
Article 1 
The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, together with the protocols and declarations, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
The texts are annexed to this Decision.
Article 2 

1. The position to be adopted by the Community in the Cooperation Council and the Cooperation Committee shall be determined by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission, in each case in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
2. In accordance with Article 91 of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, the President of the Council shall chair the Cooperation Council and shall present the Community's position. A representative of the Commission shall chair the Cooperation Committee in accordance with its rules of procedure and shall present the Community's position.
3. The decision to publish the recommendations of the Cooperation Council and the Cooperation Committee in the Official Journal of the European Communities shall be taken on a case-by-case basis by the Council and the Commission.
Article 3 
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 112 of the Agreement on behalf of the European Community. The President of the Commission shall give such notification on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.
Done at Luxembourg, 30 October 1997.
For the Commission
The President
J. SANTER
For the Council
The President
F. BODEN