2003/822/EC: Council Decision of 17 November 2003 on the… Article 1

Article 1

1. The European Community shall submit a request for accession to the Codex Alimentarius Commission, accompanied by a formal instrument according to which it accepts the obligations of the statutes of the Codex Alimentarius Commission as in force at the time of accession (Annex I hereto) and a single Declaration on exercise of competence (Annex II hereto). 2. The President of the Council shall be responsible for completing the necessary procedures to this end.