Article 1 
The Commission is hereby authorised to participate, on behalf of the Union, in the negotiations within the Commission of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘Convention’) on an amendment to Article 1, point (a), of the Convention aimed at including the waters surrounding Macaronesia (Madeira and the Canary Islands) in the maritime area governed by the Convention.
Article 2 
The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives set out in the addendum to this Decision.
Article 3 
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on the Environment, which is hereby designated as the special committee within the meaning of Article 218(4) of the Treaty.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.