Legal provisions of COM(2010)628 - Conclusion of the Protocol with Andorra extending to customs security measures the Agreement with Andorra

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dossier COM(2010)628 - Conclusion of the Protocol with Andorra extending to customs security measures the Agreement with Andorra.
document COM(2010)628 EN
date November 10, 2010

Contents

Article 1

The Protocol extending to customs security measures the scope of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra is hereby approved.

The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to notify to the Principality of Andorra the instruments of acceptance of the Protocol, on behalf of the European Union.

Article 3

The position to be adopted by the European Union in the Joint Committee on matters relating to Title IIA of the Agreement shall be determined by the Commission.

Article 4

In order to ensure the application of Article 12i(1) of the Agreement, the European Commission shall notify the Principality of Andorra of the adoption of European Union acts which constitute a development of the EU law on customs security measures covered by Article 12b of the Agreement.

The Commission is authorised to take the necessary measures provided for in Article 12k of the Agreement in order to ensure the equivalence of the Contracting Parties' customs security measures.

If, on the date of implementation of the relevant European Union legislation, the Principality of Andorra has not adopted the new provisions and the provisional application of these provisions is not possible, the Commission shall notify the Principality of the suspension of Title IIA of the Agreement in accordance with Article 12i(2) thereof.

Article 5

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.