Article 1 
The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Implementing Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Gabonese Republic and the European Community (2021-2026) (the ‘Protocol’) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol ( 4 ) .
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of its signature ( 5 ) , pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption..