Article 1 
1. The European Community shall submit a request for accession to the International Plant Protection Convention with regard to matters within its competence. 2. The revised text of the IPPC Convention as approved by Resolution 12/97 of the 29th Session of the FAO Conference in November 1997 is set out in Annex I.
Article 2 
1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to deposit the instrument of accession with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as FAO). 2. The declaration set out in Annex II shall be made in the instrument of accession.