en: Banknotes  
mt: Karti tal-flus

en: In accordance with Article III-186(1) of the Constitution, the Governing Council shall have the exclusive right to authorise the issue of euro banknotes within the Union.  
mt: Skond l-Artikolu III-186(1) tal-Kostituzzjoni, l-Kunsill Regolatorju għandu jkollu d-dritt esklużiv li jawtorizza l-ħruġ ta' karti tal-flus tal-euro fi ħdan l-Unjoni.

en: The European Central Bank and the national central banks may issue such notes.  
mt: Il Bank Ċentrali Ewropew u l-banek ċentrali nazzjonali jistgħu joħorġu dawn il-karti.

en: The banknotes issued by the European Central Bank and the national central banks shall be the only such notes to have the status of legal tender within the Union.  
mt: Il-karti tal-flus maħruġa mill-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew u mill-banek ċentrali nazzjonali għandhom ikunu l-uniċi karti tal-flus bi status ta' valuta legali fi ħdan l-Unjoni.

en: The European Central Bank shall respect as far as possible existing practices regarding the issue and design of banknotes.  
mt: Il-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew għandu jirrispetta kemm jista' jkun kull prattika eżistenti fejn għandhom x'jaqsmu l-ħruġ u d-disinn ta' karti tal-flus.

en: CHAPTER IV  
mt: KAPITOLU IV

en: MONETARY FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF CENTRAL BANKS  
mt: FUNZJONIJIET MONETARJI U OPERAZZJONIJIET TAS-SISTEMA EWROPEA TA' BANEK ĊENTRALI

en: Article 17  
mt: Artikolu 17

en: Accounts with the European Central Bank and the national central banks  
mt: Kontijiet mal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew u mal-Banek Centrali Nazzjonali

en: In order to conduct their operations, the European Central Bank and the national central banks may open accounts for credit institutions, public entities and other market participants, and accept assets, including book entry securities, as collateral.  
mt: Sabiex iwettqu l-operat tagħhom, il-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew u l-banek ċentrali nazzjonali jistgħu jiftħu kontijiet lil istituzzjonijiet ta' kreditu, entitajiet pubbliċi u parteċipanti oħra fis-suq u jaċċettaw assi, inklużi titoli mniżżla fil-kotba bħala garanzija.

en: Article 18  
mt: Artikolu 18

en: Open market and credit operations  
mt: Suq miftuħ u Operazzjonijiet ta' kreditu

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: In order to achieve the objectives of the European System of Central Banks and to carry out its tasks, the European Central Bank and the national central banks may:  
mt: Sabiex jintlaħqu l-għanijiet tas-Sistema Ewropea ta' Banek Ċentrali u biex iwettqu l-kompiti tagħhom, il-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew u l-banek ċentrali nazzjonali jistgħu:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: operate in the financial markets by buying and selling outright (spot and forward) or under repurchase agreement and by lending or borrowing claims and marketable instruments, whether in euro or other currencies, as well as precious metals;  
mt: ) jew taħt ftehim ta' rkupru u b'titoli ta' kreditu jew self, u li jkunu trasferibbli sew jekk fil-euro u sew f'muniti oħrajn, kif ukoll f'metalli prezzjużi;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: conduct credit operations with credit institutions and other market participants, with lending being based on adequate collateral.  
mt: imexxu operazzjonijiet ta' kreditu ma' istituzzjonijiet ta' kreditu u parteċipanti oħra fis-suq, meta is-self ikun ibbażat fuq garanziji adegwati.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: The European Central Bank shall establish general principles for open market and credit operations carried out by itself or the national central banks, including for the announcement of conditions under which they stand ready to enter into such transactions.  
mt: Il-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew għandu jistabbilixxi l-prinċipji ġenerali għal operazzjonijiet tas-suq miftuħ u ta' kreditu li jitwettqu minnu stess jew mill-banek ċentrali nazzjonali, inkluż il-mod kif jitħabbru l-kondizzjonijiet li taħthom dawn jkunu lesti li jidħlu f'negozji bħal dawn.

