Article 1 
1. The signing on behalf of the Union of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Japan, of the other part, is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement. 2. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The Declaration by the European Union on Article 47(3) of the Agreement annexed to this Decision is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
Article 4 
Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force, in accordance with Article 47 of the Agreement and subject to the notifications provided for therein, the following parts of the Agreement shall be applied provisionally between the Union and Japan ( 1 ) : (a) Articles 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 28, 40 and 41; (b) Articles 13, 15 (with the exception of point (b) of paragraph 2), 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31 and 37, Article 38(1) and Article 39 to the extent that they cover matters for which the Union has already exercised its competence internally; (c) Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5(1) to the extent that they cover matters falling within the Union's competence to define and implement a common foreign and security policy; (d) Article 42 (with the exception of point (c) of paragraph 2), Articles 43 - 47, Article 48(3) and Articles 49, 50 and 51 to the extent that these provisions are limited to the purpose of ensuring the provisional application of the Agreement.
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption.