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"BCOMMON POSITION
of 10 May 1999
adopted by the Council on the basis of Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union concerning
additional restrictive measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(1999/318/CFSP)
(OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Council Common Position 1999/604/CFSP of 3 September 1999 L 236 1 7.9.1999
"M2 Council Common Position 2000/56/CFSP of 24 January 2000 L 21 4 26.1.2000
"M3 Council Common Position 2000/599/CFSP of 9 October 2000 L 261 1 14.10.20001999X0318 — EN — 09.10.2000 — 003.001 — 1
COMMON POSITION
of 10 May 1999
adopted by the Council on the basis of Article 15 of the Treaty on
European Union concerning additional restrictive measures against
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(1999/318/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article
15 thereof,
(1) Whereas on 8 April 1999 the Council concluded that extreme and
criminally irresponsible policies and repeated violations of United
Nations Security Council Resolutions by the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (FR Y) had made the use of the most severe measures,
including military action, both necessary and warranted;
(2) Whereas the Council has expressed its support for the mainten-
ance or strengthening of the sanctions targeted at the regime,
without penalising the Serbian people;
(3) Whereas the Council agreed to implement a ban on the sale and
supply of petroleum and petroleum products by 30 April 1999 and
to extend the European Union sanctions regime by extending the
travel bans; extending the scope of the freeze of funds; prohibiting
the provision of export finance by the private sector further to the
existing moratorium on government-financed export credits;
extending the ban on new investments; widening the scope of
the prohibition on the export of equipment for internal repression
and its extension to include goods, services, technology and
equipment for the purpose of restoring or repairing assets
damaged in air strikes; discouraging the participation of the
FR Y in international sporting events; banning all flights between
the FR Y and the European Community;
(4) Whereas the Union will consider every opportunity to help
Montenegro bear the burdens imposed upon it by the conflict in
Kosovo;
(5) Whereas the European Union considers the alignment of its
Associated Countries of Eastern and Central Europe and Cyprus,
and the EFTA countries important to maximise the impact of this
Common Position;
(6) Whereas action by the Community is needed in order to
implement some of the measures cited below,
HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:
Article 1
1. No visas shall be issued for President Milosevic, his family, all
Ministers and senior officials of the Federal and Serbian Governments,
and for persons whose activities support President Milosevic.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Council shall identify, in an
implementing Decision, the persons to be reported for the purposes of
non-admission in the Member States in accordance with any or all of the
following criteria:
— persons indicted for crimes as defined in Articles 1 to 5 of the
International Criminal Tribunal on Yugoslavia statute;
— the following persons: President Milosevic, his family and all
Ministers and senior officials of the Federal and Serbian Govern-
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— persons whose activities support President Milosevic politically
and/or financially (including publishers, editors-in-chief and SPS
party members);
— leaders of the military and police forces and those responsible for
intelligence or security services;
— persons involved in repression activities.
3. Persons to whom the criteria referred to in paragraph 2 are no longer
applicable shall be deleted from the list of persons reported for the
purposes of non-admission.
4. Implementing Decisions taken by the Council shall be updated as the
need arises and, at the latest, every two months.
5. The Presidency shall ensure that appropriate procedures are put in
place for the purposes of implementing paragraphs 1 to 4.
6. Paragraphs 2 to 5 above shall also apply in respect of the visa ban
measures decided under Article 4 of Common Position 1998/240/CFSP
and Article 1 of Common Position 1998/725/CFSP .
7. In exceptional cases, exemptions may be made if this would further
vital Union objectives and be conducive to political settlement, subject to
prior notification by the Member State granting the exception to the
other Member States.
Article 2
The scope of the freeze of funds held abroad by the FR Y and Serbian
Governments will be extended, covering individuals associated with
President Milosevic and companies controlled by, or acting on behalf of
the FR Y and Serbian Governments.
Article 3
The provision of export finance by the private sector to the Government
of the FR Y , the Government of the Republic of Serbia, a company,
institution, undertaking or entity owned or controlled by those govern-
ments, or to any person acting on their behalf, will be prohibited.
Article 5
No goods, services, technology or equipment will be exported to the FR Y
suitable for repairing damage caused by air strikes to assets, infra-
structure or equipment which enable the Government of the FR Y to
conduct its policy of internal repression.
Article 6
The Presidency will ask the Associated Countries of Eastern and Central
Europe and Cyprus and the EFTA Members to align themselves with this
Common Position in order to maximise the impact of the above
measures.
Article 7
This Common Position will be kept under constant review.
Article 8
This Common Position shall take effect on the date of its adoption.!M2
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Article 9
This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal.!B1999X0318 — EN — 09.10.2000 — 003.001 — 4