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Document 01976X1008(01)-20020923

Consolidated text: Act concerning the election of the membru tal-Parlament Ewropew by direct universal suffrage

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1976/787(2)/2002-09-23

01976X1008(01) — MT — 23.09.2002 — 005.008

Dan it-test hu maħsub purament bħala għodda ta’ dokumentazzjoni u m’għandu l-ebda effett legali. L-istituzzjonijiet tal-Unjoni m'għandhom l-ebda responsabbiltà għall-kontenut tiegħu. Il-verżjonijiet awtentiċi tal-atti rilevanti, inklużi l-preamboli tagħhom, huma dawk ippubblikati fil-Ġurnal Uffiċjali tal-Unjoni Ewropea u disponibbli f’EUR-Lex. Dawk it-testi uffiċjali huma aċċessibbli direttament permezz tal-links inkorporati f’dan id-dokument

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ACT

concerning the election of the ►M2  membru tal-Parlament Ewropew ◄ by direct universal suffrage

(ĠU L 278 8.10.1976, p. 5)

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Il-Ġurnal Uffiċjali

  Nru

Paġna

Data

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DECISION  amending the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 (*)

  L 33

15

9.2.1993

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ID-DEĊIŻJONI TAL-KUNSILL  tal-25 ta' Ġunju u tat-23 ta' Settembru 2002

  L 283

1

21.10.2002


Emendat bi:

 A1

ATT  Li jirrigwarda l-kondizzjonijiet ta' adeżjoni tar-Repubblika Ellenika u l-aġġustamenti għat-Trattati

  L 291

17

19.11.1979

 A2

ATT  li jikkonċerna l-kondizzjonijiet ta’ l-Adeżjoni tar-Renju ta’ Spanja u tar-Repubblika Portugiża u l-aġġustamenti għat-Trattati

  L 302

23

15.11.1985

 A3

ATT  li jikkonċerna l-kondizzjonijiet ta' l-Adeżjoni tar-Repubblika ta’ l-Awstrija, ir-Repubblika tal-Finlandja u r-Renju ta' l-Iżvezja u l-aġġustamenti għat-Trattati li fuqhom hija stabbilita l-Unjoni Ewropea

  C 241

21

29.8.1994

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Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts (97/C 340/01)

  C 340

1

10.11.1997


Ikkoreġut bi:

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Rettifika, ĠU L 326, 25.11.1976, p.  32  (787/1976)



(*)

Dan l-att qatt ma ġie ppubblikat bil-Malti.



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ACT

concerning the election of the ►M2  membru tal-Parlament Ewropew ◄ by direct universal suffrage





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►M2  Artikolu 1 ◄

1.  
F'kull Stat Membru, membri tal-Parlament Ewropew għandhom ikunu eletti fuq il-bażi ta' rapreżentanza proporzjonali, bl-użu tas-sistema ta' lista jew tal-vot wieħed trasferibbli.
2.  
L-Istati Membri jistgħu jawtorizzaw votazzjoni ibbażata fuq sistema ta' lista preferenzjali bi qbil mal-proċedura li huma jadottaw.
3.  
L-elezzjonijiet għandhom ikunu b'vot dirett universali u għandhom ikunu ħielsa u sigrieti.

►M2  Artikolu 2 ◄

Bi qbil mas-sistwazzjoni nazzjonali speċifika, kull Stat Membru jista jistabbilixxi kostitwenti għall-elezzjonijiet għall-Parlament Ewropew jew jissuddividi iż-żona elettorali tiegħu f'maniera differenti, mingħajr ma ġeneralment jaffettwa n-natura proporzjonali tas-sistema tal-votazzjoni.

►M2  Artikolu 3 ◄

L-Istati Membri jistgħu jistabbilixxu limitu minimu għall-allokazzjoni ta' siġġijiet. F'livell nazzjonali dan il-limitu ma jistax jeċċedi 5 fil-mija tal-voti mitfuha.

►M2  Artikolu 4 ◄

Kull Stat Membru jista jistabbilixxi limitu massimu għall-ispejjeż tal-kampanja elettorali tal-kandidati.

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►M2  Artikolu 5 ◄

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►M2  1. ◄   
►M2  It-terminu ta' ħames snin li għalih il-membri tal-Parlament Ewropew huma eletti ◄ shall begin at the opening of the first session following each election.

It may be extended or curtailed pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 11 (2).

►M2  2. ◄   
The term of office of each ►M2  membru tal-Parlament Ewropew ◄ shall begin and end at the same time as the period referred to in ►M2  il-paragrafu 1 ◄ .

►M2  Artikolu 6 ◄

1.  
►M2  Membru tal-Parlament Ewropew ◄ shall vote on an individual and personal basis. They shall not be bound by any instructions and shall not receive a binding mandate.

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2.  
Il-Membri tal-Parlament Ewropew għandhom igawdu l-privileġġi u l-immunitajiet applikabbli lilhom bis-saħħa tal-Protokoll tat-8 ta' April 1965 dwar il-privileġġi u l-immunitajiet tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej.

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►M2  Artikolu 7 ◄

1.  
The office of ►M2  membru tal-Parlament Ewropew ◄ shall be incompatible with that of:
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member of the Government of a Member State,
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member of the Commission of the European Communities,
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Judge, Advocate-General or Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Communities ►M2  jew fil-Qorti tal-Prima Istanza ◄ ,

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membru tal-Bord tad-Diretturi tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew,

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member of the Court of Auditors of the European Communities,

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Ombudsman tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej,

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►M2  member of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community or ◄ member of the Economic and Social Committee of the European Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community,

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member of the Committee of the Regions,

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member of committees or other bodies set up pursuant to the Treaties establishing ►M2  the European Coal and Steel Community,  ◄ the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community for the purpose of managing the Communities' funds or carrying out a permanent direct administrative task,
— 
member of the Board of Directors, Management Committee or staff of the European Investment Bank,

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uffiċjal jew impjegat attiv ta' l-istituzzjonijiet tal-Komunitajiet Ewropew jew tal-korpi speċjalizzati marbuta magħhom jew tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew.

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2.  
Mill-elezzjonijiet tal-Parlament Ewropew fl-2004, l-uffiċċju ta' membru tal-Parlament Ewropew għandu jkun inkompattibli ma dak ta' membru tal-Parlament nazzjonali.

Bħala derogazzjoni minn dik ir-regola u mingħajr preġudizzju lejn il-paragrafu 3:

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membri tal-Parlament Nazzjonali Irlandiż li huma eletti lejn il-Parlament Ewropew f'votazzjoni sussegwenti jistgħu jkollhom mandatt doppju sa l-elezzjoni li tmiss tal-Parlament Nazzjonali Irlandiż, meta allura l-ewwel sub-paragrafu ta' dan il-paragrafu jsir applikabbli;
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membri tal-Parlament tar-Renju Unit li huma wkoll membri tal-Parlament Ewropew ma tul it-terminu ta' ħames snin li jippreċiedu l-elezzjonijiet tal-Parlament Ewropew fl-2004 jistgħu jkollhom mandat doppju sa l-elezzjonijiet tal-Parlament Ewropew tal-2009, meta l-ewwel sub-paragrafu ta' dan il-paragrafu għandu jkun applikabbli.

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►M2  3. ◄   
In addition, each Member State may, in the circumstances provided for in ►M2  Artikolu 8 ◄ , ►M2  jestendi ◄ rules at national level relating to incompatibility.
►M2  4. ◄   
►M2  Membru tal-Parlament Ewropew ◄ to whom ►M2  il-paragrafi 1, 2 u 3 ◄ become applicable in the course of the five-year period referred to in Article 5 shall be replaced in accordance with Article 13.

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►M2  Artikolu 8 ◄

Suġġett għad-dispożizzjonijiet ta' dan l-Att, il-proċedura elettorali għandha tkun regolata f'kull Stat Membru bid-dispożizzjonijiet nazzjonali tiegħu.

Dawn id-dispożizzjonijiet nazzjonali, li jistgħu, jekk xieraq, jieħdu akkont tas-sitwazzjoni speċifika fl-Istati Membri, m'għandhomx jaffettwaw in-natura proporzjonali essenzjali tas-sistema tal-votazzjoni.

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►M2  Artikolu 9 ◄

No one may vote more than once in any election of ►M2  membru tal-Parlament Ewropew ◄ .

►M2  Artikolu 10 ◄

1.  
Elections to the European Parliament shall be held ►M2  fid-data u l-ħinijiet stabbiliti ◄ by each Member State; for all Member States this date shall fall within the same period starting on a Thursday morning and ending on the following Sunday.
2.  
►M2  L-Istati Membri ma jistgħux uffiċjalment jippubblikaw ir-riżultati ta' l-għadd tagħhom ◄ until after the close of polling in the Member State whose electors are the last to vote within the period referred to in paragraph 1.

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►M2  Artikolu 11 ◄

1.  
The Council, acting unanimously after consulting the European Parliament, shall determine the ►M2  perijodu elettorali ◄ for the first elections.
2.  
Subsequent elections shall take place in the corresponding period in the last year of the five-year period referred to in Article 5.

Should it prove impossible to hold the elections in the Community during that period, the Council acting unanimously shall, after consulting the European Parliament, ►M2  jiddetermina, mill-anqas xhar wieħed qabel it-tmiem tat-terminu ta' ħames snin li hemm hemm referenza għalih f'Artikolu 5, perijodu elettorali ieħor li m'għandux ikun aktar minn xharejn qabel ◄ or one month after the period fixed pursuant to the preceding subparagraph.

3.  
Without prejudice to ►M2  Article 22 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, ◄ Article 229 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ( *1 ) and Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ( *2 ), the European Parliament shall meet, without requiring to be convened, on the first Tuesday after expiry of an interval of one month from the end of the ►M2  il-perijodu elettorali ◄ .
4.  
The powers of the outgoing European Parliament shall cease upon the opening of the first sitting of the new European Parliament.

