Article 2

France shall keep the Commission regularly informed of the negotiations with the United Kingdom on the Supplementing Agreement and, where appropriate, invite the Commission to participate in the negotiations as an observer.

Upon completion of the negotiations, France shall submit the resulting draft Supplementing Agreement to the Commission. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof.

Within one month from the receipt of the draft Supplementing Agreement, the Commission shall take a decision as to whether the conditions set out in Article 1 of this Decision are fulfilled. Where the Commission decides that they are fulfilled, France may sign and conclude the Supplementing Agreement.

France shall provide the Commission with a copy of the Supplementing Agreement within one month of its entry into force or, where the Supplementing Agreement is to be applied provisionally, within one month of the start of its provisional application.