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Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
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Direttiva 2009/24/KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill
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of 23 April 2009
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tat- 23 ta’ April 2009
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on the legal protection of computer programs
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dwar il-protezzjoni legali ta’ programmi tal-kompjuter
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(Codified version)
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(Verżjoni kodifikata)
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(Text with EEA relevance)
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(Test b’relevanza għaż-ŻEE)
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THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
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IL-PARLAMENT EWROPEW U L-KUNSILL TAL-UNJONI EWROPEA,
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 95 thereof,
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Wara li ikkunsidraw it-Trattat li jistabbilixxi l-Komunità Ewropea, u b’mod partikolari l-Artikolu 95 tiegħu,
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Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
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Wara li ikkunsidraw il-proposta mill-Kummissjoni,
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Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee [1],
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Wara li ikkunsidraw l-opinjoni tal-Kumitat Ekonomiku u Soċjali Ewropew [1],
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Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty [2],
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Filwaqt li jaġixxu skont il-proċedura stabbilita fl-Artikolu 251 tat-Trattat [2]
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Whereas:
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Billi:
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(1) The content of Council Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the legal protection of computer programs [3] has been amended [4]. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Directive should be codified.
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(1) Il-kontenut tad-Direttiva 91/250/KEE tal-Kunsill tal- 14 ta’ Mejju 1991 dwar il-protezzjoni legali tal-programmi tal-kompjuter [3] ġie emendat [4]. Għal iktar ċarezza u razzjonalità, l-imsemmija Direttiva għandha tiġi kkodifikata.
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(2) The development of computer programs requires the investment of considerable human, technical and financial resources while computer programs can be copied at a fraction of the cost needed to develop them independently.
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(2) L-iżvilupp ta’ programmi tal-kompjuter jeħtieġ investiment ta’ riżorsi umani, tekniċi u finanzjarji konsiderevoli, filwaqt li programmi tal-kompjuter jistgħu jiġu ikkupjati b’parti tal-ispiża meħtieġa għall-iżvilupp tagħhom indipendentement.
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(3) Computer programs are playing an increasingly important role in a broad range of industries and computer program technology can accordingly be considered as being of fundamental importance for the Community's industrial development.
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(3) Il-programmi tal-kompjuter qegħdin ikollhom parti dejjem aktar importanti fil-firxa wiesa’ tal-industriji u t-teknoloġija tal-programmi tal-kompjuter tista’ f’dan is-sens tiġi ikkunsidrata li hi ta’ importanza fundamentali għall-iżvilupp industrijali tal-Komunità.
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(4) Certain differences in the legal protection of computer programs offered by the laws of the Member States have direct and negative effects on the functioning of the internal market as regards computer programs.
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(4) Ċerti differenzi fil-protezzjoni legali ta’ programmi tal-kompjuter offruta bil-liġijiet tal-Istati Membri għandhom effetti diretti u negattivi fuq it-tħaddim tas-suq intern dwar programmi tal-kompjuter.
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(5) Existing differences having such effects need to be removed and new ones prevented from arising, while differences not adversely affecting the functioning of the internal market to a substantial degree need not be removed or prevented from arising.
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(5) Differenzi eżistenti li jkollhom dawn l-effetti hemm bżonn li jitneħħew u oħrajn ġodda ma jitħallewx jinqalgħu, filwaqt li d-differenzi li ma jkollhomx effett kontra it-tħaddim tas-suq intern sa grad sostanzjali m’għandhomx bżonn li jitneħħew jew li ma jitħallewx li jqumu.
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(6) The Community's legal framework on the protection of computer programs can accordingly in the first instance be limited to establishing that Member States should accord protection to computer programs under copyright law as literary works and, further, to establishing who and what should be protected, the exclusive rights on which protected persons should be able to rely in order to authorise or prohibit certain acts and for how long the protection should apply.
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(6) Il-qafas legali tal-Komunità dwar il-protezzjoni ta’ programmi tal-kompjuter jista’ f’dan is-sens primarjament ikun limitat li jistabbilixxi li Stati Membri għandhom jagħtu protezzjoni lill-programmi tal-kompjuter skont liġi tad-drittijiet tal-awtur bħal xogħlijiet letterarji u, ukoll, biex jiġi stabbilit min jew xiex għandu jkun protett, id-drittijiet esklussivi li permezz tagħhom persuni protetti għandhom ikunu jistgħu jafdaw sabiex jawtorizzaw jew jipprojbixxu ċerti atti u għal kemm żmien il-protezzjoni għandha tapplika.
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(7) For the purpose of this Directive, the term "computer program" shall include programs in any form, including those which are incorporated into hardware. This term also includes preparatory design work leading to the development of a computer program provided that the nature of the preparatory work is such that a computer program can result from it at a later stage.