►M2  Artikolu 12 ◄

►M2  Pending the entry into force of the uniform electoral procedure referred to in Article 7 (1),  ◄ The European Parliament shall verify the credentials of ►M2  membru tal-Parlament Ewropew ◄ . For this purpose it shall take note of the results declared officially by the Member States and shall rule on any disputes which may arise out of the provisions of this Act other than those arising out of the national provisions to which the Act refers.

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►M2  Artikolu 13 ◄

1.  
Siġġu li jispiċċa vojt meta l-mandat ta' membru tal-Parlament Ewropew jispiċċa bħala riżultat ta' riżenja, mewt jew tneħħija ta' dak il-mandatt.
2.  
Suġġett għad-dispożizzjonijiet l-oħra ta' dan l-Att, kull Stat Membru jista jistabbilixxi l-proċeduri xierqa għall-mili ta' kwalunkwe siġġu li jispiċċa vojt ma tul it-terminu ta' ħames snin tal-offiċċju li hemm referenza għalih f'Artikolu 5 għall-kumplament ta' dak il-perijodu.
3.  
Meta l-liġi ta' Stat Membru tgħamel dispożizzjoni espliċita għat-tneħħija tal-mandatt ta' membru tal-Parlament Ewropew, dak il-mandatt għandu jispiċċa permezz ta' dawk id-dispożizzjonijiet legali. L-awtoritajiet nazzjonali kompetenti għandhom jinfurmaw lil-Parlament Ewropew b'dan.
4.  
Meta siġġu jsir vojt bħala riżultat ta' riżenja jew mewt, il-President tal-Parlament Ewropew għandu immedjatament jinforma b'dan lil-awtoritajiet kompetenti ta' l-Istat Membru konċernat.

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►M2  Artikolu 14 ◄

Should it appear necessary to adopt measures to implement this Act, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the European Parliament after consulting the Commission, shall adopt such measures after endeavouring to reach agreement with the European Parliament in a conciliation committee consisting of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament.

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▼M2

►M2  Artikolu 15 ◄

Dan l-Att huwa mħejji fil-lingwi Danis, Olandiż, Inglis, Finlandiż, Franċiż, Ġermaniż, Griek, Irlandiz, Taljan, Portugiż, Spanjol u Svediż, it-test f'kull waħda minn dawn il-lingwi huwa ugwalment awtentiku.

Annesi I u II għandhom jiffurmaw parti integrali minn dan l-Att.

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Article 16

The provisions of this Act shall enter into force on the first day of the month following that during which the last of the notifications referred to in the Decision is received.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den tyvende september nitten hundrede og seksoghalvfjerds.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am zwanzigsten September neunzehnhundertsechsundsiebzig.

Done at Brussels on the twentieth day of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-six.

Fait à Bruxelles, le vingt septembre mil neuf cent soixante-seize.

Arna dhéanamh sa Bhruiséil, an fichiú lá de mhí Mhéan Fómhair, míle naoi gcéad seachtó a sé.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì venti settembre millenovecentosettantasei.

Gedaan te Brussel, de twintigste september negentienhonderd-zesenzeventig.

Pour le royaume de Belgique, son représentant

Voor het Koninkrijk België, zijn Vertegenwoordiger

le ministre des affaires étrangères du royaume de Belgique

De Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken van het Koninkrijk België

signatory

For kongeriget Danmark, dets repræsentant

kongeriget Danmarks udenrigsøkonomiminister

signatory

Für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, ihr Vertreter

Der Bundesminister des Auswärtigen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

signatory

Pour la République française, son représentant

le ministre des affaires étrangères de la République française

signatory

For Ireland, its Representative

Thar ceann na hÉireann, a hIonadaí

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland

Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha na hÉireann

signatory

Per la Repubblica italiana, il suo rappresentante

il ministro degli Affari esteri della Repubblica italiana

signatory

Pour le grand-duché de Luxembourg, son représentant,

membre du gouvernement du grand-duché de Luxembourg

signatory

Voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, zijn Vertegenwoordiger

De Staatssecretaris van Buitenlandse Zaken van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

signatory

For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, their representative

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The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

signatory

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►M2  L-ANNESS I ◄

The United Kingdom will apply the provisions of this Act only in respect of the United Kingdom.



►M2  L-ANNESS II ◄

Declaration on Article 14

As regards the procedure to be followed by the Conciliation Committee, it is agreed to have recourse to the provisions of paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of the procedure laid down in the joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 4 March 1975 ( 1 ).

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( *1 ) Editorial note: The original text referred to Article 139 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which currently corresponds to Article 229 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

( *2 ) Editorial note: The original text referred to Article 109 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, which currently corresponds to Article 106a of that Treaty.

( 1 )  OJ No C 89, 22. 4. 1975, p. 1.

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