Article 1 
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and Barbados amending the Agreement between the European Community and Barbados on the short-stay visa waiver is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement ( 6 ) .
Article 2 
The declarations attached to the amending Agreement shall be approved on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the amending Agreement on behalf of the Union.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.