en: Article 19  
mt: Artikolu 19

en: Minimum reserves  
mt: Riżervi minimi

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: Subject to Article 2, the European Central Bank may require credit institutions established in Member States to hold minimum reserves on accounts with the European Central Bank and national central banks in pursuance of monetary policy objectives.  
mt: Salv l-Artikolu 2, il-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew jista', biex jimxi mal-miri ta' linji politiċi monetarji, jeżiġi mingħand l-istituzzjonijiet ta' kreditu stabbiliti fl-Istati Membri illi jkollhom minimu ta' riżerva fil-kontijiet tagħhom mal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew u mal-banek ċentrali nazzjonali.

en: Detailed rules concerning the calculation and determination of the required minimum reserves may be established by the Governing Council.  
mt: Regoli dettaljati dwar il-metodi tal-kalkolu u d-determinazzjoni ta' l-ammont meħtieġ jistgħu jkunu stabbiliti mill-Kunsill Regolatorju.

en: In cases of non-compliance the European Central Bank shall be entitled to levy penalty interest and to impose other sanctions with comparable effect.2.  
mt: F'każijiet ta' inadempjenza, l-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew għandu l-jedd li jiġbor imgħax li jkun impost bħala piena u li jimponi sanzjonijiet oħra li jkollhom effett paragunabbli.2.

en: For the application of this Article, the Council shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41, define the basis for minimum reserves and the maximum permissible ratios between those reserves and their basis, as well as the appropriate sanctions in cases of non-compliance.  
mt: Biex jiġi applikat dan l-Artikolu, l-Kunsill għandu, skond il-proċedura stabbilita fl-Artikolu 41, jiddefinixxi l-bażi għar-riżervi minimi u l-ogħla proporzjonijiet permissibbli bejn dawk ir-riżervi u l-bażi tagħhom, kif ukoll is-sanzjonijiet xierqa f'każijiet ta' inadempjenza.

en: Article 20  
mt: Artikolu 20

en: Other instruments of monetary control  
mt: Strumenti oħra ta' kontroll monetarju

en: The Governing Council may, by a majority of two thirds of the votes cast, decide upon the use of such other operational methods of monetary control as it sees fit, respecting Article 2.  
mt: Il-Kunsill Regolatorju jista', b'maġġoranza ta' żewġ terzi tal-voti mitfugħa, jiddeċiedi fuq l-użu ta' metodi oħra ta' kontroll monetarju kif iqis xieraq, skond l-Artikolu 2.

en: The Council shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41, define the scope of such methods if they impose obligations on third parties.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu, skond il-proċedura stabbilita fl-Artikolu 41, jiddefinixxi l-limiti sa fejn dawk il-metodi jimponu obbligi fuq terzi.

en: Article 21  
mt: Artikolu 21

en: Operations with public entities  
mt: Operazzjonijiet ma' entitajiet pubbliċi

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: In accordance with Article III-181 of the Constitution, overdrafts or any other type of credit facility with the European Central Bank or with the national central banks in favour of Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, central governments, regional, local or other public authorities, other bodies governed by public law, or public undertakings of Member States shall be prohibited, as shall the purchase directly from them by the European Central Bank or national central banks of debt instruments.2.  
mt: jew tipi oħra ta' faċilità ta' kreditu mal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew jew mal-banek ċentrali nazzjonali favur l-istituzzjonijiet, il-korpi jew l-aġenziji ta' l-Unjoni, gvernijiet ċentrali, awtoritajiet reġjonali, lokali jew pubbliċi oħra, korpi oħra rregolati bil-liġi amministrattiva, jew intrapriżi pubbliċi fi Stati Membri huma pprojbiti.

en: The European Central Bank and national central banks may act as fiscal agents for the entities referred to in paragraph 1.3.  
mt: Ix-xiri dirett ta' strumenti ta' kreditu mingħandhom mill-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew jew mill-banek ċentrali nazzjonali huwa wkoll pprojbit.2.