Article 1 
The signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence with regard to asylum and non-refoulement is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Convention ( 1 ) .
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Convention on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .