Article 1 
The signing on behalf of the Union of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015, is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
The Union shall apply the Agreement provisionally as from 1 January 2017 if the procedure for its conclusion by the Union has not been completed and the conditions laid down in Article 31(2) and (3) of the Agreement have been met. The provisional application of the Agreement, under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of this Article, shall be notified, in accordance with Article 31(2) and (3) of the Agreement, by the person(s) authorised to sign the Agreement under Article 2 of this Decision.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.