
Article 1 
The Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe provided for by Article 7(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 shall be approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1998.
For the Council
The President
M. BARTENSTEIN