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Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of
Practice Relating to Rule 36. Demilitarized Zones
Section A. Establishment of demilitarized zones
III. Military Manuals
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s Military Manual (1988) contains provisions regarding the establishment of demilitarized zones, which mirror the conditions prescribed by the 1977 Additional Protocol I. 
Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of, Propisi o Primeri Pravila Medjunarodnog Ratnog Prava u Oruzanim Snagama SFRJ, PrU-2, Savezni Sekretarijat za Narodnu Odbranu (Pravna Uprava), 1988, § 78.
Section B. Attacks on demilitarized zones
III. Military Manuals
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s Military Manual (1988) prohibits attacks against demilitarized zones. 
Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of, Propisi o Primeri Pravila Medjunarodnog Ratnog Prava u Oruzanim Snagama SFRJ, PrU-2, Savezni Sekretarijat za Narodnu Odbranu (Pravna Uprava), 1988, § 78.
IV. National Legislation
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s Penal Code (1976), as amended in 2001, provides for the punishment of “any person who may order the following in violation of the rules of international law during armed conflict or occupation: … indiscriminate attacks on … demilitarized zones”. 
Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic, Penal Code, 1976, as amended in 2001, Article 142(2).