Article 1 
1. The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the OACPS-EU Council of Ministers, the Africa-EU Council of Ministers, the Caribbean-EU Council of Ministers, the Pacific-EU Council of Ministers, the OACPS-EU Ambassadorial Level Senior Officials Committee, the Africa-EU Joint Committee, the Caribbean-EU Joint Committee and the Pacific-EU Joint Committee (the ‘Joint Institutions’) as regards the adoption of their respective Rules of Procedure shall be based on the draft Decisions attached to this Decision. 2. Minor technical corrections to the draft Decisions of the Joint Institutions may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the respective Joint Institution, after consulting the Council preparatory body responsible, without further decision of the Council.
Article 2 
Nothing in this Decision or in the Rules of Procedure of the respective Joint Institution shall affect the right of the Member States to decide on the composition of their own delegation to each Joint Institution, including the right to have representatives of their regions or outermost regions as part of their delegations.
Article 3 
For the Union, the OACPS-EU Council of Ministers and each Regional Council of Ministers shall be chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.