Article 1 
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years is hereby approved on behalf of the Union ( 5 ) .
Article 2 
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 17 of the Protocol.
Article 3 
Subject to the provisions and conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision, the Commission shall be empowered, on behalf of the Union, to approve, within the Joint Committee, modifications to the Protocol.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.