L73/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 22.3.2000 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 607/2000 of 20 March 2000 suspending, for a limited period, 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 Regulations (EC) No 1294/1999 and (EC) No 2111/1999 as regards payments and supplies in relation to flights during the period of suspension 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 2000/176/CESP of 28 February 2000 suspending, for a limited period of time, Article 4 of Common Position 1999/318/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (), Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  In the light of an urgent and unanimous call of the democratic opposition in the Federal Republic of Yugo- slavia, the Council determined that the ban on flights between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Community should be suspended for a limited period while maintaining its overall policy framework of applying maximum pressure on President Milosevic and his regime, strengthening the visa ban and the financial sanctions and welcoming the commitment by the demo- cratic forces in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to work together for democratic change. (2)  Therefore, the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2151/1999 of 11 October 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 (?) should be suspended during that period under the conditions defined in this Regulation. (3)  In addition, Council Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999 of 15 June 1999 concerning a freeze of funds and a ban on investment in relation to the Federal Republic of Yugo- slavia () and Council Regulation (EC) No 2111/1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to certain parts of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (*) should be amended in order to make provision for transfers of funds, the use of funds and supplies of petroleum and petroleum prod- ucts which will be necessary in relation to flights during the period of suspension. () O] L 56, 1.3.2000, p. 1. () O] L 264, 12.10.1999, p. 3. () O] L 153, 19.6.1999, p. 63. (% O] L 258, 5.10.1999, p. 12. (4)  Provision should be made for monitoring of the imple- mentation of the suspension, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The application of Articles 1 to 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2151/1999 shall be suspended for a limited period. 2. For the period of the suspension, the competent authori- ties listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2151/1999 may authorise any individual flight, or series of flights by civil aircraft as defined in Article 1(c) of Regulation (EC) No 2151/ 1999 between the territories of the Community and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 3. Without prejudice to the power of the competent author- ities referred to in paragraph 2 to withdraw authorisations at an earlier date, the period of validity of the authorisations granted under paragraph 2 shall, in any case, not exceed the period of validity of this Regulation. Article 2 1.  Notwithstanding Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1294/1999: (a) Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (Yugoslav Airlines), hereafter called JAT, may open one account in each Member State with a financial institution located and registered therein in order to receive and make payments in relation to flights between the territories of the Federal Republic of Yugo- slavia and the Community; (b) payments from such an account shall be used exclusively to pay, in relation to such flights: — charges for air traffic control services rendered in the Community, — charges for services rendered in the Community by persons or companies having their principal place of business or their registered office in the Community, — charges for supplies, to aircraft in airports in the Community, of goods necessary for the proper func- tioning of such aircraft, including petroleum and petro- leum products,