Article 1 
The agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Thailand pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions with respect to rice provided for in EC Schedule CXL annexed to GATT 1994 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
1. To the extent necessary to permit the full application of the agreement as from 1 September 2005, the Commission may derogate from Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3(2) of this Decision, until that Regulation is amended and, in any event, no later than 30 June 2006. 2. The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for implementing the agreement in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3(2) of this Decision.
Article 3 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Cereals instituted by Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 ( 7 ) . 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply. The period provided for in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be one month. 3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 4 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the agreement in order to bind the Community ( 8 ) .