Article 1
The signing of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group (‘the Group’), as agreed by the Heads of Delegation at the meeting on 14 July 2011 in Singapore, is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to their conclusion.
Article 2
The amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure shall be applied on a provisional basis(1), pending the completion of the procedures for their conclusion.
Article 3
This Decision shall be implemented by the Commission in the form of a letter to be sent to the Group confirming the agreement of the Union to the texts of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure and indicating the provisional application of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure by the Union pending completion of its procedure for their conclusion.
The Commission is also empowered to deposit the declaration of competence attached to this Decision with the Secretary-General of the Group in accordance with Article XVI, paragraph 2, of the amended Constitution.
Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 12 September 2011.
For the Council
The President
M. Dowgielewicz