Article 1 
1. The European Community shall submit a request for accession to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, accompanied by a formal instrument according to which it accepts the obligations of the statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission as in force at the time of accession (Annex I hereto) and a single Declaration on exercise of competence (Annex II hereto). 2. The President of the Council shall be responsible for completing the necessary procedures to this end. Article 2 The Arrangement between the Council and the Commission regarding preparation for Codex Alimentarius meetings and statements and exercise of voting rights, attached as Annex III hereto, will apply between the Commission, the Council and the Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 November 2003. For the Council The President G. Alemanno (1) Opinion dated 7 November 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Article 2 
The Arrangement between the Council and the Commission regarding preparation for Codex Alimentarius meetings and statements and exercise of voting rights, attached as Annex III hereto, will apply between the Commission, the Council and the Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 November 2003