Article 1 
Subject to a possible conclusion at a later date, the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Malta. The text of the Additional Protocol is annexed to this Decision. Article 2 The Additional Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 1 March 2001, subject to reciprocity, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion. Article 3 This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 22 May 2001. For the Council The President M. Winberg (1) OJ L 61, 14.3.1971, p. 1. (2) OJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 1.
Article 2 
The Additional Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 1 March 2001, subject to reciprocity, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion. Article 3 This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 22 May 2001. For the Council The President M. Winberg (1) OJ L 61, 14.3.1971, p. 1. (2) OJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 1.
Article 3 
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, 22 May 2001. For the Council The President M. Winberg (1) OJ L 61, 14.3.1971, p. 1. (2) OJ L 26, 1.2.1999, p. 1.