Treaty of Accession 1994 explained

Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway to the European Union
Date Signed:	26 July 1994
Location Signed:	Brussels, Belgium
Date Effective:	1 January 1995
Condition Effective:	Ratification by Norway, Austria, Finland or Sweden and all 12 Member States of the European Union
Depositor:	Government of the Italian Republic
Languages:	All 9 official Languages of the European Union, Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish

The Treaty of Accession 1994 was the agreement between the member states of the European Union and four countries (Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden), concerning these countries' accession into the EU. It entered into force on 1 January 1995. The Treaty arranged accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the EU and amended earlier Treaties of the European Union. As such it is an integral part of the constitutional basis of the European Union. Norway failed to join the EU because its referendum did not pass.^{[1] [2]}

Full title

The full official name of the treaty is:

Referendums

• Austrian referendum
• Finnish referendum
  • Åland referendum
• Norwegian referendum
• Swedish referendum

See also

• 1995 enlargement of the European Union
• Norway–European Union relations

Notes and References

1. Web site: OPOCE . eur-lex.europa.eu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070604163536/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/treaties/dat/11994N/htm/11994N.html . 2007-06-04.
2. Web site: EUR-Lex - 11994N/TXT - EN. Official Journal C 241, 29/08/1994 P. 0009 - 0404.