: (f)  
mt: f)

en: the expression ‘ new Member States ’ means the following Member States: the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.  
mt: il-frażi “ Stati Membri l-ġodda ” tfisser l-Istati Membri li ġejjin: ir-Repubblika Ċeka, r-Repubblika ta' l-Estonja, r-Repubblika ta' Ċipru, r-Repubblika tal-Latvja, r-Repubblika tal-Litwanja, r-Repubblika ta' l-Ungerija, r-Repubblika ta' Malta, r-Repubblika tal-Polonja, r-Repubblika tas-Slovenja u r-Repubblika Slovakka.

en: Article 2  
mt: Artikolu 2