22.5.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 129/27 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1064/1999 of 21 May 1999 imposing a ban on flights between the European Community and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1901/98 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 301 thereof, Having regard to Common Position 1999/318/CFSP 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 (), Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  The continued violation by the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and of the Republic of Serbia of UN Security Council Resolutions and the pursuance of extreme and criminally irrespon- sible policies, including repression against its own citizens, constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law; (2)  Flights between the territory of the Community and that of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should therefore be prohibited; (3)  This measure falls within the scope of the Treaty establishing the European Community; (4)  Therefore, and notably with a view to avoiding distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary for the implementation of this measure, insofar as the territory of the Community is concerned; such territory is deemed to encompass, for the purposes of this Regulation, the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty estab- lishing the European Community is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty; (5)  There is a need to allow emergency landings and ensuing take-offs, and allow exceptions for flights which serve strictly humanitarian purposes; (6)  There is a need for the Commission and Member States to inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and of other relevant in- formation at their disposal in connection with this Regulation; (7 Council Regulation (EC) No 1901/98 of 7 September 1998 concerning a ban on flights of Yugoslav carriers between the Federal Republic of () OJ L 123, 13.5.1999, p. 1. Yugoslavia and the European Community (), may be repealed since that Regulation prohibits, inter alia, flights by Yugoslav carriers, this being without prejudice to national legislation determining the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of that Regulation have been infringed, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 It shall be prohibited to take off from, or land in, the territory of the European Community for: (a) any aircraft operated, directly or indirectly, by a Yugo- slav carrier, that is a carrier having its principal place of business or its registered office in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; (b) any aircraft registered in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; unless lawfully present in the European Community at the date of entry into force of this Regulation; (c) any civil aircraft, that is an aircraft operated for commercial or private purposes, if it has taken off from, or is destined to land in, the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Article 2 1. All operating authorisations for scheduled air services between any point in the territory of the Community and any point in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are hereby revoked and no new operating authorisations for such services shall be granted. 2. All authorisations for charter flights, whether they be individual or series flights, between any point in the territory of the Community and any point in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are hereby revoked and no new authorisations for such flights may be granted. 3. No new operating authorisations shall be granted or existing ones renewed enabling aircraft that are either registered in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or oper- ated by Yugoslav carriers, to fly to or from airports in the Community. () OJ L 248, 8.9.1998, p. 7. Regulation as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 214/1999 (OJ L 23, 30.1.1999, p. 6).