Article 1 
The signing of the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Central Africa Party, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the interim agreement with a view to an EPA is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
For the purposes of Article 92(2) of the interim agreement with a view to an EPA, the EPA Committee shall be composed, on the one hand, of the members of the Council and of representatives of the Commission and, on the other hand, of representatives of the Governments of the signatory Central African States. The Commission shall propose to the Council, for its Decision, the position of the Community with a view to the negotiation of the EPA Committee's rules of procedure.
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the interim agreement with a view to an EPA on behalf of the European Community subject to its conclusion.
Article 4 
As concerns elements falling within the competence of the Community, the interim agreement with a view to an EPA shall be applied on a provisional basis, as provided for in Article 98(4) thereof, pending completion of the procedures for conclusion. The Commission shall publish a notice providing information on the date of provisional application.