Article 1 
The signing of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 (the 2006 Agreement) is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the 2006 Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the 2006 Agreement and deposit the declaration of competence attached to this Decision, on behalf of the Community, with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in accordance with Articles 36(1) and 36(3) of the 2006 Agreement.
Article 3 
Subject to reciprocity, the 2006 Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion ( 1 ) . The President of the Council shall notify, on behalf of the Community, the depositary that the Community will apply the 2006 Agreement provisionally when it enters into force.