Article 1 
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Thailand, of the other part (the ‘Agreement’), is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the Agreement ( 1 ) .
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 
Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force, in accordance with Article 59 of the Agreement and subject to the notifications provided for therein, the following parts of the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis ( 2 ) between the European Union and the Kingdom of Thailand, only to the extent that they cover matters falling within the Union’s competence, including matters falling within the Union’s competence to define and implement a Common Foreign and Security Policy: — Title I — Title II — Title III — Title IV: Articles 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 — Title V: Articles 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 — Title VI — Title VII — Title VIII — Joint declaration on Article 5 — Joint declaration on Article 23.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.