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(7) Għall-fini ta’ din id-Direttiva, it-terminu "programm tal-kompjuter" għandu jinkludi programmi f’kull forma, inklużi dawk li jkunu mdaħħla fil-hardware. Dan it-terminu jinkludi wkoll xogħol preparatorju ta’ disinn li jwassal għall-iżvilupp ta’ programm tal-kompjuter kemm-il darba n-natura tax-xogħol preparatorju huwa hekk li programm tal-kompjuter jista’ jirriżulta minnu fi stadju aktar ’il quddiem.
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(8) In respect of the criteria to be applied in determining whether or not a computer program is an original work, no tests as to the qualitative or aesthetic merits of the program should be applied.
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(8) Fir-rigward tal-kriterji li għandhom jiġu applikati biex jistabbilixxu jekk programm tal-kompjuter huwiex oriġinali jew le, ebda testijiet m’għandhom jiġu applikati dwar il-merti kwalitattivi jew estetiċi tal-programm.
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(9) The Community is fully committed to the promotion of international standardisation.
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(9) Il-Komunità hija impenjata bi sħiħ għall-promozzjoni ta’ standardizzazzjoni internazzjonali.
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(10) The function of a computer program is to communicate and work together with other components of a computer system and with users and, for this purpose, a logical and, where appropriate, physical interconnection and interaction is required to permit all elements of software and hardware to work with other software and hardware and with users in all the ways in which they are intended to function. The parts of the program which provide for such interconnection and interaction between elements of software and hardware are generally known as "interfaces". This functional interconnection and interaction is generally known as "interoperability"; such interoperability can be defined as the ability to exchange information and mutually to use the information which has been exchanged.
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10) Il-funzjoni ta’ programm tal-kompjuter hija li jikkomunika u jaħdem flimkien ma’ komponenti oħra f’sistema ta’ kompjuters u ma’ utenti u, għal dan l-iskop, interkonnessjoni u interazzjoni loġika u, fejn ikun xieraq, waħda fiżika hija meħtieġa biex tippermetti l-elementi kollha tas-software u hardware li jaħdmu ma’ software u hardware ieħor u ma’ utenti fil-modi kollha li fihom huma maħsuba li jiffunzjonaw. Il-partijiet tal-programm li jipprovdu għal din l-interkonnessjoni u l-interazzjoni bejn l-elementi tas-software u l-hardware huma ġeneralment magħrufa bħala "interfaces". Din l-interkonnessjoni u l-interazzjoni funzjonali hija ġeneralment magħrufa bħala "interoperabilità"; din l-interoperabilità tista’ tiġi imfissra bħala l-kapaċità li tagħmel skambju tal-informazzjoni u li tuża’ b’mod reċiproku l-informazzjoni li tkun ġiet skambjata.
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(11) For the avoidance of doubt, it has to be made clear that only the expression of a computer program is protected and that ideas and principles which underlie any element of a program, including those which underlie its interfaces, are not protected by copyright under this Directive. In accordance with this principle of copyright, to the extent that logic, algorithms and programming languages comprise ideas and principles, those ideas and principles are not protected under this Directive. In accordance with the legislation and case-law of the Member States and the international copyright conventions, the expression of those ideas and principles is to be protected by copyright.
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(11) Biex jiġi evitat id-dubju, għandu jkun ċar li l-espressjoni biss ta’ programm tal-kompjuter hija protetta u li l-ideat u prinċipji li jservu ta’ bażi għal kull element fil-programm, inklużi dawk li jservu ta’ bażi għall-interfaces tiegħu, mhumiex protetti bid-drittijiet tal-awtur skont din id-Direttiva. Skont dan il-prinċipju tad-drittijiet tal-awtur, sal-punt li l-loġika, l-algoritmi u lingwi tal-programmi jinkludu ideat u prinċipji, dawk l-ideat u prinċipji mhumiex protetti skont din id-Direttiva. Skont il-leġiżlazzjoni u l-każistika tal-Istati Membri u l-konvenzjonijiet internazzjonali dwar id-drittijiet tal-awtur, l-espressjoni ta’ dawk l-ideat u l-prinċipji għandha tkun protetta bid-drittijiet tal-awtur.
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(12) For the purposes of this Directive, the term "rental" means the making available for use, for a limited period of time and for profit-making purposes, of a computer program or a copy thereof. This term does not include public lending, which, accordingly, remains outside the scope of this Directive.
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(12) Għall-finijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva, it-terminu "kirja" ifisser li tagħmel disponibbli għall-użu, għal perijodu limitat ta’ żmien u għal finijiet ta’ qligħ, programm ta’ kompjuter jew kopja tiegħu. Dan it-terminu ma jinkludix self lill-pubbliku, li, f’dan is-sens, jibqa’ barra mill-iskop ta’ din id-Direttiva.
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(13) The exclusive rights of the author to prevent the unauthorised reproduction of his work should be subject to a limited exception in the case of a computer program to allow the reproduction technically necessary for the use of that program by the lawful acquirer. This means that the acts of loading and running necessary for the use of a copy of a program which has been lawfully acquired, and the act of correction of its errors, may not be prohibited by contract. In the absence of specific contractual provisions, including when a copy of the program has been sold, any other act necessary for the use of the copy of a program may be performed in accordance with its intended purpose by a lawful acquirer of that copy.
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(13) Id-drittijiet esklussivi tal-awtur li jipprevjenu r-riproduzzjoni mhux awtorizzata ta’ dan ix-xogħol għandhom ikunu soġġetti għall-eċċezzjoni limitata fil-każ ta’ programm tal-kompjuter li tippermetti r-riproduzzjoni teknika meħtieġa għall-użu ta’ dak il-programm minn min jiksbu legalment. Dan ifisser li l-atti li jtellgħu u jħaddmu, meħtieġa għall-użu ta’ kopja ta’ programm li jkun inkiseb legalment, u l-att ta’ korrezzjoni tal-iżbalji tiegħu, jistgħu ma jkunux projbiti b’kuntratt. Fl-assenza ta’ dispożizzjonijiet kuntrattwali speċifiċi, inkluż meta kopja ta’ programm tkun inbiegħet, kull att ieħor meħtieġ għall-użu tal-kopja ta’ programm jista’ jitwettaq skont l-iskop maħsub tiegħu minn min ikun kiseb legalment dik il-kopja.
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(14) A person having a right to use a computer program should not be prevented from performing acts necessary to observe, study or test the functioning of the program, provided that those acts do not infringe the copyright in the program.
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(14) Persuna li għandha d-dritt li tuża programm tal-kompjuter m’għandhiex tkun ipprojbita milli twettaq atti meħtieġa biex tosserva, tistudja jew tittestja l-iffunzjonar tal-programm, kemm-il darba dawk l-atti ma jiksrux id-drittijiet tal-awtur fil-programm.
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(15) The unauthorised reproduction, translation, adaptation or transformation of the form of the code in which a copy of a computer program has been made available constitutes an infringement of the exclusive rights of the author. Nevertheless, circumstances may exist when such a reproduction of the code and translation of its form are indispensable to obtain the necessary information to achieve the interoperability of an independently created program with other programs. It has therefore to be considered that, in these limited circumstances only, performance of the acts of reproduction and translation by or on behalf of a person having a right to use a copy of the program is legitimate and compatible with fair practice and must therefore be deemed not to require the authorisation of the rightholder. An objective of this exception is to make it possible to connect all components of a computer system, including those of different manufacturers, so that they can work together. Such an exception to the author's exclusive rights may not be used in a way which prejudices the legitimate interests of the rightholder or which conflicts with a normal exploitation of the program.
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(15) Ir-riproduzzjoni, traduzzjoni, adattament jew trasformazzjoni mhix awtorizzata tal-forma taċ-ċifrarju li fih kopja ta’ programm tal-kompjuter tkun saret disponibbli, tikkostitwixxi ksur tad-drittijiet esklussivi tal-awtur. Minkejja dan, jistgħu jeżistu ċirkostanzi meta din ir-riproduzzjoni taċ-ċifrarju u t-traduzzjoni tal-forma tiegħu huma indispensabbli biex tikseb l-informazzjoni meħtieġa biex tikseb l-interoperabilità ta’ programm maħluq indipendentement minn programmi oħra. Għalhekk għad għandu jiġi ikkunsidrat li dawn iċ-ċirkostanzi limitati biss, twettiq tal-atti ta’ riproduzzjoni u traduzzjoni minn jew f’isem persuna li għandha d-dritt li tuża’ kopja tal-programm hija leġittima u kompatibbli ma’ prattika ġusta u għandha għalhekk titqies li ma jkollhiex bżonn l-awtorizzazzjoni tad-detentur tad-dritt. Skop ta’ din l-eċċezzjoni huwa li jagħmilha possibbli li jikkonnettja l-komponenti kollha ta’ sistema tal-kompjuter, inklużi dawk ta’ manifatturi differenti, biex ikunu jistgħu jaħdmu flimkien. Din l-eċċezzjoni tad-drittijiet esklussivi tal-awtur ma tistax tintuża’ b’mod li tippreġudika l-interessi leġittimi tad-detentur tad-drittijiet jew li tmur kontra l-isfruttar normali tal-programm.
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(16) Protection of computer programs under copyright laws should be without prejudice to the application, in appropriate cases, of other forms of protection. However, any contractual provisions contrary to the provisions of this Directive laid down in respect of decompilation or to the exceptions provided for by this Directive with regard to the making of a back-up copy or to observation, study or testing of the functioning of a program should be null and void.
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(16) Protezzjoni ta’ programmi tal-kompjuter skont liġijiet tad-drittijiet tal-awtur għandha tkun mingħajr preġudizzju għall-applikazzjoni, f’każi xierqa, ta’ forom oħra ta’ protezzjoni. B’danakollu, kull dispożizzjoni kuntrattwali kontrarja għad- dispożizzjonijiet tad-Direttiva msemmija għar-rigward id-dekumpilazzjoni jew għall-eċċezzjonijiet li hemm previsti b’din id-Direttiva għar-rigward l-għemil ta’ kopja ta’ rinforz jew għall-osservazzjoni, l-istudju jew l-ittestjar tal-funzjonament ta’ programm għandha tkun nulla u bla effett.
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(17) The provisions of this Directive are without prejudice to the application of the competition rules under Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty if a dominant supplier refuses to make information available which is necessary for interoperability as defined in this Directive.
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(17) Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva huma mingħajr preġudizzju għall-applikazzjoni tar-regoli tal-kompetizzjoni skont l-Artikoli 81 u 82 tat-Trattat jekk fornitur dominanti jirrifjuta li jagħmel disponibbli l-informazzjoni li hija meħtieġa għall-interoperabilità kif imfissra f’din id-Direttiva.
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(18) The provisions of this Directive should be without prejudice to specific requirements of Community law already enacted in respect of the publication of interfaces in the telecommunications sector or Council Decisions relating to standardisation in the field of information technology and telecommunication.
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(18) Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva għandhom ikunu mingħajr preġudizzju għar-rekwiżiti speċifiċi tal-liġi tal-Komunità li tkun diġà għaddiet dwar il-pubblikazzjoni ta’ interfaces fis-settur tat-telekomunikazzjonijiet jew Deċiżjonijiet tal-Kunsill dwar l-istandardizzazzjoni fil-qasam tal-informatika u t-telekomunikazzjoni.
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(19) This Directive does not affect derogations provided for under national legislation in accordance with the Berne Convention on points not covered by this Directive.
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(19) Din id-Direttiva ma taffettwax derogi li hemm provdut dwarhom fil-leġiżlazzjoni nazzjonali skont il-Konvenzjoni ta’ Berna fuq punti li m’humiex regolati b’din id-Direttiva.
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(20) This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex I, Part B,
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(20) Din id-Direttiva għandha tkun bla ħsara għall-obbligi tal-Istati Membri għar-rigward il-limiti ta’ żmien għat-traspożizzjoni fil-liġi nazzjonali tad-Direttivi mniżżla fl-Anness I, Parti B,
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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
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ADOTTAW DIN ID-DIRETTIVA:
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Article 1
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Artikolu 1
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Object of protection
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L-għan tal-protezzjoni
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1. In accordance with the provisions of this Directive, Member States shall protect computer programs, by copyright, as literary works within the meaning of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. For the purposes of this Directive, the term "computer programs" shall include their preparatory design material.
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1. Skont id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva, l-Istati Membri għandhom jipproteġu programmi tal-kompjuter, bid-drittijiet tal-awtur, bħala xogħlijiet letterarji skont it-tifsira tal-Konvenzjoni ta’ Berna għall-Protezzjoni ta’ Xogħlijiet Letterarji u Artisitiċi. Għall-finijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva, it-terminu "programmi tal-kompjuter" għandu jinkludi l-materjal preparatorju tad-disinn tagħhom.
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2. Protection in accordance with this Directive shall apply to the expression in any form of a computer program. Ideas and principles which underlie any element of a computer program, including those which underlie its interfaces, are not protected by copyright under this Directive.
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2. Protezzjoni skont din id-Direttiva għandha tapplika għall-espressjoni f’kull forma ta’ programm tal-kompjuter. Ideat u prinċipji li jservu ta’ bażi għal kull element ta’ programm tal-kompjuter, inklużi dawk li jservu ta’ bażi għall-interfaces tiegħu, m’humiex protetti bid-drittijiet tal-awtur skont din id-Direttiva.
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3. A computer program shall be protected if it is original in the sense that it is the author's own intellectual creation. No other criteria shall be applied to determine its eligibility for protection.
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3. Programm tal-kompjuter għandu jkun protett jekk ikun oriġinali fis-sens li jkun il-ħolqien intellettwali tal-awtur stess. L-ebda kriterji oħra ma għandhom jiġu applikati biex tiġi stabbilita l-eliġibilità tiegħu għall-protezzjoni.
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4. The provisions of this Directive shall apply also to programs created before 1 January 1993, without prejudice to any acts concluded and rights acquired before that date.
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4. Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva għandhom jgħoddu wkoll għall-programmi maħluqa qabel l- 1 ta’ Jannar tal-1993 mingħajr preġudizzju għal kull att konkluż u drittijiet miksuba qabel dik id-data.
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Article 2
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Artikolu 2
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Authorship of computer programs
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L-awtur ta’ programmi tal-kompjuter
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1. The author of a computer program shall be the natural person or group of natural persons who has created the program or, where the legislation of the Member State permits, the legal person designated as the rightholder by that legislation.
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1. L-awtur ta’ programm tal-kompjuter għandu jkun il-persuna fiżika jew grupp ta’ persuni fiżiċi li jkun ħoloq il-programm jew, fejn il-leġiżlazzjoni tal-Istat Membru tippermetti, il-persuna ġuridika maħtura bħala detentur tad-drittijiet minn dik il-leġiżlazzjoni.
