Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 November 1998. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 November 1998 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what embargoes on the export of defence equipment, with particular reference to anti-tank weapons, existed in the case of exports to Croatia in (a) 1989, (b) 1990 and (c) 1991.

Answer: Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what embargoes on the export of defence equipment, with particular reference to anti-tank weapons, existed in the case of exports to Croatia in (a) 1989, (b) 1990 and (c) 1991. [59049] Mr. Tony Lloyd: There was no embargo on the export of defence equipment to Croatia in 1989 and 1990. The European Union and its Member States decided on 5 July 1991 to impose an embargo on armaments and military equipment applicable to the whole of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). UNSCR 713 (1991) established a general and complete embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to the SFRY with effect from 25 September 1991. The embargoes included anti-tank weapons for export to Croatia. The EU embargo remains in force in respect to Croatia.

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