Article 1 
The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands and of the Implementation Protocol thereto is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement and Protocol. The texts of the Agreement and the Protocol are attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement and the Protocol on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
The Agreement and the Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of their signature, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for their conclusion ( 1 ) .
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.