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Where collective works are recognised by the legislation of a Member State, the person considered by the legislation of the Member State to have created the work shall be deemed to be its author.
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Fejn xogħlijiet kollettivi huma rikonoxxuti bil-leġiżlazzjoni ta’ Stat Membru, il-persuna ikkunsidrata mil-leġiżlazzjoni tal-Istat Membru li tkun ħolqot ix-xogħol għandha titqies bħala l-awtur tiegħu.
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2. In respect of a computer program created by a group of natural persons jointly, the exclusive rights shall be owned jointly.
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2. Fir-rigward ta’ programm tal-kompjuter maħluq minn grupp ta’ persuni fiżiċi flimkien, id-drittijiet esklussivi għandhom ikunu ipposseduti flimkien.
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3. Where a computer program is created by an employee in the execution of his duties or following the instructions given by his employer, the employer exclusively shall be entitled to exercise all economic rights in the program so created, unless otherwise provided by contract.
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3. Fejn programm tal-kompjuter jinħoloq minn impjegat fit-twettiq ta’ dmirijietu jew billi jsegwi struzzjonijiet mogħtija mill-prinċipal tiegħu, il-prinċipal b’mod esklussiv għandu jkun intitolat biex jeżerċita d-drittijiet ekonomiċi kollha fil-programm hekk maħluq, kemm-il darba ma jkunx hemm provdut mod ieħor bil-kuntratt.
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Article 3
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Artikolu 3
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Beneficiaries of protection
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Il-benefiċjarji tal-protezzjoni
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Protection shall be granted to all natural or legal persons eligible under national copyright legislation as applied to literary works.
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Protezzjoni għandha tingħata lill-persuni fiżiċi jew ġuridiċi kollha eliġibbli skont il-leġiżlazzjoni nazzjonali dwar id-drittijiet tal-awtur kif applikata għal xogħlijiet letterarji.
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Article 4
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Artikolu 4
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Restricted acts
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Atti ristretti
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1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 5 and 6, the exclusive rights of the rightholder within the meaning of Article 2 shall include the right to do or to authorise:
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1. Bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Artikoli 5 u 6, id-drittijiet esklussivi tad-detentur tad-drittijiet skont it-tifsira tal-Artikolu 2 għandhom jinkludu d-dritt li jagħmlu jew li jawtorizzaw:
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(a) the permanent or temporary reproduction of a computer program by any means and in any form, in part or in whole; in so far as loading, displaying, running, transmission or storage of the computer program necessitate such reproduction, such acts shall be subject to authorisation by the rightholder;
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(a) ir-riproduzzjoni permanenti jew temporanja ta’ programm tal-kompjuter b’kull mezz u f’kull forma, f’parti jew kollha. In kwantu għat-tlugħ, wiri, tħaddim, trasmissjoni jew ħażna tal-programm tal-kompjuter ikun hemm bżonn din ir-riproduzzjoni, dawn l-atti għandhom ikunu soġġetti għall-awtorizzazzjoni mid-detentur tad-drittijiet;
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(b) the translation, adaptation, arrangement and any other alteration of a computer program and the reproduction of the results thereof, without prejudice to the rights of the person who alters the program;
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(b) it-traduzzjoni, addattament, arranġament u kull alterazzjoni oħra ta’ programm tal-kompjuter u r-riproduzzjoni tar-riżultati tagħhom, mingħajr preġudizzju għad-drittijiet tal-persuna li tibdel il-programm;
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(c) any form of distribution to the public, including the rental, of the original computer program or of copies thereof.
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(c) kull forma ta’ distribuzzjoni lill-pubbliku, inkluż il-kiri, tal-programm oriġinali tal-kompjuter jew kopji tiegħu.
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2. The first sale in the Community of a copy of a program by the rightholder or with his consent shall exhaust the distribution right within the Community of that copy, with the exception of the right to control further rental of the program or a copy thereof.
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2. L-ewwel bejgħ fil-Komunità ta’ kopja ta’ programm mid-detentur tad-drittijiet jew bil-kunsens tiegħu għandu jeżawrixxi d-dritt ta’ distribuzzjoni fil-Komunità ta’ dik il-kopja, bl-eċċezzjoni tad-dritt biex jikkontrolla aktar il-kiri tal-programm jew kopja tiegħu.
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Article 5
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Artikolu 5
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Exceptions to the restricted acts
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Eċċezzjonijiet għall-atti ristretti
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1. In the absence of specific contractual provisions, the acts referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 4(1) shall not require authorisation by the rightholder where they are necessary for the use of the computer program by the lawful acquirer in accordance with its intended purpose, including for error correction.
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1. Fl-assenza ta’ dispożizzjonijiet speċifiċi kuntrattwali, l-atti msemmija fil-punti (a) u (b) tal-Artikolu 4(1) m’għandhomx jeħtieġu awtorizzazzjoni mid-detentur tad-drittijiet fejn ikunu meħtieġa għall-użu tal-programm tal-kompjuter minn min jiksbu legalment skont il-fini maħsub tiegħu, inkluża l-korrezzjoni ta’ żball.
