Article 1 
The Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the exchange of the notifications provided for in Article 27 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .