Article 1 
The accession of the European Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is hereby approved. The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the instrument of accession with the Government of New Zealand in accordance with Article 35 of this Convention. Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2004. For the Council The President J. WALSH Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 2004. For the Council The President J. WALSH For the Council The President J. WALSH