Article 1 
The Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The Commission shall decide on the annual commitment to be made on behalf of the Union in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention and shall inform the Secretariat of the Committee thereof.
Article 3 
The Commission shall provide annual reports and participate in information sharing on behalf of the Union in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention.
Article 4 
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the deposit of the instrument of approval provided for in Article 12 of the Convention, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Convention ( 3 ) .
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.