en: Where, in cases referred to in this Protocol, the United Kingdom or Ireland is 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-260 of the Constitution, insofar as that Article relates to the areas covered by those Sections, to Article III-263 or to Article III-275(2)(a) of the Constitution, the relevant provisions of the Constitution shall apply to that State in relation to that measure.  
mt: Fejn, fil-każijiet previsti f'dan il-Protokoll, ir-Renju Unit u l-Irlanda huma marbuta b'miżura adottata skond is-Sezzjonijiet 2 jew 3 tal-Kapitolu IV tat-Titolu III, tal-Kostituzzjoni, skond l-Artikolu III-260 tagħha, sakemm dan l-Artikolu jirrigwarda l-oqsma koperti minn dawk is-Sezzjonijiet jew l-Artikolu III-263 jew l-Artikolu III-275(2)(a) tal-Kostituzzjoni, d-disposizzjonijiet rilevanti tal-Kostituzzjoni għandhom japplikaw għal dak l-Istat għar-rigward ta' dik il-miżura.

en: Article 7  
mt: Artikolu 7

en: Articles 3 and 4 shall be without prejudice to the Protocol on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union.  
mt: ta' Schengen integrat fil-kwadru ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea.

en: Article 8  
mt: Artikolu 8

en: Ireland may notify the Council in writing that it no longer wishes to be covered by the terms of this Protocol.  
mt: L-Irlanda tista' tinnotifika lill-Kunsill bil-kitba li hija ma tridx iżjed tkun koperta mit-termini ta' dan il-Protokoll.

en: In that case, this Protocol shall no longer apply to Ireland.  
mt: F'dak il-każ, dan il-Protokoll ma jibqax japplika għall-Irlanda.

en: Celex Test  
mt: Celex Test

en: 11.  
mt: 11.

en: PROTOCOL ON THE CONVERGENCE CRITERIA   
mt: PROTOKOLL DWAR IL-KRITERJI TA' KONVERĠENZA

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

en: DESIRING to lay down the details of the convergence criteria which shall guide the Union in taking decisions referred to in Article III-198 of the Constitution to end the derogations of those Member States with a derogation,  
mt: BIX-XEWQA li jistabbilixxu d-dettalji dwar il-kriterji ta' konverġenza li ser imexxu l-Unjoni fid-deċiżjonijiet previsti fl-Artikolu III-198 tal-Kostituzzjoni li jittieħdu biex jintemmu d-derogi ta' dawk l-Istati Membri b'deroga msemmija fl-Artikolu III-198 tal-Kostituzzjoni,

en: HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe:  
mt: FTEHMU dwar id-disposizzjonijiet li ġejjin, li għandhom jiġu annessi mat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi Kostituzzjoni għall-Ewropa:

en: Article 1  
mt: Artikolu 1

en: The criterion on price stability referred to in Article III-198(1)(a) of the Constitution shall mean that the Member State concerned has a price performance that is sustainable and an average rate of inflation, observed over a period of one year before the examination, that does not exceed by more than 1,5 percentage points that of, at most, the three best performing Member States in terms of price stability.  
mt: Il-kriterju ta' l-istabbilità tal-prezzijiet previst fl-Artikolu III-198(1)(a) tal-Kostituzzjoni għandu jfisser li l-Istat Membru involut jkollu grad ta' stabbilità tal-prezzijiet li jkun sostenibbli u rata medja ta' inflazzjoni, osservata fuq perjodu ta' sena qabel l-eżami, li ma teċċedix b'aktar minn 1.5 %, dik ta' l-aħjar tliet Stati Membri f'dik li hi stabbiltà fil-prezzijiet.

en: Inflation shall be measured by means of the consumer price index on a comparable basis, taking into account differences in national definitions.  
mt: L-inflazzjoni għandha tiġi mkejla permezz ta' indiċi ta' prezzijiet tal-konsumatur fuq bażi paragunabbli, meħud kont tad-differenzi fid-definizzjonijiet nazzjonali.

