26.9.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 251/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 23 July 2007 on the signing and provisional application of a Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (2007/611EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, and in particular Article 310 thereof in conjunction with the first and second sentences of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and in particular to Article 6(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  On 23 October 2006 the Council authorised the Commis- sion, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, to negotiate with the Republic of Chile a Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. (2) These negotiations have been concluded and the Second Additional Protocol was initialled on 26 March 2007. (3)  Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Second Additional Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Community and the Member States and the provisional application of certain of its provisions should be approved, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article 1. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community and its Member States, the Second Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. The text of the Second Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision. 2. Articles 2, 3, 4 and 9 of the Second Additional Protocol shall be applied provisionally pending its entry into force. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007. For the Council The President L. AMADO