1.   Kull awtorità superviżorja għandha taġixxi b'indipendenza sħiħa fit-twettiq tal-kompiti tagħha u fl-eżerċizzju tas-setgħat tagħha f'konformità ma' dan ir-Regolament.

2.   Il-membru jew il-membri ta' kull awtorità superviżorja għandhom, fit-twettiq tal-kompiti tagħhom u l-eżerċizzju tas-setgħat tagħhom f'konformità ma' dan ir-Regolament, jibqgħu ħielsa minn influwenza esterna, sew jekk tkun diretta jew indiretta, u m'għandhomx ifittxu u jieħdu istruzzjonijiet mingħand ħadd.

3.   Membru jew membri ta' kull awtorità superviżorja għandhom iżommu lura minn kwalunkwe azzjoni inkompatibbli mad-dmirijiet tagħhom u ma għandhomx, matul il-mandat tagħhom, jinvolvu ruħhom fi kwalunkwe okkupazzjoni inkompatibbli, sew jekk bi qligħ jew le.

4.   Kull Stat Membru għandu jiżgura li kull awtorità superviżorja tiġi pprovduta bir-riżorsi umani, tekniċi u finanzjarji, il-bini u l-infrastruttura meħtieġa għat-twettiq effettiv tal-kompiti tagħha u l-eżerċizzju tas-setgħat tagħha, inklużi dawk li għandhom jitwettqu fil-kuntest ta' assistenza, kooperazzjoni u parteċipazzjoni reċiproki fil-Bord.

5.   Kull Stat Membru għandu jiżgura li kull awtorità superviżorja tagħżel u jkollha l-persunal tagħha stess li għandu jkun soġġett għad-direzzjoni esklużiva tal-membru jew il-membri tal-awtorità superviżorja konċernata.

6.   Kull Stat Membru għandu jiżgura li kull awtorità superviżorja tkun soġġetta għal kontroll finanzjarju li ma jaffettwax l-indipendenza tagħha u li jkollha baġits annwali separati u pubbliċi, li jistgħu jkunu parti mill-baġit globali tal-istat jew nazzjonali.

1.   Each supervisory authority shall act with complete independence in performing its tasks and exercising its powers in accordance with this Regulation.

2.   The member or members of each supervisory authority shall, in the performance of their tasks and exercise of their powers in accordance with this Regulation, remain free from external influence, whether direct or indirect, and shall neither seek nor take instructions from anybody.

3.   Member or members of each supervisory authority shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties and shall not, during their term of office, engage in any incompatible occupation, whether gainful or not.

4.   Each Member State shall ensure that each supervisory authority is provided with the human, technical and financial resources, premises and infrastructure necessary for the effective performance of its tasks and exercise of its powers, including those to be carried out in the context of mutual assistance, cooperation and participation in the Board.

5.   Each Member State shall ensure that each supervisory authority chooses and has its own staff which shall be subject to the exclusive direction of the member or members of the supervisory authority concerned.

6.   Each Member State shall ensure that each supervisory authority is subject to financial control which does not affect its independence and that it has separate, public annual budgets, which may be part of the overall state or national budget.