EC/Andorra agreement: protocol to the agreement following the 1995 enlargement

OBJECTIVE: adoption of a Protocol between the Community and Andorra with a view to adapting the existing Agreement with the latter country to take account of the accession of the three new Member States. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Decision 96/612/EC on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the EC and Andorra following the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the Union. SUBSTANCE: the specific purpose of the Protocol in question was to ensure that the Austrian customs duties and licensing arrangements in respect of spirituous beverages and certain types of alcohol, in force at the time of the country's accession, could continue to apply to Andorra until 1 January 1996. The arrangements had to be enforced in a non-discriminatory fashion. Furthermore, some additions were made to the list of Community originating products. ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE DECISION: 14.10.1996. The Protocol entered into force on the date on which the Contracting Parties sent notification that they had completed the necessary procedures.