Article 1

1. The accession of Tuvalu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part (the Interim Partnership Agreement), is hereby approved on behalf of the Union, subject to Tuvalu’s deposit of the act of accession pursuant to Article 80(2) thereof. 2. The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, notify the other Contracting Parties to the Interim Partnership Agreement and Tuvalu of the approval, by the Union, of the accession of Tuvalu to the Interim Partnership Agreement. 3. The text of the market access offer of Tuvalu is attached to this Decision.