Article 1 
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council during a future session thereof, or within the framework of a procedure for adoption of decisions by the Council of Members by exchange of correspondence, as regards the conditions for the accession of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Agreement, shall be to support the accession of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Agreement, provided that: (a) the participation shares of the Republic of Uzbekistan are calculated according to the formula set out in Article 11 of the Agreement; and (b) the time limit for the deposit of the instruments of accession does not exceed a year and a half following the decision of the Council of Members. If the deposit of the instrument is delayed, the Union may support, in subsequent decisions to be adopted by the Council of Members, the extension of the period for the deposit of the instrument.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.