Article 1 
The signing of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (the ‘Protocol’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion. The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the European Union, subject to its conclusion.
Article 3 
The Protocol shall be applied provisionally from the date of its signing, as provided for in Article 13 thereof, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for is conclusion ( 3 ) .
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.