Article 1 
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the Customs Sub-Committee established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, as regards the amendment of that Agreement by replacing Protocol II thereto, shall be based on the draft decision of the Customs Sub-Committee ( 3 ) .
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption and shall expire on 31 December 2023.