Article 7 of the Decision Reviewing the Orders Blocking all Bank Accounts of, held by, and/or in the name of certain individuals issued by the High Representative on 5 September 2008 provides that its provisions along with the previous Orders blocking all bank accounts of, held by, and/or in the name of certain individuals shall cease to apply ten (10) days following:

a)      The arrival of Ratko Mladić in the The Hague/ICTY following his arrest or surrender to authorities;

b)      The death of Ratko Mladić as certified by the ICTY; or

c)      The withdrawal by the Office of the Prosecutor/ICTY of the indictment against Ratko Mladić.

Considering that Ratko Mladić was arrested on 26 May 2011 and transferred to the Hague/ICTY on  31 May 2011, the Decision Reviewing the Orders Blocking all Bank Accounts of, held by, and/or in the name of certain individuals issued on 5 September 2008 along with the High Representative's Orders nos. 01/03 and 02/03 of 7 March 2003, no 05/03 through 18/03 of 7 July 2003, no. 19/03 through 28/03 of 9 February 2004, nos. 29/04 and 30/04 of 30 June 2004, no. 31/04 of 2 July 2004 and no. 32/04 through 37/04 of 16 December 2004 automatically ceased (will automatically cease) to apply on 10 June 2011.

This notice will be sent to the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Banking Agency of the Republika Srpska and the Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and shall be published in the Official Gazettes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

High Representative