Article 1 
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the third session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (the ‘Protocol’) is set out in the Annex.
Article 2 
Minor technical changes and minor adjustments of the position referred to in Article 1, in light of developments at the third session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, and at the 10th session of the Conference of Parties to the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention for Tobacco Control, may be agreed upon by the representatives of the Union, in consultation with the Member States, during on-the-spot coordination meetings, without a further decision of the Council.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.