Article 1 
The signing of the Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The declarations attached to this Decision shall be approved on behalf of the Community.
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community, subject to its conclusion.
Article 4 
The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of signature thereof ( 3 ) , pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.