L 192/22 Official Journal of the European Union 22.7.2005 COUNCIL DECISION of 22 November 2004 concerning the signing of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the general principles for the participation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Community programmes (2005/520/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, and in particular Articles 13, 71, 80, 95, 127, 137, 149, 150,151,152,153,157, 166,175, 280 and 308 in conjunction with the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Commu- nity a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agree- ment between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia on the general principles for its participation in Community programmes. (2)  Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the Agreement ini- tialled on 25 October 2004 should be signed, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article Subject to its conclusion at a later date, the President of the Coun- cil is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the general prin- ciples for the participation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Community programmes. Done at Brussels, 22 November 2004. For the Council The President B.R. BOT