Article 1 
1. The accession of the European Community to the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures, with the exception of Appendix III, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community. 2. The text of the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II, appear in Annex I to this Decision. 3. The information required under Article 8(5)(a) and the notification required under Article 11 of the revised Kyoto Convention appear in Annexes II and III respectively to this Decision. Article 2 1. The Community shall be represented in the Management Committee provided for in Article 6 of Appendix I to the Protocol of Amendment to the Convention by the Commission, assisted by the representatives of the Member States. 2. The position to be adopted by the Community in the Management Committee, when it deals with questions within the competence of the Community, shall be adopted by the Council acting in accordance with the voting rules resulting from the applicable provisions of the Treaty. Article 3 1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to deposit the instrument of accession to the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II, on behalf of the Community. Such deposit shall take place on 30 April 2004, at the same time as the deposit of instruments of accession by the Member States that have completed their national accession procedures at that date. 2. The persons empowered shall also communicate to the Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council the information and the notification, which appear in Annexes II and III respectively to this Decision. Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 2 
1. The Community shall be represented in the Management Committee provided for in Article 6 of Appendix I to the Protocol of Amendment to the Convention by the Commission, assisted by the representatives of the Member States. 2. The position to be adopted by the Community in the Management Committee, when it deals with questions within the competence of the Community, shall be adopted by the Council acting in accordance with the voting rules resulting from the applicable provisions of the Treaty. Article 3 1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to deposit the instrument of accession to the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II, on behalf of the Community. Such deposit shall take place on 30 April 2004, at the same time as the deposit of instruments of accession by the Member States that have completed their national accession procedures at that date. 2. The persons empowered shall also communicate to the Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council the information and the notification, which appear in Annexes II and III respectively to this Decision. Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 3 
1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to deposit the instrument of accession to the Protocol of Amendment, including Appendices I and II, on behalf of the Community. Such deposit shall take place on 30 April 2004, at the same time as the deposit of instruments of accession by the Member States that have completed their national accession procedures at that date. 2. The persons empowered shall also communicate to the Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council the information and the notification, which appear in Annexes II and III respectively to this Decision. Article 4 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 4 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .