Article 1 
The signing on behalf of the Union and its Member States of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the Protocol. The text of the 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 Protocol on behalf of the European Union and its Member States.
Article 3 
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis with effect from 1 July 2013, in accordance with Article 8(3) thereof, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.