en: Members of the European Parliament shall be elected by direct universal suffrage in a free and secret ballot.  
pt: o

en: Explanation  
pt: o

en: Article 39(  
pt: e III-233.

en: 58  
pt: o

en: ) applies under the conditions laid down in Parts I and III of the Constitution, in accordance with Article 52(2) of the Charter(  
pt: da Constituição, inspirando-se também nas disposições de determinadas constituições nacionais.

en: 59  
pt: 59

en: ).  
pt: )

en: 58  
pt: Defesa dos consumidores

en: ) corresponds to the right guaranteed in Article I-10(2) of the Constitution (see also the legal base in Article III-126 for the adoption of detailed arrangements for the exercise of that right) and Article 39(2) (  
pt: As políticas da União devem assegurar um elevado nível de defesa dos consumidores.

en: 58  
pt: o

en: Article 39(2)(  
pt: do Tratado CE, agora substituído pelo artigo III-235.

en: 58  
pt: o

en: ) takes over the basic principles of the electoral system in a democratic State.  
pt: da Constituição.

en: 60  
pt: 60

en: )  
pt: )

en: Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections  
pt: Direito de eleger e de ser eleito nas eleições para o Parlamento Europeu

en: Every citizen of the Union has the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections in the Member State in which he or she resides under the same conditions as nationals of that State.  
pt: Todos os cidadãos da União gozam do direito de eleger e de serem eleitos para o Parlamento Europeu no Estado-Membro de residência, nas mesmas condições que os nacionais desse Estado.

en: Explanation  
pt: Anotações

en: In accordance with Article 52(2) of the Charter(  
pt: O artigo 39.

en: 59  
pt: o

en: )  
pt: (

en: , it applies under the conditions set out in these Articles of Parts I and III of the Constitution.  
pt: o

en: 61  
pt: 61

en: )  
pt: ) da Carta.

en: Right to good administration  
pt: Efectivamente, o n.

en: 1.  
pt: o

en: This right includes:  
pt: o

en: (a)  
pt: (

en: the right of every person to be heard, before any individual measure which would affect him or her adversely is taken;  
pt: 60

en: (b)  
pt: o

en: (c)  
pt: o

en: the obligation of the administration to give reasons for its decisions.  
pt: o

en: 3.  
pt: o

en: 4.  
pt: o

en: Explanation  
pt: o

en: Article 41(  
pt: da Constituição.

en: 61  
pt: O n.

en: inter alia  
pt: 60

en: inter alia  
pt: ) consagra os princípios de base do sistema eleitoral de um regime democrático.

en: , Court of Justice judgment of 31 March 1992 in Case C-255/90 P, Burban [1992] ECR I-2253, and Court of First Instance judgments of 18 September 1995 in Case T-167/94 Nölle [1995] ECR II-2589, and 9 July 1999 in Case T-231/97 New Europe Consulting and others [1999] ECR II-2403).  
pt: o

en: Paragraph 3 reproduces the right now guaranteed by Article III-431 of the Constitution.  
pt: (

en: 62  
pt: 62

en: ), those rights are to be applied under the conditions and within the limits defined by Part III of the Constitution.  
pt: o

en: The right to an effective remedy, which is an important aspect of this question, is guaranteed in Article 47 of this Charter(  
pt: o

en: 63  
pt: 63

en: ).  
pt: o

en: 64  
pt: 64

en: )  
pt: )

en: Right of access to documents  
pt: Direito a uma boa administração

en: Any citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, has a right of access to documents of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union, whatever their medium.  
pt: Todas as pessoas têm direito a que os seus assuntos sejam tratados pelas instituições, órgãos e organismos da União de forma imparcial, equitativa e num prazo razoável.

en: Explanation  
pt: Anotações

en: The right guaranteed in this Article has been taken over from Article 255 of the EC Treaty, on the basis of which Regulation 1049/2001 has subsequently been adopted.  
pt: 1995, p.

en: The European Convention has extended this right to documents of institutions, bodies and agencies generally, regardless of their form, see Article I-50(3) of the Constitution.  
pt: 1989, p.

en: In accordance with Article 52(2) of the Charter(  
pt: o

en: 62  
pt: o

en: ), the right of access to documents is exercised under the conditions and within the limits for which provision is made in Articles I-50(3) and III-399.  
pt: da Constituição para a adopção de legislação no interesse de uma administração europeia aberta, eficiente e independente).

en: 65  
pt: 65

en: Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State has the right to refer to the European Ombudsman cases of maladministration in the activities of the institutions, bodies, offices or agencies of the Union, with the exception of the Court of Justice of the European Union acting in its judicial role.  
pt: ) da Carta, estes direitos são aplicáveis nas condições e limites definidos pela Parte III da Constituição.

en: In accordance with Article 52(2) of the Charter(  
pt: O direito a uma acção judicial efectiva, que constitui um aspecto importante desta questão, é garantido pelo artigo 47.

en: 62  
pt: o

en: ), it applies under the conditions defined in these two Articles.  
pt: (

en: 66  
pt: 66

en: Right to petition  
pt: ) da presente Carta.

en: Any citizen of the Union and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State has the right to petition the European Parliament.  
pt: o

en: 59  
pt: (

en: 67  
pt: 67

en: )  
pt: )

en: Freedom of movement and of residence  
pt: Direito de acesso aos documentos

en: Every citizen of the Union has the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States.  
pt: Qualquer cidadão da União, bem como qualquer pessoa singular ou colectiva com residência ou sede social num Estado-Membro, tem direito de acesso aos documentos das instituições, órgãos e organismos da União, seja qual for o suporte desses documentos.

en: 2.  
pt: o

en: Freedom of movement and residence may be granted, in accordance with the Constitution, to nationals of third countries legally resident in the territory of a Member State.  
pt: o

en: Explanation  
pt: 1049/2001.

en: In accordance with Article 52(2) of the Charter(  
pt: 3 do artigo I-50.

en: 59  
pt: o

en: ), it applies under the conditions and within the limits defined for which provision is made in Part III of the Constitution.  
pt: o

en: Paragraph 2 refers to the power granted to the Union by Articles III-265 to III-267 of the Constitution.  
pt: o

en: Consequently, the granting of this right depends on the institutions exercising that power.  
pt: o

en: 68  
pt: 68

en: )  
pt: )

en: Diplomatic and consular protection  
pt: Provedor de Justiça Europeu

en: Every citizen of the Union shall, in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which he or she is a national is not represented, be entitled to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State, on the same conditions as the nationals of that Member State.  
pt: Qualquer cidadão da União, bem como qualquer pessoa singular ou colectiva com residência ou sede social num Estado-Membro, tem direito de apresentar petições ao Provedor de Justiça Europeu respeitantes a casos de má administração na actuação das instituições, órgãos ou organismos da União, com excepção do Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia no exercício das respectivas funções jurisdicionais.

en: Explanation  
pt: Anotações

en: The right guaranteed by this Article is the right guaranteed by Article I-10 of the Constitution; cf. also the legal base in Article III-127.  
pt: o

en: In accordance with Article 52(2) of the Charter(  
pt: ) da Carta, é aplicável nas condições previstas nesses dois artigos.

en: 69  
pt: 69