en: Article 2  
mt: Artikolu 2

en: The criterion on the government budgetary position referred to in Article III-198(1)(b) of the Constitution shall mean that at the time of the examination the Member State concerned is not the subject of a European decision of the Council under Article III-184(6) of the Constitution that an excessive deficit exists.  
mt: deficit

en: Article 3  
mt: Artikolu 3

en: The criterion on participation in the exchange-rate mechanism of the European Monetary System referred to in Article III-198(1)(c) of the Constitution shall mean that the Member State concerned has respected the normal fluctuation margins provided for by the exchange-rate mechanism of the European Monetary System without severe tensions for at least the last two years before the examination.  
mt: Il-kriterju dwar il-parteċipazzjoni fil-mekkaniżmu tar-rata tal-kambju tas-Sistema Monetarja Ewropea kif previst fl-Artikolu III-198(1)(ċ) tal-Kostituzzjoni għandu jfisser li l-Istat Membru involut ikun irrispetta l-marġni normali ta' varjazzjoni previsti mill-mekkaniżmu tar-rata tal-kambju tas-Sistema Monetarju Ewropea mingħajr tensjonijiet qawwija għal mill-inqas l-aħħar sentejn qabel l-eżami.

en: In particular, the Member State shall not have devalued its currency's bilateral central rate against the euro on its own initiative for the same period.  
mt: Partikolarment, l-Istat Membru ma għandux ikun żvaluta r-rata bilaterali ċentrali tal-munita tiegħu kontra l-euro fuq inizjattiva tiegħu stess matul l-istess perjodu.

en: Article 4  
mt: Artikolu 4

en: The criterion on the convergence of interest rates referred to in Article III-198(1)(d) of the Constitution shall mean that, observed over a period of one year before the examination, the Member State concerned has had an average nominal long-term interest rate that does not exceed by more than 2 percentage points that of, at most, the three best performing Member States in terms of price stability.  
mt: Il-kriterju dwar il-konverġenza ta' rati ta' l-imgħax previst fl-Artikolu III-198(1)(d) tal-Kostituzzjoni għandu jfisser li, osservat fuq perjodu ta' sena qabel l-eżami, l-Istat Membru involut kellu rata ta' l-imgħax medja nominali b'terminu twil li ma taqbiżx b'aktar minn żewġ punti perċentwali, dik ta' l-aħjar tliet Stati Membri f'dik li hi stabbiltà fil-prezzijiet.

en: Interest rates shall be measured on the basis of long-term government bonds or comparable securities, taking into account differences in national definitions.  
mt: bonds

en: Article 5  
mt: Artikolu 5

en: The statistical data to be used for the application of this Protocol shall be provided by the Commission.  
mt: L-informazzjoni statistika li għandha tintuża għall-applikazzjoni ta' dan il-Protokoll għandha tkun mogħtija mill-Kummissjoni.

en: Article 6  
mt: Artikolu 6

en: The Council shall, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, the European Central Bank, and the Economic and Financial Committee referred to in Article III-192 of the Constitution, adopt appropriate provisions to lay down the details of the convergence criteria referred to in Article III-198 of the Constitution, which shall then replace this Protocol.  
mt: Il-Kunsill, li jaġixxi b'mod unanimu fuq proposta tal-Kummissjoni u wara li jikkonsulta lill-Parlament Ewropew, lill-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew u lill-Kumitat Ekonomiku u Finanzjarju, previst fl-Artikolu III-192 tal-Kostituzzjoni, għandu jadotta disposizzjonijiet approprjati biex jistabbilixxi d-dettalji tal-kriterji ta' konverġenza previsti fl-Artikolu III-198 tal-Kostituzzjoni, li għandhom imbagħad jieħdu post dan il-Protokoll.

en: Celex Test  
mt: Celex Test

en: 23.  
mt: 23.

en: PROTOCOL ON PERMANENT STRUCTURED COOPERATION ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE I-41(6) AND ARTICLE III-312 OF THE CONSTITUTION  
mt: PROTOKOLL DWAR IL-KOPERAZZJONI STRUTTURATA PERMANENTI STABBILITA BL-ARTIKOLU I-41(6) U BL-ARTIKOLU III-312 TAL-KOSTITUZZJONI

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

en: HAVING REGARD TO Article I-41(6) and Article III-312 of the Constitution,  
mt: WARA li kkunsidraw l-Artikoli I-41(6) u III-312 tal-Kostituzzjoni,