Article 1 
The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the carriage of freight by road, is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement ( 1 ) .
Article 2 
1. The exercise of Union competence pursuant to this Decision and the Agreement shall be limited to the period of application of the Agreement. Without prejudice to other Union measures, and subject to compliance with those Union measures, after the end of that period of application the Union shall immediately cease to exercise that competence and the Member States shall again exercise their competence in accordance with Article 2(2) TFEU. 2. The exercise of Union competence pursuant to this Decision and the Agreement shall be without prejudice to the competence of the Member States concerning any ongoing or future negotiations for, or signature or conclusion of, international agreements related to the carriage of goods by road with any other third country, and with the Republic of Moldova with respect to the period after the Agreement has ceased to apply. 3. The exercise of the competence by the Union referred to in paragraph 1 covers only the elements governed by this Decision and the Agreement. 4. This Decision and the Agreement are without prejudice to the respective competences of the Union and the Member States in the area of carriage of goods by road with regard to elements other than those governed by this Decision and the Agreement.
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
Article 4 
The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis, in accordance with Article 12 thereof, as from the date of its signature, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.