Article 1 
1. The Commission is hereby authorised to participate in negotiations, on behalf of the Union, as regards matters falling within the Union’s competence, as defined by the Treaties, and in respect of which the Union has adopted rules or is expected to adopt rules in the foreseeable future, on an additional protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism. 2. The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives set out in the addendum to this Decision. The Council may subsequently issue additional directives to the Commission.
Article 2 
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters (‘the COPEN Working Party’), which is hereby designated as the special committee within the meaning of Article 218(4) TFEU. The Commission shall regularly report to the COPEN Working Party on the progress of the negotiations and shall forward all negotiating documents to it as early as possible. Whenever so requested by the Council, the Commission shall report to it on the conduct and the outcome of the negotiations, including in writing.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.