
Article 1 
The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Agreement concerning the transition to the second stage of the Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, pursuant to Article 5(3) of the Agreement, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 2018.
For the Council
The President
E. ZAHARIEVA
Article 1 
The transition to the second stage of the Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, pursuant to Article 5(3) of the Agreement, hereby takes effect.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at …,
For the Stabilisation and Association Council
The President