31999E0727

COUNCIL COMMON POSITION

of 15 November 1999

concerning restrictive measures against the Taliban

(1999/727/CFSP)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 15 October 1999 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1267 (1999) setting out measures to be imposed against the Afghan faction known as the Taliban, which also calls itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, unless the Taliban turn over Usama bin Laden by 14 November 1999; these measures concern a ban on flights by carriers owned, leased or operated by the Taliban and a freeze of funds and other financial resources held abroad by the Taliban;

(2) Action by the Community is needed in order to implement the measures cited below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS COMMON POSITION:

Article 1

Flights to and from the European Community carried out by aircraft owned, leased or operated by or on behalf of the Taliban under the conditions set out in UNSCR 1267 (1999) will be banned.

Article 2

Funds and other financial resources held abroad by the Taliban under the conditions set out in UNSCR 1267 (1999) will be frozen.

Article 3

This Common Position shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 4

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 1999.

For the Council

The President

T. HALONEN