Article 1 
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Amending Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of San Marino providing for measures equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Amending Protocol. The text of the Amending 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 Amending Protocol on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
Subject to reciprocity, the Amending Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basisas from 1 January 2016, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion ( 2 ) . The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, notify the Republic of San Marino of its intention to apply the Amending Protocol provisionally, subject to reciprocity, as from 1 January 2016.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.