Article 1 
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau is hereby approved on behalf of the Union ( 3 ) .
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 19 of the Protocol ( 4 ) .
Article 3 
Subject to the provisions and conditions set out in the Annex, the Commission shall be empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, modifications to the Protocol in the Joint Committee.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.