Article 1U.K.

The Protocol on Soil Protection(1), the Protocol on Energy(2) and the Protocol on Tourism(3) to the Alpine Convention, signed at Salzburg on 7 November 1991, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.

Article 2U.K.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit, on behalf of the Community, the instrument of approval with the Republic of Austria in accordance with Article 27 of the Protocol on Soil Protection, Article 21 of the Protocol on Energy and Article 28 of the Protocol on Tourism.

At the same time the designated person(s) shall deposit the Declarations related to the Protocols.

Article 3U.K.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 2006.

For the Council

The President

J. Pröll