Judgment_paragraph 14 · European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-551/21)

14On 28 June 2021, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2021/1117. That decision comprises four articles, which read as follows:‘Article 1The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Implementing Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Gabonese Republic and the European Community (2021-2026) … is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.Article 2The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union.Article 3The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis as from the date of its signature, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.Article 4This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.’