Article 1 
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, is hereby approved, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement ( 1 ) .
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 
The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis in accordance with Article 38(3) thereof, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
Article 4 
The Commission is authorised to adopt, after consultation sufficiently in advance of the Council or its preparatory bodies, as the Council may decide, the position to be taken on behalf of the Union as regards decisions of the Joint Committee under point (a) of Article 15(3) of the Agreement concerning the revision of Annex I to the Agreement, insofar as it concerns the inclusion of Union legislation in that Annex, subject to any technical adjustments needed.
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.