Article 1 
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( 1 ) is hereby authorised. The signing shall take place in New York on 22 April 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.