Article 1 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the following agreements, subject to their conclusion at a later stage: — Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area, — Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Bulgaria, — Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning a Cooperation Programme for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development in Romania, — Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland consequent on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, and — Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and Norway, respectively, concerning the provisional application of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and four related agreements. Pending their entry into force, the said agreements shall be applied on a provisional basis from the first day of the first month following the date on which the last of these Exchanges of Letters has been completed. However, the provisions of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland consequent on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union and of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union in relation to new and modified tariff quotas applicable to imports into the Community of certain fish and fishery products originating in Iceland and Norway shall be applied on a provisional basis from the first day of the second month following the date on which the last of the Exchanges of Letters has been completed.
Article 3 
The texts of the Agreement on the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the European Economic Area and of the four related agreements as well as the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning their provisional application are attached to this Decision.