Council Regulation (EC) No 214/1999 of 25 January 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1901/98 concerning a ban on flights of Yugoslav carriers between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the European Community
Date: 1999-01-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Yugoslavia, air space, air transport, carrier, international sanctions, trade restriction

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 214/1999

of 25 January 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1901/98 concerning a ban on flights of Yugoslav
carriers between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the European
Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 228a thereof,

Having regard to Common Position 98/426/CFSP of 29
June 1998 defined by the Council on the basis of Article
J.2 of the Treaty on European Union concerning a ban
on flights by Yugoslav carriers between the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia and the European Community (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Council adopted Council Regulation (EC)
No 1901/98 of 7 September 1998 concerning a ban on
flights of Yugoslav carriers between the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia and the European Community (2);

Whereas the Council most recently in its Conclusions of
26 October 1998 has expressed its desire to avoid or to
minimise negative effects on Montenegro from the sanc-
tions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
and/or Serbia;

Whereas for that reason and on the basis of the informa-
tion available the Council decided to exempt Montenegro
Airlines from the flight ban imposed by Regulation (EC)
No 1901/98 as far as authorisations for charter flights
between Leipzig and Tivat are concerned;

Whereas in its conclusions of 6 December 1998, the
Council instructed its competent bodies to study options,
on the basis of a Commission proposal, for the exemption
of Montenegro Airlines from the flight ban on Yugoslav
carriers;

(1) OJ L 190, 4. 7. 1998, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 248, 8. 9. 1998, p. 1.

Whereas, since then the Montenegrin Government has
expressed its interest in authorisations for other flights by
Montenegro Airlines between Montenegro and the Euro-
pean Community and has been able to provide conclusive
evidence to the Commission that such authorisations will
not benefit, directly or indirectly, the Serbian or federal
Yugoslav authorities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Paragraph 1(b) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1901/
98 shall be replaced by the following:

‘(b) authorisations

for

individual or charter

series
flights by Montenegro Airlines between Monte-
negro and the European Community, on the
condition that conclusive evidence is provided by
the Montenegrin Government to the European
Commission upon its request
that neither the
Serbian nor the federal Yugoslav authorities will
benefit, directly or indirectly, from the revenues
resulting from the flights authorised under this
paragraph. If this condition is no longer fulfilled,
the Commission will make an official notification
to this effect in the Official Journal.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 25 January 1999.

For the Council

The President

J. FISCHER