Article 1 
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, signed on 11 September 1998, is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community. The text of the Convention is set out in Annex A hereto. Article 2 1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval on behalf of the Community with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in accordance with Article 25(1) of the Convention. 2. The person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval shall at the same time deposit the declaration of competence set out in Annex B to this Decision, as required by Article 25(3) of the Convention. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002. For the Council The President L. Espersen (1) OJ C 126 E, 28.5.2002, p. 274. (2) Opinion of 24 October 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (3) See p. 1 of this Journal.
Article 2 
1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval on behalf of the Community with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in accordance with Article 25(1) of the Convention. 2. The person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval shall at the same time deposit the declaration of competence set out in Annex B to this Decision, as required by Article 25(3) of the Convention. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002