article 25

(3) In the Council of the unit of local self-government, where the majority or a considerable number are members of different nationalities, a commission on inter-ethnic relations shall be created, which shall include representatives of every nationality represented in the unit of local self-government.

article 88

(1) In the units of local self-government in which the number of the members of a nationality exceeds 50% of the total number of inhabitants determined by the last census of population shall be considered as units of local self-government in which a majority of members of the nationality live.

(2) The units of local self-government in which the number of the members of a nationality exceeds 20% of the total number of inhabitants determined by the last census of population shall be considered as units of local self-government in which a considerable number of members of the nationality live.

article 89

(1) At the session of the Council and other organs of the units of local self-government in which a majority or a considerable number of members of the nationality live, besides the Macedonian language and its Cyrillic alphabet, the language and the alphabet of the nationality that is majority or a considerable number shall be in use.

(2) The by-laws, the decisions and other general acts passed by the organs referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be written and published in the Macedonian language and its Cyrillic alphabet, as well as in the language and alphabet of the nationality that is either a majority or a considerable number.

(3) In public services, public institutions and public enterprises established by the unit of local self-government in which a majority of members of a nationality live, besides the Macedonian language and its Cyrillic alphabet, the language and the alphabet of the nationality that is a majority shall be in official use.

article 90

(1) In the units of local self-government in which a majority of members of a nationality live, the names of populated places, the signs of public services and institutions, the signs of enterprises and other public enterprises established by the unit of local self-government shall be written in the Macedonian language and its Cyrillic alphabet, as well as in the language and the alphabet of the nationality that is majority.

(2) In the units of local self-government in which a considerable number of members of a nationality live, the names of populated places, the signs of public services and institutions, the sign of enterprises and other public signs shall be written in Macedonian language and its Cyrillic alphabet, and in the language and the alphabet of the nationality that is in a considerable number, if so decided by the Council of the unit of local self-government.

(3) The signs of cultural and educational institutions solely serving to the development and promotion of cultural and educational goals of the nationalities, shall be written in the Macedonian language and its Cyrillic alphabet, and in the language and the alphabet of the nationality regardless of the number of members of the nationality who live in that unit of local self-government.

Source: Unofficial translation
"Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia", No. 52/95


Note: In Macedonian language the term "nationality" is used meaning "national or ethnic minority"