Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities . Done at Brussels, 17 December 1996. For the Council The President I. YATES Done at Brussels, 17 December 1996. For the Council The President I. YATES For the Council The President I. YATES