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2. The making of a back-up copy by a person having a right to use the computer program may not be prevented by contract in so far as it is necessary for that use.
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2. It-twettiq ta’ kopja ta’ rinforz minn persuna li jkollha dritt li tħaddem il-programm tal-kompjuter tista’ ma tkunx miżmuma b’kuntratt għal kemm żmien ikun meħtieġ għal dak l-użu.
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3. The person having a right to use a copy of a computer program shall be entitled, without the authorisation of the rightholder, to observe, study or test the functioning of the program in order to determine the ideas and principles which underlie any element of the program if he does so while performing any of the acts of loading, displaying, running, transmitting or storing the program which he is entitled to do.
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3. Il-persuna li jkollha dritt tuża kopja ta’ programm tal-kompjuter għandha tkun intitolata, mingħajr l-awtorizzazzjoni tad-detentur tad-drittijiet, li tosserva, tistudja jew tittestja l-funzjonament tal-programm sabiex tiddeċiedi l-ideat u l-prinċipji li huma l-bażi ta’ kull element tal-programm jekk hu jagħmel hekk waqt li jkun iwettaq kull att ta’ tlugħ, wiri, tħaddim, trasmissjoni jew ħażna ta’ programm li hu jkun intitolat li jagħmel.
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Article 6
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Artikolu 6
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Decompilation
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Dekumpilazzjoni
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1. The authorisation of the rightholder shall not be required where reproduction of the code and translation of its form within the meaning of points (a) and (b) of Article 4(1) are indispensable to obtain the information necessary to achieve the interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, provided that the following conditions are met:
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1. L-awtorizzazzjoni tad-detentur tad-drittijiet m’għandhiex tkun meħtieġa fejn ir-riproduzzjoni taċ-ċifrarju u t-traduzzjoni tal-forma tiegħu skont it-tifsira tal-punti (a) u (b) tal-Artikolu 4(1) huma indispensabbli biex tottjeni l-informazzjoni meħtieġa biex tikseb l-interoperabilità ta’ programm tal-kompjuter maħluq indipendentement minn programmi oħra, kemm-il darba jsiru skont dawn il-kundizzjonijiet li ġejjin:
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(a) those acts are performed by the licensee or by another person having a right to use a copy of a program, or on their behalf by a person authorised to do so;
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(a) dawk l-atti jitwettqu mill-persuna li tingħatalha l-liċenzja jew minn persuna oħra li jkollha d-dritt li tuża’ kopja ta’ programm, jew f’isimhom minn persuna awtorizzata li tagħmel dan;
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(b) the information necessary to achieve interoperability has not previously been readily available to the persons referred to in point (a); and
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(b) l-informazzjoni meħtieġa biex tikseb l-interoperabilità ma tkunx minn qabel disponibbli għall-persuni msemmija fil-punt (a); u
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(c) those acts are confined to the parts of the original program which are necessary in order to achieve interoperability.
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(c) dawk l-atti jkunu limitati għall-partijiet tal-programm oriġinali li huma meħtieġa biex jiksbu l-interoperabilità.
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2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not permit the information obtained through its application:
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2. Id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-paragrafu 1 ma għandhomx jippermettu l-informazzjoni miksuba permezz tal-applikazzjoni tiegħu:
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(a) to be used for goals other than to achieve the interoperability of the independently created computer program;
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(a) li tintuża għal għanijiet oħra għajr biex tikseb l-interoperabilità tal-programm tal-kompjuter maħluq indipendentement;
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(b) to be given to others, except when necessary for the interoperability of the independently created computer program; or
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(b) li tingħata lill-oħrajn, għajr meta jkun meħtieġ għall-interoperabilità ta’ programm tal-kompjuter maħluq indipendentement; jew
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(c) to be used for the development, production or marketing of a computer program substantially similar in its expression, or for any other act which infringes copyright.
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(c) li tintuża għall-iżvilupp, produzzjoni jew kummerċ ta’ programm tal-kompjuter sostanzjalment simili fl-espressjoni tiegħu, jew għal kull att ieħor li jikser id-drittijiet tal-awtur.
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3. In accordance with the provisions of the Berne Convention for the protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the provisions of this Article may not be interpreted in such a way as to allow its application to be used in a manner which unreasonably prejudices the rightholder's legitimate interests or conflicts with a normal exploitation of the computer program.
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3. Skont id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Konvenzjoni ta’ Berna għall-protezzjoni ta’ Xogħlijiet Letterarji u Artistiċi, id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Artikolu ma jistgħux jiġu interpretati b’mod li jippermettu l-applikazzjoni tiegħu li tintuża b’mod li tippreġudika b’mod mhux raġunat l-interessi ġusti tad-detentur leġittimu jew imorru kontra l-isfruttar normali tal-programm tal-kompjuter.
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Article 7
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Artikolu 7
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Special measures of protection
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Miżuri speċjali ta’ protezzjoni
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1. Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 4, 5 and 6, Member States shall provide, in accordance with their national legislation, appropriate remedies against a person committing any of the following acts:
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1. Mingħajr preġudizzju għad-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Artikoli 4, 5 u 6, l-Istati Membri għandhom jipprovdu, skont il-leġiżlazzjoni nazzjonali tagħhom, rimedji xierqa kontra persuna li tikkommetti xi wieħed mill-atti li ġejjin:
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(a) any act of putting into circulation a copy of a computer program knowing, or having reason to believe, that it is an infringing copy;
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(a) kull att li jqiegħed fiċ-ċirkulazzjoni kopja ta’ programm tal-kompjuter waqt li jaf, jew li jkollu raġuni għalfejn jemmen, li hija kopja illegali;
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(b) the possession, for commercial purposes, of a copy of a computer program knowing, or having reason to believe, that it is an infringing copy;
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(b) il-pussess, għal finijiet kummerċjali, ta’ kopja ta’ programm tal-kompjuter waqt li jkun jaf, jew ikollu raġuni għalfejn jemmen, li tkun kopja illegali;
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(c) any act of putting into circulation, or the possession for commercial purposes of, any means the sole intended purpose of which is to facilitate the unauthorised removal or circumvention of any technical device which may have been applied to protect a computer program.
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(c) kull att li jqiegħed fiċ-ċirkulazzjoni, jew il-pussess għal finijiet kummerċjali ta’ kull mezz li l-uniku għan maħsub għalih hu li jħaffef, li jneħħi mingħajr awtorità jew li jeħles minn xi strument tekniku li jista’ jkun applikat biex jipproteġi programm tal-kompjuter.
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2. Any infringing copy of a computer program shall be liable to seizure in accordance with the legislation of the Member State concerned.
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2. Kull kopja illegali ta’ programm tal-kompjuter tista’ tiġi sekwestrata skont il-leġiżlazzjoni tal-Istat Membru interessat.
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3. Member States may provide for the seizure of any means referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1.
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3. L-Istati Membri jistgħu jipprovdu għas-sekwestru b’kull mezz imsemmi fil-punt (c) tal-paragrafu 1.
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Article 8
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Artikolu 8
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Continued application of other legal provisions
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Applikazzjoni kontinwa ta’ dispożizzjonijiet legali oħra
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The provisions of this Directive shall be without prejudice to any other legal provisions such as those concerning patent rights, trade-marks, unfair competition, trade secrets, protection of semi-conductor products or the law of contract.
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Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din id-Direttiva għandhom ikunu mingħajr preġudizzju għal kull dispożizzjoni legali oħra bħal dik dwar id-drittijiet tal-privattivi, trademarks, kompetizzjoni inġusta, sigrieti tas-sengħa, protezzjoni ta’ prodotti semikundutturi jew liġi ta’ kuntratt.
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Any contractual provisions contrary to Article 6 or to the exceptions provided for in Article 5(2) and (3) shall be null and void.
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Kull dispożizzjoni kuntrattwali kuntrarja għall-Artikolu 6 jew għall-eċċezzjonijiet li hemm provdut dwarhom fl-Artikolu 5(2) u (3) għandhom ikunu nulli u bla effett.
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Article 9
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Artikolu 9
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Communication
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Komunikazzjoni
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Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law adopted in the field governed by this Directive.
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L-Istati Membri għandhom jgħarrfu lill-Kummissjoni bid-dispożizzjonijiet tal-liġi nazzjonali adottati fil-qasam regolat minn din id-Direttiva.
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Article 10
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Artikolu 10
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Repeal
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Deroga
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Directive 91/250/EEC, as amended by the Directive indicated in Annex I, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law of the Directives set out in Annex I, Part B.
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Id-Direttiva 91/250/KEE, kif emendata mid-Direttiva imniżżla fl-Anness I, Parti A hi mħassra, bla ħsara għall-obbligi tal-Istati Membri għar-rigward il-limiti ta’ żmien għat-traspożizzjoni fil-liġi nazzjonali tad-Direttivi mniżżla fl-Anness I, Parti B.
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References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.
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Riferenzi għad-Direttiva mħassra għandhom jinftiehmu bħala riferenzi għal din id-Direttiva u għandhom jinqraw skont it-tabella ta’ korrelazzjoni fl-Anness II.
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Article 11
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Artikolu 11
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Entry into force
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Dħul fis-seħħ
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This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Din id-Direttiva għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fl-għoxrin jum wara l-pubblikazzjoni tagħha f’Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali tal-Unjoni Ewropea.
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Article 12
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Artikolu 12
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Addressees
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Destinatarji
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This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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Din id-Direttiva hija indirizzata lill-Istati Membri.
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Done at Strasbourg, 23 April 2009.
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Magħmula fi Strażburgu, 23 ta’ April 2009.
