Council Regulation (EC) No 1746/2000 of 3 August 2000 suspending, for an additional limited period of time, Regulation (EC) No 2151/1999 imposing a ban on flights between the territories of the Community and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia other than the Republic of Montenegro or the Province of Kosovo, and amending Regulation (EC) No 607/2000

Council Regulation (EC) No 1746/2000
of 3 August 2000
suspending, for an additional limited period of time, Regulation (EC) No 2151/1999 imposing a ban on flights between the territories of the Community and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia other than the Republic of Montenegro or the Province of Kosovo, and amending Regulation (EC) No 607/2000
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,
Having regard to Common Position 2000/454/CFSP of 20 July 2000, suspending for a limited period, Article 4 of Common Position 1999/318/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Council has determined that the ban on flights between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Community should be suspended for an additional limited period of time, while maintaining its overall policy framework of applying maximum pressure on President Milosevic and his regime.
(2) The ban on flights, laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2151/1999(2), was suspended until 28 August 2000 by means of Regulation (EC) No 607/2000(3) under a number of specific conditions.
(3) Monitoring of the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 607/2000 has shown that provision should be made for the protection of the interests of Community air carriers.
(4) It is therefore appropriate to extend the validity of Regulation (EC) No 607/2000 until the end of March 2001,