Article 1 
The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland, and the related documents consisting of the Final Act and the Joint Declaration on joint meetings of the Mixed Committees are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community. The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act, and the Joint Declaration are attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the European Community the Instrument of approval provided for in Article 12 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Community to be bound.
Article 3 
The Commission shall represent the Community in the Mixed Committee established by Article 3 of the Agreement.
Article 4 
1. The position of the Community within the Mixed Committee with regard to the adoption of its Rules of Procedure as required under Article 3(2) of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation of a special committee designated by the Council. 2. For all other Mixed Committee decisions, the position of the Community shall be adopted by the Council, acting by qualified majority, on a proposal by the Commission.
Article 5 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .