Article 1 
1. The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations for a sustainable investment facilitation agreement with the Republic of Ecuador. 2. The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.
Article 2 
The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the addendum to this Decision.
Article 3 
The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Trade Policy Committee (Experts (Services and Investment)). The Working Party on Latin America and the Caribbean shall be associated.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.