1999/481/CFSP: Council Decision of 19 July 1999 amending Common Position 96/184/CFSP concerning arms exports to the former Yugoslavia

COUNCIL DECISION
of 19 July 1999
amending Common Position 96/184/CFSP concerning arms exports to the former Yugoslavia
(1999/481/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 26 February 1996 the Council adopted Common Position 96/184/CFSP concerning arms exports to the former Yugoslavia(1), which was amended by Council Decision 98/498/CFSP(2);
(2) This Common Position should be updated in the light of changes in the international military presence in Bosnia, in particular the deployment of the Stabilisation Forces (SFOR);
(3) In order to pursue pacification and stabilisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina transfers of small arms to the police forces should not be subject to the embargo,