Article 1 
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Gabonese Republic is hereby approved on behalf of the Union ( 4 ) .
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, make the notification provided for in Article 15 of the Protocol.
Article 3 
Subject to the provisions and conditions set out in the Annex, the Commission shall be empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, modifications to the Protocol in the Joint Committee.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.