Article 1 
The signing of the International Cocoa Agreement 2010 (‘the Agreement’) is hereby authorised on behalf of the European Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis ( 1 ) , pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
Article 4 
The Union shall notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations of its intention to apply the Agreement provisionally, in accordance with Article 56 thereof.
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.