Article 1 
The Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation in fisheries and the conservation of the living marine resources in the Baltic Sea is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .