In September 1999, in reaction to serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in East Timor, the Council of the European Union adopted Common Position 1999/624/CFSP that included an arms embargo on Indonesia. The Common Position also included a commitment to ban the supply of equipment that might be used for internal repression or terrorism to Indonesia.
In October 1999 the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation, Common Position 2158/1999/CFSP, banning the supply of equipment that might be used for internal repression or terrorism, defining such items in an annex.
The embargo expired on 17 January 2000.