Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Principality of Andorra
Date: 2004-11-15
Institutions: Andorra, European Community
Subjects: Andorra, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation in the field of education, culture, environmental cooperation, health policy, regional cooperation, social policy, trans-European network

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COOPERATION AGREEMENT

between the European Community and the Principality of Andorra

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

of the one part,

THE PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA

of the other part,

RESOLVED to consolidate and extend the existing close relations between the European Community and the Principality
of Andorra,

CONSIDERING that trade relations between the European Community and the Principality of Andorra are governed by
the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters signed in Luxembourg on 28 June 1990, which establishes a
customs union,

CONSIDERING that European integration has made considerable progress since that date,

CONSIDERING the exceptional situation of the Principality of Andorra, which is surrounded by the territory of the
European Union but is not a member of it,

CONSIDERING the desire of the Principality of Andorra to play a greater part in the current integration of Europe and
therefore to expand the scope of its relations with the European Union,

CONSIDERING that the European Community and the Principality of Andorra should conclude an agreement to provide
the broadest possible basis for their cooperation in all areas of common interest within their fields of competence,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

PRINCIPLES

Article 1

this end, they shall seek to reconcile the conservation of the
Pyrenean environment with economic development.

The European Community and the Principality of Andorra
(hereinafter
the Contracting Parties) undertake, within the
limits of their respective powers, to cooperate on the broadest
possible basis and to their mutual advantage in matters of
common interest, and in particular the priority areas referred
to in Articles 2 to 8.

to

resolve

environmental

in a spirit of shared
The Contracting Parties shall cooperate,
responsibility,
problems
the
confronting the Principality of Andorra and the Pyrenean
regions of the European Community. They shall take account
of the fact that certain problems, such as that of waste, are
connected with the movement of goods and persons between
their respective territories. The Contracting Parties shall,
in
particular, cooperate in the transfer and disposal of waste.

AREAS OF COOPERATION

Article 2

Environment

The Contracting Parties shall cooperate to protect and improve
the environment with a view to sustainable development. Their
cooperation shall cover the following areas: climate change,
protection of nature and biodiversity, environment and health,
management of natural resources and waste management. To

In so far as its means allow, and provided such standards are
relevant in terms of the protection of the environment and
sustainable economic development in the Principality, the Prin-
cipality of Andorra shall endeavour to adopt environmental
standards equivalent
the European Community.
The European Community shall, on request, cooperate with
the Principality of Andorra to this end.

to those of

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The Contracting Parties shall study the feasibility and practi-
calities of
involving the Principality of Andorra in such
Community environmental programmes open to non-member
countries as may be of interest to it.

The Contracting Parties shall study the feasibility and practi-
involving the Principality of Andorra in such
calities of
European Community
training and
vocational
youth programmes as may be of interest to it.

education,

The European Community shall help establish cooperation
between the European Environment Agency and the Principality
of Andorra.

Article 3

Communication, information and culture

Within the scope afforded by Community initiatives and
Andorran law, the Contracting Parties agree to undertake joint
projects in the area of communication, information and culture
the Treaty establishing the
in the spirit of Article 151 of
European Community.

Such projects may include:

— exchanges of information on topics of mutual interest in the

fields of culture and information,

— the organisation of cultural events,

— cultural exchanges,

— the conservation of the Andorran and Pyrenean architectural
heritage and the restoration of monuments and sites,

Article 5

Social and health issues

The Contracting Parties shall undertake to study ways of
strengthening
through
in
exchanges of experts, cooperation between administrations,
cooperation between businesses and training.

social matters

coordination

The Contracting Parties shall use the same approach for the
purposes of cooperating in the field of public health.

The Contracting Parties shall avoid all discrimination based on
nationality against workers who are nationals of the other party
and legally resident on their respective territories with regard to
working conditions, pay and redundancy.

The Contracting Parties’ cooperation on labour issues shall
inter alia, the development of careers guidance services,
cover,
planning and the promotion of employment at
local and
regional levels.

— the conservation and promotion of

the Andorran and

Pyrenean cultural heritage,

Article 6

— the establishment of cross-border research programmes on

history, art and languages,

— measures to preserve, enhance and disseminate the Catalan

language,

— the participation of the Principality of Andorra in European

cultural projects.

Trans-European networks and transport

The Contracting Parties shall undertake to pursue their coop-
eration on trans European transport, energy and telecommuni-
cations networks and on transport in general. This cooperation
shall be aimed, inter alia, at promoting the study of projects of
common interest which show due regard for the Pyrenean
the Contracting Parties
environment.
shall be guided by the objectives set out in Articles 154 and
155 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

In their cooperation,

Article 4

Education, vocational training and youth

Article 7

Regional policy

Guided by Articles 149 and 150 of the Treaty establishing the
European Community, the Contracting Parties shall undertake
to cooperate in the field of education and vocational training
with a view to helping create a European education area.

The Contracting Parties, each in accordance with its own legis-
lation, hereby agree to step up their regional cooperation,
in
line with the European Community’s policy of cross-border,
transnational and interregional cooperation.

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To that end, they shall encourage the following courses of
action:

— the study of a concerted approach to the development of
the regions situated on the frontier between the European
Community and the Principality of Andorra with a view to
promoting a policy on the Pyrenees comparable to that on
the Alps. Similarly, the European Community will offer the
Principality of Andorra the possibility of
in
future programmes of the Interreg type on the same terms
as other non-member countries,

taking part

— the organisation of visits and exchanges of officials and
experts, with a view to exploring the scope for cooperation,

— cooperation in matters of mountain policy, drawing on the
ensuring continued and
land use, economic development

Community policy aimed at
sustainable agricultural
and the preservation of the countryside.

Article 8

Other areas of cooperation

The Cooperation Committee shall be chaired by each of
in accordance with the

6.
the Contracting Parties
arrangements to be established in its rules of procedure.

in turn,

7.
The Cooperation Committee shall meet by common
accord at the request of either of the Contracting Parties. The
Cooperation Committee’s rules of procedure shall specify the
practical arrangements for the organisation of meetings.

Article 10

The Contracting Parties agree that any dispute arising between
them over
this
Agreement shall be submitted to the Cooperation Committee.

implementation or

interpretation of

the

Article 11

This Agreement shall be concluded for an unlimited period.

Article 12

Either Contracting Party may denounce this Agreement by
notifying the other Contracting Party in writing. In that case,
the Agreement shall cease to have effect six months after the
date of such notification.

The Contracting Parties may by mutual consent extend this
Agreement by concluding agreements on specific matters.

Article 13

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 9

1.
A Cooperation Committee shall be responsible for admin-
istering this Agreement and ensuring that it is properly imple-
mented.

This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories
to which the Treaty establishing the European Community is
applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and,
on the other, to the territory of the Principality of Andorra.

Article 14

This Agreement shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in
accordance with their own procedures.

For the purpose of the proper implementation of this
2.
Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall exchange information
and, at the request of either Party, shall hold consultations
within the Cooperation Committee.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the
second month following notification that
the procedures
referred to in the first subparagraph have been complied with.

The Cooperation Committee shall draw up its rules of

3.
procedure.

4.
The Cooperation Committee shall be composed, on the
one hand, of representatives of the European Community and,
on the other, of representatives of the Principality of Andorra.

Article 15

1.
This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French,
German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish,
Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Catalan
languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

The Cooperation Committee shall

5.
common accord.

take decisions by

2.
The Maltese language version shall be authenticated by the
Contracting Parties on the basis of an exchange of letters. It
shall also be authentic, in the same way as for the languages
referred to in paragraph 1.

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Hecho en Bruselas, el quince de noviembre de dos mil cuatro.

V Bruselu dne patnáctého listopadu dva tisíce čtyři.

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den femtende november to tusind og fire.

Geschehen zu Brüssel am fünfzehnten November zweitausendundvier.

Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta novembrikuu viieteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.

'Εγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις δέκα πέντε Νοεμβρίου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.

Done at Brussels on the fifteenth day of November in the year two thousand and four.

Fait à Bruxelles, le quinze novembre deux mille quatre.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì quindici novembre duemilaquattro.

Briselē, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada piecpadsmitajā novembrī.

Pasirašyta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų lapkričio penkioliktą dieną Briuselyje.

Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-negyedik év november havának tizenötödik napján.

Magħmul fi Brussel fil-ħmistax il-jum ta' Novembru tas-sena elfejn u erbgħa.

Gedaan te Brussel, de vijftiende november tweeduizendvier.

Sporządzono w Brukseli dnia piętnastego października dwa tysiące czwartego roku.

Feito em Bruxelas, em quinze de Novembro de dois mil e quatro.

V Bruseli pätnásteho novembra dvetisícštyri.

V Bruslju, petnajstega novembra leta dva tisoč štiri.

Tehty Brysselissä viidentenätoista päivänä marraskuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.

Som skedde i Bryssel den femtonde november tjugohundrafyra.

Fet a Brussel les el dia quinze de novembre de l'any dos mil quatre.

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Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar
Per la Comunitat Europea

Per la Principat d'Andorra