Article 1 
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
1. Whenever an amendment to Annexes A, B or C or additional Annexes to the Convention is not implemented in the Annexes to Regulation No 850/2004 or other relevant Community legislation, within one year from the date of communication by the depository of the adoption of the amendment, the Commission shall notify the depository in accordance with Article 22 of the Convention. 2. In case an amendment to Annexes A, B or C or additional Annexes to the Convention is implemented after a notification referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall withdraw the notification without delay.
Article 3 
1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the instrument of approval on behalf of the European Community with the Secretary‐General of the United Nations, in accordance with Article 25(1) of the Convention. 2. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the European Community, the declaration of competence set out in the Annex to this Decision, in accordance with Article 25(3) of the Convention.