Article 1 
The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the European Union, on the matters falling within the Union’s competence an international Convention of the Council of Europe to combat the manipulation of sports results with the exception of matters related to cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation, as set out in the negotiating directives annexed to this Decision.
Article 2 
The negotiating directives are set out in the Annex.
Article 3 
Pursuant to Article 1 the negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on Sport, reinforced by experts from other Council Working Parties as appropriate.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.