
Article 1 
The signing, on behalf of the Union of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Convention.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Convention on behalf of the Union.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 23 September 2013.
For the Council
The President
V. JUKNA