Article 1 
The Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community. The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Community, deposit the instruments of approval provided for in Article 11 of the Protocol.
Article 3 
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis with effect from 1 May 2004.