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For the European Parliament
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Għall-Parlament Ewropew
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The President
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Il-President
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H.-G. Pöttering
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H.-G. Pöttering
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For the Council
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Għall-Kunsill
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The President
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Il-President
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P. Nečas
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P. Nečas
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[1] OJ C 204, 9.8.2008, p. 24.
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[1] ĠU C 204, 9.8.2008, p. 24.
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[2] Opinion of the European Parliament of 17 June 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 23 March 2009.
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[2] L-Opinjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew tas- 17 ta’ Ġunju 2008 (għadha mhix ippubblikata fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali) u d-Deċiżjoni tal-Kunsill tat- 23 ta’ Marzu 2009.
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[3] OJ L 122, 17.5.1991, p. 42.
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[3] ĠU L 122, 17.5.1991, p. 42.
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[4] See Annex I, Part A.
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[4] Ara l-Anness I, Parti A.
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ANNEX I
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ANNESS I
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PART A
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PARTI A
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Repealed Directive with its amendment
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Direttiva imħassra flimkien ma’ lista ta’ l-emendi suċċessivi tagħha
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(referred to in Article 10)
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(imsemmija fl-Artikolu 10)
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Council Directive 91/250/EEC (OJ L 122, 17.5.1991, p. 42) | |
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Direttiva tal-Kunsill 91/250/KEE (ĠU L 122, 17.5.1991, p. 42) | |
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Council Directive 93/98/EEC (OJ L 290, 24.11.1993, p. 9) | Article 11(1) only |
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Direttiva tal-Kunsill 93/98/KEE (ĠU L 290, 24.11.1993, p. 9) | Artikolu 11(1) biss |
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PART B
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PARTI B
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List of time-limits for transposition into national law
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Lista tal-limiti ta’ żmien għat-traspożizzjoni fil-liġi nazzjonali
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(referred to in Article 10)
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(imsemmija fl-Artikolu 10)
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Directive | Time-limit for transposition |
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Direttiva | Limitu ta’ żmien għat-traspożizzjoni |
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91/250/EEC | 31 December 1992 |
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91/250/KEE | 31 ta’ Diċembru 1992 |
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93/98/EEC | 30 June 1995 |
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93/98/KEE | 30 ta’ Ġunju 1995 |
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ANNEX II
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ANNESS II
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Correlation table
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Tabella ta’ korrelazzjoni
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Directive 91/250/EEC | This Directive |
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Direttiva 91/250/KEE | Din id-Direttiva |
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Article 1(1), (2) and (3) | Article 1(1), (2) and (3) |
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Artikolu 1(1), (2) u (3) | Artikolu 1(1), (2) u (3) |
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Article 2(1), first sentence | Article 2(1), first subparagraph |
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Artikolu 2(1), l-ewwel sentenza | Artikolu 2(1), l-ewwel subparagrafu |
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Article 2(1), second sentence | Article 2(1), second subparagraph |
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Artikolu 2(1), it-tieni sentenza | Artikolu 2(1), it-tieni subparagrafu |
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Article 2(2) and (3) | Article 2(2) and (3) |
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Artikolu 2(2) u (3) | Artikolu 2(2) u (3) |
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Article 3 | Article 3 |
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Artikolu 3 | Artikolu 3 |
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Article 4, introductory words | Article 4(1), introductory words |
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Artikolu 4, kliem tal-bidu | Artikolu 4(1), kliem tal-bidu |
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Article 4(a) | Article 4(1), point (a) |
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Artikolu 4(a) | Artikolu 4(1), il-punt (a) |
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Article 4(b) | Article 4(1), point (b) |
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Artikolu 4(b) | Artikolu 4(1), il-punt (b) |
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Article 4(c), first sentence | Article 4(1), point (c) |
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Artikolu 4(c), l-ewwel sentenza | Artikolu 4(1), il-punt (c) |
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Article 4(c), second sentence | Article 4(2) |
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Artikolu 4(c), it-tieni sentenza | Artikolu 4(2) |
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Articles 5, 6 and 7 | Articles 5, 6 and 7 |
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Artikoli 5, 6 u 7 | Artikoli 5, 6 u 7 |
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Article 9(1), first sentence | Article 8, first paragraph |
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Artikolu 9(1), l-ewwel sentenza | Artikolu 8, l-ewwel paragrafu |
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Article 9(1), second sentence | Article 8, second paragraph |
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Artikolu 9(1), it-tieni sentenza | Artikolu 8, it-tieni paragrafu |
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Article 9(2) | Article 1(4) |
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Artikolu 9(2) | Artikolu 1(4) |
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Article 10(1) | — |
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Artikolu 10(1) | — |
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Article 10(2) | Article 9 |
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Artikolu 10(2) | Artikolu 9 |
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— | Article 10 |
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— | Artikolu 10 |
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— | Article 11 |
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— | Artikolu 11 |
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Article 11 | Article 12 |
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Artikolu 11 | Artikolu 12 |
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