Article 1 
Member States are hereby authorised to ratify, in the interest of the Union, the Protocol amending the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (ETS No 108) insofar as its provisions fall within the exclusive competence of the Union.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.