Article 1 
The position to be taken on the Union's behalf with regard to the decision on granting the Union observer status in the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) shall be the following: (a) the Member States of the Union shall support the adoption of the decision to grant the Union observer status in GRECO at the 83rd Plenary Meeting of GRECO or at its subsequent Plenary Meeting; (b) if the decision on granting the Union observer status in GRECO is not adopted at the 83rd Plenary Meeting of GRECO or at its subsequent Plenary Meeting, the Member States of the Union shall support that the matter be referred to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and shall support the adoption by that Committee of the decision to grant the Union observer status in GRECO.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.