Article 1 
The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement on a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said 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 Union.
Article 3 
The Protocol shall be applied provisionally as from the date of its signature, in accordance with Article 16 thereof, pending the conclusion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.