Article 1 
1. The Community shall sign the International Tropical Timber Agreement 1994 lodged with the United Nations Secretary-General. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. 2. The Community shall notify the United Nations Secretary-General of its intention to apply the Agreement referred to in paragraph 1 provisionally, in accordance with Articles 40 and 41 (2) thereof.
Article 2 Objectives
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community and deposit the notification of its provisional application by the Community, together with the declaration attached to this Decision. Done at Brussels, 29 March 1996. For the Council The President T. TREU Done at Brussels, 29 March 1996. For the Council The President T. TREU For the Council The President T. TREU