Legal provisions of COM(2022)582 - Conclusion of the Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization

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Article 1

The Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization is hereby concluded on behalf of the Union.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Union, the instrument of acceptance, as specified in paragraphs 3 and 5 of the Protocol in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Protocol 4 .

Article 3

This Protocol shall not be construed as conferring rights or imposing obligations which can be directly invoked in courts of the Union or the Member States.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption and shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.