Article 1 
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Faroes on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, associating the Faroe Islands to the Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
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, subject to its conclusion.
Article 3 
The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2010, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Article 5 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .