RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/AND/9
3 August 2000
(00-3193)
Working Party on
the Accession of AndorraOriginal:  French
ACCESSION OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA
Annex 3:  Information on Import Licensing Procedures
The Permanent Mission of the Principality of  Andorra has made the following notification
under Article 7.3 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.
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Table of Contents
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH:  MEDICINAL PRODUCTS 2
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR:  ARMS AND AMMUNITION 8
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY:  EXPLOSIVES 11
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY:  SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES 15
MINISTRY OF FINANCE:  TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND CERTAIN PRODUCTS
ORIGINATING IN CHINA17
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT:  LIVE ANIMALS 20WT/ACC/AND/9
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
I. OUTLINE OF SYSTEM
1. The Regulation on medicinal products ( Reglament de Medicaments ) of 4 October 1977
stipulates that the cultivation, extraction, production, processing, preparation, possession, offer,distribution, buying brokerage, import for sale, exportation and transfer of plants, parts of plants and
substances listed in Table B is prohibited in the Principality of Andorra for any non-medical or non-
pharmaceutical use.
Moreover, only the Pharmacy Service of the Ministry of Health is authorized to import these
substances on behalf of pharmacies and hospitals .  The Pharmacy Service pools the pharmaceutical
requirements of the pharmacies and hospitals, carries out the importation and distributes the products
to the authorized establishments that have indicated a need.  (The authorized establishments -hospitals and pharmacies - must keep a register supplied by the Government in which all purchases
and sales are recorded. Pharmacies and hospitals issue these substances only on special medical
prescription).
II. PURPOSES AND COVERAGE OF LICENSING
1. The system covers the medicinal products in the following list of psychotropic substances,
based on the provisions of the Vienna Convention:
Name HS subheading
Acetorphine 2939.10
Acetylmethadol 2922.19
Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl 2933.39
Alfentanyl 2933.39
Allylprodine 2933.39
Alpha-acetylmethadol 2922.19
Alpha-meprodine 2933.39
Alpha-methadol 2922.19
Alpha-prodine 2933.39
Anileridine 2933.39
Benzethidine 2933.39
Benzylmorphine 2939.10
Beta-acetylmethadol 2922.19
Beta-meprodine 2933.39
Beta-methadol 2922.19
Beta-prodine 2933.39
Bezitramide 2933.39
Cannabis 1211.90
Cannabis resin 1301.90
Clonitazene 2933.90
Coca (leaf)
All preparations based on coca leaf with a coca content of more
than 0.1% will be treated as coca leaf preparations1211.90
Coca (paste) 1302.19WT/ACC/AND/9
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Name HS subheading
Cocaine 2939.90
Codoxime 2939.10
Concentrate of  poppy straw 1302.11
Desomorphine 2939.10
Dextromoramide 2934.90
Dextropropoxyphene 2922.19
Diampromide 2924.29
Diethylthiambutene 2934.90
Difenoxin 2933.39
Dihydrocodeine 2939.10
Dimenoxadol 2922.19
Dimepheptanol 2922.19
Dimethylthiambutene 2934.90
Dioxaphetyl butyrate 2934.90
Diphenoxylate 2933.39
Dipipanone 2933.39
Drotebanol 2933.40
Ecgonine benzoylethyl ester 2939.90
Ecgonine benzoylpropyl ester 2939.90
Ecgonine cinnamoylmethyl ester 2939.90
Ecgonine 2,6-dimethyl-benzoyl methyl ester 2939.90
Ecgonine methyl ester 2939.90
Ecgonine methyl ester hydrochloride 2939.90
Ecgonine phenylacetyl-methyl ester 2939.90
Ethylmethylthiambutene 2934.90
Ethylmorphine 2939.10
Etonitazene 2933.90
Etorphine 2939.10
Etoxeridine 2933.39
Fentanyl 2933.39
p-Fluorofentanyl 2933.39
Furethidine 2934.90
Heroin 2939.10
Hydrocodone 2939.10
Hydromorphinol 2939.10
Hydromorphone 2939.10
Beta-hydroxyfentanyl 2933.39
Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl 2933.39
Hydroxypethidine 2933.39
Isomethadone 2922.30
Ketobemidone 2933.39
Levomethorphan 2933.40
Levomoramide 2934.90
Levophenacylmorphan 2933.40
Levorphanol 2933.40
Metazocine 2933.39
Methadone 2922.30
Methyldesorphine 2939.10WT/ACC/AND/9
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Name HS subheading
Methyldihydromorphine 2939.10
Methyl-3-fentanyl 2933.39
Alpha-methylfentanyl 2933.39
Alpha-methylthiofentanyl 2934.90
Methyl-3-thiofentanyl 2934.90
Metopon 2939.10
Moramide, intermediate 2934.90
Morphine, and derivatives 2939.10
MPPP 2933.39
Myrophine 2939.10
Nicodine 2939.10
Nicodicodine 2939.10
Nicomorphine 2939.10
Noracymethadol 2922.19
Norcodeine 2939.10
Norlevorphanol 2933.40
Normethadone 2922.30
Normorphine 2939.10
Norpipanone 2933.39
Opium 1302.11
Oxycodone 2939.10
Oxymorphone 2939.10
PEPAP 2933.39
Pethidine 2933.39
Pethidine, intermediate A 2933.39
Pethidine, intermediate B 2933.39
Pethidine, intermediate C 2933.39
Phenadoxone 2934.90
Phenampromide 2933.39
Phenazocine 2933.39
Phenomorphan 2933.40
Phenoperidine 2933.39
Pholcodine 2939.10
Piminodine 2933.39
Piritramide 2933.39
Proheptazine 2933.90
Properidine 2933.39
Propiram 2933.39
Racemethorphan 2933.40
Racemoramide 2934.90
Racemorphan 2933.40
Sufentanil 2934.90
Thebacon 2939.10
Thebaine 2939.10
Thiofentanyl 2934.90
Tilidine 2922.49
Trimeperidine 2933.39
Amphetamine 2921.49WT/ACC/AND/9
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Name HS subheading
Brolamphetamine 2922.29
Cathinone 2939.90
DET 2939.90
Dexamphetamine 2921.49
DMA 2922.29
DMHP 2932.99
DMT 2939.90
DOET 2922.29
N-ethyl MDA 2932.99
Eticyclidine (PCE) 2921.49
Fenetylline 2939.50
N-hydroxy MDA 2932.99
Levamphetamine 2921.49
Levomethamphetamine 2939.90
Lysergide, LSD, LSD-25 2939.69
MDMA 2932.99
Mecloqualone 2933.59
Mescaline 2939.90
Methamphetamine 2939.90
Methamphetamine racemate 2939.90
Methaqualone 2933.59
Methylaminorex 2934.90
Methylphenidate 2933.39
MMDA 2932.99
Parahexyl 2932.99
Pentazocine 2933.39
Phencyclidine (PCP) 2933.39
Phenmetrazine 2934.90
PMA 2922.29
Psilocine, psilotsin 2939.90
Psilocybine 2939.90
Rolicyclidine (PHP, PCPY) 2933.90
Secobarbital 2933.51
STP, DOM 2922.29
Tenamphetamine 2932.99
Tenocyclidine 2934.90
Tetrahydrocannabinols, all the isomers 2932.99
d-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and all its stereochemical variants 2932.99
TMA 2922.29
Zipeprol 2933.59
(1) The system also applies to pharmaceutical prep arations, whether or not specialized, containing the
above-mentioned products.
(2) All preparations based on coca leaf, with a coca content of more than 0.1%, will be deemed to be coca
leaf preparations.
N.B.:  Unless explicitly excluded, the isomers are also included in this schedule.  The same applies to the
esters and ethers of the drugs listed in this schedule  whose existence can be determined.  The salts of the
substances listed in the schedule are also subject to these regulations whenever the existence of such salts is
possible.WT/ACC/AND/9
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2. The system applies to all the products concerned regardless of origin or provenance.
3. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports.  The purpose of the
system, while meeting the requirements of health professionals, is, on the one hand, to guarantee
public health and public order by protecting the inhabitants, residents and tourists present in the
Principality of Andorra and, on the other, to apply the recommendations of the World HealthOrganization. No other method would appear to be more suitable than the system currently being
applied.
4. The Reglament de Medicaments  of 4 October 1997 constitutes the legal basis.  The
Government can amend its provisions without having to submit the text to the legislature.
III. PROCEDURES
1.(a) to (k): Not applicable.
2.(a) The system is directly administered by the Pharmacy Service of the Ministry of Health.
Establishments authorized to stock pharmaceuticals may indicate their requirements to that service
without limitations of any kind.  Products are regularly imported by the Pharmacy Service in
accordance with the needs expressed by pharmacists and hospital managers.
2.(b) Demand management does not mean that the Pharmacy Service cannot quickly satisfy an
urgent order from an authorized establishment.  By anticipating the demand for certain substances thePharmacy Service is able to meet requirements immediately.
2.(c) There are no limitations in the application of the system as to the period of the year.
2.(d) The needs expressed are examined only by the service responsible for administering the
system.  Establishments requesting supplies of products covered by these regulations need approach
only the Pharmacy Service of the Ministry of Health.
3. The only reason why the Pharmacy Service might refuse to meet a request for supplies is
abuses by the pharmacies or hospitals relating to their obligations with respect to stocking and use or,
in general, any failure to comply with the regulati ons.  In such cases, the requesting entities can avail
themselves of the possibilities for appeal provided  by the Administrative Code, namely, an initial
administrative appeal to the Government and, in a second stage, a possible appeal to the courts.
IV. ELIGIBILITY OF IMPORTERS TO APPLY FOR A LICENCE
1. Only pharmacists established in the Principality of Andorra and hospitals that possess a
pharmacy to meet the needs of their hospital activities may request supplies of substances or
preparations covered by the system.  Although there is no registration requirement, the beneficiaries
of the system are known to the Pharmacy Service. There is no registration fee and there is no
published list of authorized importers.
VI. DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR
LICENCE
1. The medicinal products and preparations covered by the system are purchased from the
Pharmacy Service.  The pharmacists and hospital managers have pre-printed order forms distributed
by the administrative service.
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- the first part must be completed with the name and address of the purchaser, his
signature, the date of the purchase order and the stamp of the establishment.  The
name of the product(s), spelled out in full, and the quantity requested must also be
indicated;
- the second part of the form calls only for the name and address of the purchaser and
the name of the substance or medicinal product.  This part is returned to the purchaser
who notes the issue number from his special register of purchases and sales, the
quantities actually received and the delivery date.  (These forms are kept for three
years by the persons concerned. The products supplied bear the number under which
they were registered in the Pharmacy Service’s narcotic sales register).
2. Pharmacists and hospitals need not provide any document other than that described above.
3. No fee or charge is paid in connection with the purchase process.4. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement.
VII. CONDITIONS OF LICENSING
1. Any purchase request from pharmacies or hospitals will be met by the Pharmacy Service
either immediately or within a reasonable period, which may not be more than 10 days.
2. There are no penalties connected with the purchase request.3. Not applicable.
4. Requests for supplies are not subject to any conditions other than those indicated above.
VIII. OTHER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. No procedures other than those mentioned above.
2. Not applicable in view of the conditions of purchase by pharmacists and hospital managers.
No exchange controls.
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MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
ARMS AND AMMUNITION
I. OUTLINE OF SYSTEM
1. The system is intended to regulate the possession, use and movement of and trade in arms and
ammunition, together with their repair and the manufacture of ammunition.  Apart from the commonprovisions applicable to all arms and ammunition, some types of arms and ammunition are subject to
absolute import bans or pre-importation administrative procedures, both definitive and provisional.
Specialized police services, under the Ministry of the Interior, are responsible for handling
and administering requests for authorization to import arms and ammunition subject to the licensing
system.
II. PURPOSES AND COVERAGE OF LICENSING
1. The following products are covered by the import licensing system :
- “short” defensive firearms and their ammunition (category 1 - HS headings 93.01 to
93.06)
(Pistols and revolvers are deemed to be “short” firearms. Guns with a barrel less than
45 cm long or with a total length of less than 80 cm with the butt folded, if possible,
or without the butt, if not fixed, are treated in the same way as “short” firearms.Ammunition for “short” firearms, except for that of 22 - 5.5 mm - calibre with rim
percussion).
- “short” firearms intended for sporting use (category 2 - HS headings 93.01 to 93.06)
(Arms of category 1 will be deemed to be for sporting use when their calibre and
characteristics comply with the competition rules of the International Shooting Sport
Federation, except for those of 22 - 5,5 mm - calibre with rim percussion.  The
ammunition for these arms will also be deemed to be subject to the system when their
calibre and characteristics comply with th e competition rules of the International
Shooting Sport Federation, except for those of 22 - 5,5 mm - calibre with rimpercussion).
(The corresponding basic components, such as barrels, stocks, magazines, drums,
bolts and their parts, are treated like firearms and are subject to the same regulations.
Firing caps and pistons are treated in the same way as ammunition for firearms and
are subject to the same regulations).
2. The system applies to the above-mentioned arms and ammunition whatever their origin or
provenance.
3. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports. Its purpose is to ensure
personal safety and public order and to combat the illegal arms trade.  No system other than that
currently in force seems capable of accomplishing the government’s purposes.
4. The arms and ammunition licensing system has its legal basis in the Decree of 3 July 1989.
This constitutes a statutory requirement.
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1. (a) to (k): Not applicable:
2.(a) Applications for import licences are generally tr eated promptly and, in any event, within three
working days. When the circumstances warrant, lic ences can be obtained within a shorter time-limit.
2.(b) In exceptional circumstances, in particular in cases of force majeure , a licence may be granted
immediately on request.
2.(c) Applications for import licences may be made all year long, with no limitation as to the
period.
2.(d) Applications for import licences, whether for outright or temporary importation, are lodged
with the police services, which alone are responsible for examining and processing them.
3. An application for an import licence will be refused only in the event of failure to comply
with the indispensable processing criteria.
In accordance with the specific provisions of the Administrative Code, persons who are
refused an import licence may appeal against the decision to the Government and then, where
appropriate, in a second stage, to the courts.
IV. ELIGIBILITY OF IMPORTERS TO APPLY FOR LICENCE
1. Import licences will be granted:
- For outright importation, in principle, only to gunsmiths legally established in the
Principality of Andorra;
- for temporary importation, to persons or companies that fulfil the required conditions
mentioned below.
There is no fee or charge.  There is no published list of authorized importers.
VI. DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR
LICENCE
1. The information to be provided in the import licence application differs according to whether
outright or temporary importation is involved:
- In the case of an application for outright importation, where arms are concerned, the
particulars of each weapon (make, model and calibre) and its intended use and, whereammunition is concerned, its intended use must be indicated;
- in the case of an application for tem porary importation, the following information
must be communicated:
- the arms concerned and their particulars (make, model, calibre and
identification number)
- the ammunition to be consumed during training and competitions (quantity
and calibre)
- the places where the arms will be presented and/or usedWT/ACC/AND/9
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- the places where the arms and their ammunition will be stored, not only
during but also before and after presentations, training and competitions.
Applications for a temporary import licence must also be accompanied:
- for presentations,  by a copy of the authorization to manufacture and/or sell the arm(s)
issued by the country of residence of the owner and an evidential document certifiedby the manager of the company requesting temporary importation accrediting the
person who is to transport the arm or arms in the Principality of Andorra.
- for participation in sporting competitions, by a document from the Andorran Shooting
Sport Federation ( Fédération andorrane de Tir ), or the company or association
organizing the competition, certifying that the applicant is registered as a participant,
together with a valid copy of the licence to carry and own the arm or arms issued by
the applicant’s country of residence.
2. No document additional to the import licence itself is required upon actual importation of
arms and ammunition.
3. There is no licensing fee or administrative charge to complement the formalities described
above.
4. There is no deposit or advance payment associ ated with issue of an import licence for either
outright or temporary importation.
VII. CONDITIONS OF LICENSING
1. Licences for outright importation are specific to particular import operations which are not
limited with respect to time, provided that they are carried out within a reasonable period from the
date of issue of the licence.  This period may not exceed one year.
Temporary import licences are valid for one month and may be renewed only once.
2. There are no penalties for the non-utilization of a licence or a portion of a licence.
3. Licences are not transferable.
4. No conditions other than those described are attached to the issue of an import licence.
VIII. OTHER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. There are no other administrative procedures required prior to outright or temporary
importation.
2. There are no exchange regulations imposing constraints on the provision of foreign exchange
by the banking authorities for goods to be imported.WT/ACC/AND/9
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MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY
EXPLOSIVES
I. OUTLINE OF SYSTEM
1. The purpose of the Regulation on explosives is to establish the legal requirements for the
storage, sale, importation, use and, in general, any act relating to explosives.  The specialized servicesof the Ministry of Industry are responsible for administering the Regulation.
II. PURPOSES AND COVERAGE OF LICENSING
1. The following products are covered by the system:
- All explosives based on nitroglycerine or  nitroglycol (Category 1a - HS headings
36.01 and 36.02),
- plasticized perchlorate explosives (Category 2a - HS heading 36.02);
- black powder based on sodium or potassium nitrate (Category 3a - HS heading
36.01);
- chlorate or perchlorate explosives (Category 4a - HS heading 36.02);
- black powder compressed into cartridges < 250 g and of a density < 1.5 (Category 5a
- HS heading 36.01);
- nitrate - ammonium nitrate - explosives (Category 6a - HS heading 36.02);
- nitrate-fuel explosives (Category 7a - HS heading 36.02);
- detonating fuses based on penthrite and RDX (Category 8a - HS heading 36.03);
- detonating fuses based on lead-bound TNT (Category 9a- HS heading 36.03);
- electric detonators (Category 10a - HS heading 36.03);
- fuse detonators (Category 11a - HS heading 36.03);
- safety fuses (Category 12a - HS heading 36.03);
- CCR, LSB or the like (Category 13a - HS Chapter 36).
2. The system applies to all the above-mentioned products, whatever their origin or provenance.
3. The system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports.  The purpose of the
system is to seek the best possible guarantee of safety and public order and therefore to regulate theimportation, transport and storage, sale and use or, in general, all the successive stages from import to
end-use. No system other than that currently in force has been considered.
4. The Regulation on explosives, approved by Parliament on 4 May 1976 and first amended by
Parliament on 21 March 1980, was also amended by Government Decrees of 9 November 1988,WT/ACC/AND/9
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4 July 1990, 1 July 1993, 6 October 1994, 23 December 1994 and 5 October 1995, the date of the
current Regulation published in OJPA No. 56, any 7.
Article 2 of the Regulation divides the explosives concerned into thirteen categories.  No
derogation from the application of the Regulation is possible at the initiative of the services
responsible for its administration or controls.  The Government can abolish the system withoutlegislative approval.
III. PROCEDURES
1. (a) to (k): Not applicable.
2.(a) In general, applications for import licences must be lodged at least three days before the
goods are imported. In particular cases, provided the conditions relating to the documents required
and the transport of explosives are met, it may be possible to obtain licences within a shorter time-
limit.
2.(b) It is possible for a licence to be granted on request, exceptionally and if justified by a case of
force majeure . In these circumstances, specific measures appropriate to the situation will be taken.
2.(c) Licence applications can be made all year long . Other than in exceptional circumstances, the
corresponding explosives can also be imported without limitation as to the period of the year.
2.(d) Licence applications are lodged with the services of the Ministry of Industry which alone are
authorized to process the applications and issue licences.  However, among the documents to be
produced in support of the application, one must be issued and stamped by the administrative services
of the Commune corresponding to the place where the work requiring the use of explosives is to be
carried out.
3. An application may be refused, other than for failure to meet the normal criteria, when it is
made by a company that has failed to fulfil its obligations under the relevant regulations or repeatedly
breached those regulations.
The reasons for refusal may result, in particular, from non-compliance with the regulations
relating to the importation, transport, storage or use of explosives.  The reason or reasons for refusal
can be given to the importer.  If he is refused a licence, he may always make an administrative appealto the Government and then, if no reply is received or the reply is negative, an appeal to the courts.
IV. ELIGIBILITY OF IMPORTERS TO APPLY FOR LICENCE
1. A licence to import explosives may be obtained only by firms which:
- Hold an official user permit and, moreover, a storage permit if the explosives
imported are in categories 1a to 6a of Schedule II.1 above;  and
- whose field of activities and particular and concrete circumstances require explosives
to carry out specific works.
2. To obtain a storage permit, which may be temporary or permanent, the firm must make an
application to open a storage depot, either to the Government or to the Ministry of Industry,
depending on the desired capacity of the depot.  In order that the application for a storage permit may
be examined, it is essential to produce various drawings - general layout and equipment of the depot.WT/ACC/AND/9
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Depending on the category of the depot, a land use permit issued by the responsible official of the
Commune in question must also be produced to the administrative services concerned.
To obtain a permit to use explosives, a firm must request authorization from its Corporation
locale de domiciliation  and the Government.  For this purpose, it is essential to produce a civil
liability insurance policy and a list of the personnel authorized by the firm to use explosives.  It ismandatory for the latter to possess a certificate of professional competence issued by the competent
services of the Ministry of Industry.  The permit to use explosives may be temporary or permanent,
depending on the nature of the works to be carried out.
3. No fee is charged for the accomplishment of the formalities described above.
VI. DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR
LICENCE
1. In order to obtain a licence to import explosives applicants must lodge with the services of the
Ministry of Industry an informal application on pl ain paper, together with the following documents:
- A certificate made out by the services of the Commune corresponding to the place
where the works requiring the use of explosives are to be carried out.  The certificate
must also indicate the nature of the substances to be used in this connection;
- the official register recording the movements of explosives into and out of the storage
depot (in relation to the storage permit whose modalities are specified in Article 29 of
the Regulation);  and
- details of the explosives to be imported.
2. Upon actual importation of explosives, the importer attaches to the import declaration the
corresponding licence issued by the services of the Ministry of Industry.
3. There is no licensing fee or other administrative charge.
4. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.
VII. CONDITIONS OF LICENSING
1. Where import licences have been issued for specif ic works, they remain valid as long as the
conditions which justified their being issued are met and until the quantities authorized have beenexhausted.
2. There is no penalty for the non-utilization of a licence or a portion of a licence.  However,
unused or partly used licences must be re turned to the service that issued them.
3. Licences are not transferable.
4. There are no conditions attached to the issue of a licence other than those described above.
VIII. OTHER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. There are no administrative procedures required prior to importation other than those
described above.  However, the practical import procedures are subject to the regulations on the
packaging and transport of explosives.WT/ACC/AND/9
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2. There are no exchange controls.  Foreign exchange is automatically provided by the banking
authorities for goods to be imported.WT/ACC/AND/9
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MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
I. OUTLINE OF SYSTEM
1. The purpose of the system is to subject to prior licensing only temporary imports of special
purpose vehicles used for public works or in the construction industry, agriculture or similar sectors.In view of their particular characteristics, special purpose vehicles are considered likely to create
difficulties and hazards for traffic and road safety.  Specialized administrative services of the Ministry
of Industry are responsible for processing temporary importation applications and issuing licences.
II. PURPOSES AND COVERAGE OF LICENSING
1. The system covers self-propelled, mobile or tractor-drawn special purpose vehicles, except
for those reserved for the transport of persons or towing, as well as all vehicles intended to be used for
specific works (in public works, construction, agriculture and other similar sectors including, forexample, excavators, bulldozers, shovels, graders, dumpers, elevators, tower cranes, compressors and
generators, and farm tractors of all types - machinery of HS headings 84.26 to 84.36, 87.01, 87.04 to
87.05 and 87.09),
2. The system applies to special purpose vehicles regardless of their provenance.
3. The licensing system is intended to limit and control the movement of special purpose
vehicles in the interests of road safety.  In issu ing temporary import licences the authorities take into
account the nature of the work for which the vehicle is requested and the availability of vehicles of the
same type from the national “fleet”.  This is the only system capable of accomplishing the intended
purpose under optimum conditions.
4. Article 205, paragraph 5, of the Traffic Code Law, approved by Parliament at its session on
10 June 1999, prohibits the movement on Andorran territory of special purpose vehicles not registered
in the Principality of Andorra.  However, exceptionally and for good reason the Ministry of Industry
may authorize their temporary importation and movement on the national territory.  (This law
abrogated the previous Traffic Code dating from  4/12/1991, which contained identical provisions.
The present provisions are also confirmed by an implementing agreement approved by Parliament on29 July 1981).
The system is statutorily required and the competent services of the Ministry of Industry must
comply with the implementing conditions.  The Government cannot change either the ban on
movement mentioned in Article 205.5 of the Traffic Code or the conditions under which the ban can
be waived.
III. PROCEDURES
1.(a) to (k) Not applicable.
2.(a) The licence application must be made five working days before the requested date of
temporary importation.  In exceptional cases, where there is good cause, licences may be obtained
within a shorter time-limit.
2.(b) Exceptionally, in the event of force majeure , a licence may be granted immediately on
request.WT/ACC/AND/9
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2.(c) The period of the year is of no consequence as far as the lodging of an application is
concerned.
2.(d) Licence applications are examined only by the competent administrative services of the
Ministry of Industry.
3. An application may be refused when special purpose vehicles of the type requested are
available from the national “fleet” so that a temporary import operation can be avoided.  The reasons
for refusal are given to the applicant who has a right of appeal under the relevant provisions of the
Administrative Code (described above).
IV. ELIGIBILITY OF IMPORTERS TO APPLY FOR LICENCE
1. Any person, company or institution is entitled to apply for a licence.
VI. DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR
LICENCE
1. Persons, companies and institutions must specify in their applications, in addition to their
name, occupation/description and address, the nature, location and duration of the work to be carried
out, together with the type and essential characteristics of the special purpose vehicle whose
temporary importation is requested.  They must also specify the date and approximate time of the
actual temporary import operation.  No other document needs to be supplied with the application.
2. Upon actual importation the licence must be produced together with the temporary import
declaration. The same applies to the vehicle registration and insurance documents.
3. There is no licensing fee or administrative charge.
4. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.
VII. CONDITIONS OF LICENSING
1. The licence is issued for a specific operation and its duration depends on the duration of the
work for which it is issued.
2. There is no penalty for the non-utilization of a licence.  The licence must be returned to the
administrative service that issued it.
3. Licences are not transferable.4. There are no other conditions attached to the issue of a licence.
VIII. OTHER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. There are no other administrative procedures required prior to importation.
2. There are no exchange controls.WT/ACC/AND/9
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE:  TEXTILE PRODUCTS AND
CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CHINA
I. OUTLINE OF SYSTEM
1. In the context of the EC-Andorra customs union, the Principality of Andorra is required, in
the case of industrial products, to adopt the provisions on import procedures applied by theCommunity with respect to third countries.  Howe ver, in view of the small volume of imports of
textile products from third countries and of certain products originating in China, Andorra has been
allowed to depart to some extent from the corr esponding Community procedures.  Thus, the system
applied institutes a simple prior surveillance procedure with respect to the products in question
imported into Andorra while also regulating the possibilities for re-exportation to the Community in
order to prevent possible deflections of trade.
II. PURPOSES AND COVERAGE OF LICENSING
1. The following products are covered by the system:
- Those listed in Annex V of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3030/93 of
12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third
countries (Annex V on Community quantitative limits published in the OJEC L 275
of 8 November 1993 and most recently updated  with the quantitative limits agreedfor the years 1998 to 2000 by OJEC L 45 of 16 February 1998).  The products
concerned fall within HS Chapters 50 to 63.
- those listed in Annexes IIIB, IV and V of Council Regulation (EC) No. 517/94 of
7 March 1994 on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third
countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or byother specific Community import rules (Annexes IIIB, IV and V on Community
quantitative limits published in OJEC L 67 of 10 March 1994 and successively
updated by OJEC L188 of 27 July 1996 - Regulation (EC) No. 1476/96 and L 225 of
6/9/1996, as well as by OJEC L 199 of 26 July 1997 - Regulation (EC) No. 1457/97).
The products concerned fall within HS Chapters 50 to 63.
- those listed in Annex II of Council Regulation (EC) No. 3060/95 of
22 December 1995 on the arrangements for imports of certain textile products
originating in Taiwan (Annex II on Community quantitative limits published in OJEC
L 326 of 30 December 1995).  The products concerned fall within HS Chapters 50 to
63.
- those listed in Annex II of Council Regulation (EC) No. 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on
common rules for imports from certain third countries (Annex II on quotas applicable
to imports into the Community of certain products from China published in OJEC
L 67 of 10 March 1994, amended by Regulation (EC) 1138/98 of 28 May 1998
published in OJEC L159 of 3 June 1998).  The products concerned fall within HS
Chapter 64 (certain footwear) and HS subheadings 69.11.10 (tableware and
kitchenware, of porcelain) and 69.12.00 (tableware and kitchenware, other than ofporcelain).
2. The above-mentioned annexes indicate the third-country origins, relative to the EC-Andorra
customs union, to which the system applies.WT/ACC/AND/9
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3. The system applied by the Principality of Andorra is not directly intended to restrict the
quantity or value of imports.  It is intended to institute a procedure of surveillance prior to importation
into Andorra for products subject to annual quantitative import limits when imported into the
European Community.  The Andorran authorities report imports made under this system monthly to
the European Commission.
The prior surveillance system constitutes a derogation from the provisions of EC commercial
policy which was in other respects imposed on Andorra under Article 7 of the Customs Union
Agreement.  The system therefore constitutes a departure from the Community system. It was
instituted at the request of the Principality of Andorra and decided by the Joint Committee in its
Decision 2/96 of 1 July 1996 (OJEC L 184 of 24 July 1996) as amended by Decision 1/98 of
20 October 1998 (OJEC L 311 of 20 November 1998). These provisions take into account the low
volume of these imports by Andorran operators.
4. The decisions 2/96 and 1/98 mentioned in paragraph 3 constitute the basis of the system.
Neither the Andorran customs authorities nor the Government nor Parliament may derogate from
these provisions.
III. PROCEDURES
1.(a) to (k) Not applicable.  There are no restrictions on the issue of licences by the Andorran
customs authorities.
2.(a) Import licence applications must be made at least five working days before importation.
However, licences may be obtained within a shorter time-limit when justified by the circumstances
and, in particular, when, owing to inadvertency, goods arrive at the frontier without a licence.
2.(b) A licence could be obtained immediately on re quest, in particular in the above-mentioned
cases.
2.(c) There is no requirement as to the period of th e year either for lodging the licence application
or for actual importation.
2.(d) Licence applications are examined only by the customs services responsible for administering
the system.  Accordingly, the importer need only approach the said customs authorities.
3. No licence application has so far been refused.  However, the discovery of possible
deflections of trade intended to enable the products in question to evade the more restrictive
Community customs regulations might cause the customs authorities to decide to refuse to issue a
licence.  In the event of a refusal to issue a licence,  the interested parties may make use of the right of
appeal for which the Administrative Code provides, in accordance with the procedures described in
paragraph III.3 in connection with the systems described above.
IV. ELIGIBILITY OF IMPORTERS TO APPLY FOR LICENCE
1. Any importer may apply to the customs authorities for a licence.  Licences are issued free of
charge, whatever the quantity requested.WT/ACC/AND/9
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VI. DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR
LICENCE
1. Licence applications are made out in accordance with a model form, specifying:
- The consignee of the products imported (identity, address);
- the intended place of delivery and the date of actual importation;
- the country of origin of the products and the country of exportation;
- the declarant in charge of the import operation, where appropriate (identity, address);
- the products forming the subject of the application (commercial description, CN
heading, classification category for textile products with respect to the Community
regulations, net weight or units, EC frontier value in euros).
Applications must be accompanied by supporting documents (in particular, invoices).
2. Upon actual importation the licence is attach ed to the customs declaration; the customs
services set off against it the quantities corresponding to the products imported.
3. There is no licensing fee or administrative charge.
4. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.
VII. CONDITIONS OF LICENSING
1. Licences are valid for four months. The validity cannot be extended, but there is nothing to
stop an interested party from lodging a new application.
2. There is no penalty for the non-utilization of a licence or a portion of a licence.  In these
circumstances, the licence must be returned to th e customs service responsible for administering the
system.
3. Licences are not transferable.4. No other conditions are attached to the issue of a licence.
VIII. OTHER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. There are no administrative procedures required prior to importation other than those
described above.
2. There are no restrictive provisions concerning the provision of foreign exchange by the
banking authorities (no exchange controls).WT/ACC/AND/9
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
LIVE ANIMALS
I. OUTLINE OF SYSTEM
The system applies to any outright or temporary importation of live animals into the
Principality of Andorra.  It is intended to protect human and animal health, as well as to avoid any riskof diseases or epidemics.  Licences are issued by the services of the Ministry of Agriculture and the
Environment.
II. PURPOSE AND COVERAGE OF LICENSING
1. The system covers all Equidae, as well as equine and bovine animals, swine, sheep and goats
(HS headings 01.01, 01.02, 01.03 and 01.04).
2. The system applies to all live animals whatever their origin or provenance.
3. The live animal licensing system is not intended to restrict the quantity or value of imports;
its purpose is to safeguard human and animal health.  It also makes possible a prior knowledge of
animals imported, the reasons why they are being imported and the conditions of importation, as well
as the destination of the animals together with, where appropriate, the grazing areas.  Any regulatory
or sanitary monitoring is thus facilitated. As the system has been found satisfactory, no other method
has been considered.
4. The system derives, on the one hand, from the application of the law regulating the import
and export of bovine animals approved by Parliament at its session of 24 May 1985 and, on the other,
from the regulation on the mandatory formalities for the customs clearance of live animals approved
by the Government at its meeting of 12 July 1991.
The legislation leaves nothing to administrative discretion. The Government could abolish the
regulation it approved, but this is not the case with the regulatory law which can only be repealed by
the legislature.
III. PROCEDURES
1.(a) to (k) Not applicable. The application of the system does not involve import restrictions.
2.(a) Application must be made to the sanitary services responsible for issuing licences about five
working days before importation.  In special circumstances licences may be issued within a shorter
time-limit. Such may be the case, in particular, wh en animals arrive at the frontier and the importer
has not applied for a licence beforehand.
2.(b) When the circumstances require, a licence can be granted immediately on request.
2.(c) Licence applications and the corresponding importations are not limited to particular periods
of the year.
2.(d) Licence applications are examined only by the sanitary services responsible for administering
the system under the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment.WT/ACC/AND/9
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3. An application for a licence may be refused if the importer does not properly comply with the
rules of the system or when the animals are not in a satisfactory sanitary condition.  The reasons for
refusal can be given to the interested party who can exercise his right of appeal under the
Administrative Code whose procedures are indica ted in paragraphs III.3 of the systems described
above.
IV. ELIGIBILITY OF IMPORTERS TO APPLY FOR LICENCE
1. Any person, firm or institution is entitled to apply for a licence.
VI. DOCUMENTATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR LICENCE
1. Applications for the issue of a licence must indicate:
- The particulars of the importers to whom the animals are consigned (identity,
occupation/description, address);
- the characteristics of the animals to be imported and their sanitary condition (species
and types of animals);
- the reasons for importing the animals;
- the date of importation of the animals, their destination, the place where they will be
kept and/or the grazing area.
No other document need be supplied with the application.
2. Upon actual importation the licence is attached  to the import declaration and the animals must
satisfy the veterinary services’ sanitary controls; the certificate issued to that effect must also be
produced with the customs import declaration.
3. There is no fee or charge.
4. There is no deposit or advance payment requirement associated with the issue of licences.
VII. CONDITIONS  OF LICENSING
1. Licences are valid for two weeks from the date of issue by the services of the Customs
Sanitary Inspectorate.
2. There are no penalties for the non-utilization of a licence or a portion of a licence.
3. Licences are not transferable.4. There are no other conditions attached to the issue of a licence.
VIII. OTHER PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. There are no other administrative procedures, apart from licensing, required prior to
importation.
2. There are no exchange controls.
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