THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) and Article 218(3) and (4) thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas the Commission should be authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, amendments to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer(1) and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer(2),
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: