Article 1
1. The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union, as regards matters falling within the Union’s competence, as defined by the Treaties, and in respect of which the Union has adopted rules, for a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes. 2. The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the addendum to this Decision which may be revised and further developed as appropriate depending on the evolution of the negotiations.