Article 1 
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the joint plenary session of the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Commission (‘GEC’) and the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (‘CDADI’), as well as at the meeting of the Committee of Ministers, shall be to not object to the approval and adoption of the Recommendation on equality and artificial intelligence given that, although it is non-binding, the Recommendation is capable of producing legal effects in the Union legal order, provided that no changes recommending measures that would be inconsistent with or exceed the obligations on providers and deployers of AI systems established under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 are made to the text of the draft Recommendation ( 3 ) .
Article 2 
The position referred to in Article 1 shall be expressed by the Member States of the Union, acting jointly.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.