1.5.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 114/7 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 900/1999 of 29 April 1999 prohibiting the sale and supply of petroleum and certain petroleum products to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 228a thereof, Having regard to Common Position 1999/273/CFSP of 23 April 1999 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, concerning a ban on the sale or supply of petroleum and petroleum products to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) (), Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (1)  Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (‘FRY’) has continued to violate United Nations Security Council Resolutions and to pursue extreme and criminally irresponsible policies, including repression against its own cit- izens, which constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law; (2) Whereas the prohibition of selling, supplying or exporting petroleum and petroleum products to the FRY falls within the scope of the Treaty estab- lishing the European Community; (3)  Whereas, therefore, and particularly with a view to avoiding distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary for the implementation of this prohibition as far as the territory of the Community is concerned; whereas for the purposes of this Regulation such territory is deemed to encompass the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty; (40  Whereas there is a need for the Member States and the Commission to inform each other of the meas- ures taken under this Regulation and other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, () OJ L 108, 27.4.1999, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 It shall be prohibited, knowingly and intentionally, to: (a) sell, supply or export, directly or indirectly, petroleum and petroleum products listed in the Annex to this Regulation, whether or not originating in the Community, to any person or body in the FRY or to any person or body for the purpose of any business carried on in, or operated from, the territory of the FRY; (b) ship products referred to in point (a) to the territory of the FRY; (c) participate in related activities the object or the effect of which is to promote the transactions or activities referred to in points (a) and (b). Article 2 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, the competent authorities may authorise: (a) the sale, supply or export of products listed in the said Annex for the use of diplomatic and consular missions of the Member States in the FRY as well as for the use of an international military peace-keeping presence; (b) on a case-by-case basis and subject to the consultation procedure set out in paragraph 2, the sale, supply or export of the products listed in the said Annex if conclusive evidence is given to these authorities that the sale, supply or export serves strictly humanitarian purposes. 2. The competent authorities of a Member State which intend to authorise a sale, supply or export in accordance with paragraph 1(b) shall notify to the competent authori- ties of the other Member States and to the Commission the grounds on which they intend to authorise the sale, supply or export concerned.