L 269/8 Official Journal of the European Union 10.10.2008 II (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 2 October 2008 establishing a separate liability of Montenegro and reducing proportionately the liability of Serbia with regard to the long-term loans granted by the Community to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (formerly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) pursuant to Decisions 2001/549/EC and 2002/882/EC (2008/784/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (%), the Community granted the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia a loan of up to EUR 55 million with a view to ensuring a sustainable ~ balance-of-payments  situation ~ and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European strengthening. the country’s reserve position. The loan Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof, was fully disbursed by the Commission in three instalments of respectively EUR 10 million in February 2003, EUR 30 million in September 2003 and EUR 15 million in April 2005. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (3)  According to the Constitutional Charter of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro adopted on 4 February 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was reconstituted as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ('), Whereas: (1) Pursuant to Council Decision 2001/549/EC of 16 July 2001 providing macro-financial assistance to the Federal (“4) Republic of Yugoslavia (?), the Community granted to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia a long-term loan of up to EUR 225 million with a view to ensuring a sustainable balance-of-payments  situation and strengthening the country’s reserve position. The loan was fully disbursed by the Commission in one instalment in October 2001. On 3 June 2006, based on Article 60 of the Constitu- tional Charter of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and following the Montenegrin referendum of 21 May 2006, the Parliament of Montenegro passed a declaration on the independence of the country, which stated that Montenegro is an independent state with full legal personality under international law. (20 Pursuant to Council Decision 2002/882[EC of 5 November 2002 providing further macro-financial (5)  The Parliament of Serbia adopted on 5 June 2006 a decision that defined Serbia as the successor state to (") Opinion of 2 September 2008 (not yet published in the Official the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Journal). - () OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 38. () O] L 308, 9.11.2002, p. 25.