Article 1
1. The position to be taken on behalf of the Union in the framework of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries (‘the NEAFC Convention’) shall be to approve the application for accession of the United Kingdom to the NEAFC Convention. 2. The Commission shall be authorised to notify the Depositary of the NEAFC Convention of the Union’s position by the expiry of the notification period referred to in Article 20(4) of the NEAFC Convention.