No L 102/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 4. 93 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 990/93 of 26 April 1993 concerning trade between the European Economic Community and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the Community and its Member States have decided to recognize the independence of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina as of 7 April 1992; Whereas this Republic became a.Member of the United Nations as from 23 May 1992; Whereas the prolonged direct and indirect activities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Monte- negro) in, and with regard to, the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina are the main cause for the dramatic develop- ments in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina ; Whereas a continuation of these activities will lead to further unacceptable loss of human life and material damage and to a further breach of international peace and security in the region; Whereas the United Nations Security Council has repea- tedly expressed its serious concern about the rapid and violent deterioration of the situation in the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina ; Whereas the President of the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina has requested the international community to assist his country against the intervention of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) in the internal affairs of the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina ; Whereas the Bosnian Serb party has hitherto not accepted, in full, the peace plan of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia in spite of appeals thereto by the Security Council ; Whereas the Community and its Member States, meeting within the framework of political cooperation, have decided that measures have to be taken to dissuade the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro from further viola- ting the integrity and security of the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina and to induce the Bosnian Serb party to cooperate in the restoration of peace in this Republic; Whereas further violations of the existing embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), in particular by the transit through this Republic and by activities carried out between this Republic and the Serb- controlled areas of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the United Nations Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia have to be prevented ; Whereas the United Nations Security Council, acting pursuant to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, has adopted Resolution 820 (1993), in order to strengthen the embargo of the Federal Republic of- Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), decided upon in Resolutions 713 (1991), 757 (1992) and 787 (1992); Whereas, under these conditions, the Community has to strengthen the embargo of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) as established by Council Regulations (EEC) No 1432/92() and (EEC) No 2656/92(); Whereas the Community and its Member States have agreed to have recourse to a Community instrument, inter alia, in order to ensure a uniform implementation throughout the Community of certain of these measures ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from:the Commission, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. As from 26 April 1993, the following shall be prohi- bited : (a) the introduction into the territory of the Community of all commodities and products originating in, coming from, or having transited through, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); (b) the export to, or the transit through, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) of all commodities and products originating in, coming from, or having transited through the Community; (c) the entry into the territorial sea of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbla and Montenegro) by all commercial traffic ; (d) any activity the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions mentioned under (a), (b) or (c); (') OJ No L 151, 3. 6. 1992, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulanon (EEC) No 3534/92 (OJ No L 358, 8.12. 1992, p. ® Oj No L 266, 12. 9. 1992, p. 27. Regulatlon as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4053 (OJ No L7,13.1.1993, p. 1).