Article 1 
The signing of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Protocol’ ( 2 ) ), is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Protocol, on behalf of the Union, subject to its conclusion.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Article 4 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .