Article 1 
The Protocol (2024-2029) implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cabo Verde is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union ( 5 ) .
Article 2 
The Commission shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 18 of the Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Protocol ( 6 ) .
Article 3 
In accordance with the provisions and conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision, the Commission is empowered to approve, on behalf of the Union, amendments to the Protocol adopted by the Joint Committee established under Article 9 of the Agreement.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.