Article 12 EEC Treaty
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Article 12 EEC Treaty is a foundational provision of the original European Economic Community Treaty that prohibits member states from introducing new customs duties or increasing existing ones in trade between them, and was famously recognized as having direct effect in EU law.
All labels observed (1)
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| Article 12 EEC Treaty canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Article 12 EEC Treaty Context triple: [Van Gend en Loos, articleInterpreted, Article 12 EEC Treaty]
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A.
Article 82 EC Treaty
Article 82 EC Treaty is a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibits the abuse of a dominant market position by undertakings within the internal market.
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B.
Article 152 of the EC Treaty
Article 152 of the EC Treaty is a provision of European Union primary law that establishes the EU’s role and powers in protecting public health and setting high health standards across member states.
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C.
Article 90 of the Treaty establishing the European Community
Article 90 of the Treaty establishing the European Community was a provision governing the treatment and regulation of public undertakings and undertakings with special or exclusive rights within the EU internal market, particularly in relation to competition rules.
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D.
Article 81 EC Treaty
Article 81 EC Treaty was a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibited anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices between undertakings affecting trade between Member States.
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E.
Article 95 of the EC Treaty
Article 95 of the EC Treaty was a key internal market provision empowering the European Community to adopt harmonizing legislation to remove obstacles to trade and distortions of competition within the EU.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 12 EEC Treaty Target entity description: Article 12 EEC Treaty is a foundational provision of the original European Economic Community Treaty that prohibits member states from introducing new customs duties or increasing existing ones in trade between them, and was famously recognized as having direct effect in EU law.
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A.
Article 82 EC Treaty
Article 82 EC Treaty is a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibits the abuse of a dominant market position by undertakings within the internal market.
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B.
Article 152 of the EC Treaty
Article 152 of the EC Treaty is a provision of European Union primary law that establishes the EU’s role and powers in protecting public health and setting high health standards across member states.
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C.
Article 90 of the Treaty establishing the European Community
Article 90 of the Treaty establishing the European Community was a provision governing the treatment and regulation of public undertakings and undertakings with special or exclusive rights within the EU internal market, particularly in relation to competition rules.
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D.
Article 81 EC Treaty
Article 81 EC Treaty was a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibited anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices between undertakings affecting trade between Member States.
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E.
Article 95 of the EC Treaty
Article 95 of the EC Treaty was a key internal market provision empowering the European Community to adopt harmonizing legislation to remove obstacles to trade and distortions of competition within the EU.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Provision of primary EU law
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Treaty provision ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
Elimination of customs barriers within the common market
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Facilitation of free movement of goods ⓘ |
| appliesIn | Intra-Community trade ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Member States of the European Economic Community
NERFINISHED
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Trade between Member States ⓘ |
| basisFor | Doctrine of direct effect in EU law ⓘ |
| bindingOn | All EEC Member States ⓘ |
| category | Prohibition of fiscal barriers ⓘ |
| directEffectRecognizedIn | Van Gend en Loos judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | Prior implementation by national legislation ⓘ |
| enforceableBy | Individuals before national courts ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | Treaty of Rome 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousCase | Case 26/62 Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Clear and unconditional obligation
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Not dependent on further implementing measures ⓘ |
| hasDirectEffectSince | 1963 ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | Primary law ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Court of Justice of the European Union
NERFINISHED
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European Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Originally drafted in multiple official EEC languages ⓘ |
| legalDoctrineSupported | Supremacy of Community law over conflicting national law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | Invalidates conflicting national customs measures ⓘ |
| legalNature | Negative obligation on Member States ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Historical provision superseded by later Treaty renumbering ⓘ |
| legalSystem | European Union law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
Ensure uniform customs regime within the Community
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Prevent protectionism through customs duties between Member States ⓘ |
| partOf |
EEC Treaty
NERFINISHED
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Treaty establishing the European Economic Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
Increase of existing charges having equivalent effect between Member States
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Increase of existing customs duties between Member States ⓘ Introduction of new charges having equivalent effect between Member States ⓘ Introduction of new customs duties between Member States ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Directly effective provision of EU law ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Charges having equivalent effect to customs duties
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Common customs tariff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Customs union of the European Economic Community
NERFINISHED
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Free movement of goods in the EEC ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Article 30 EC Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Charges having equivalent effect to customs duties
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Customs duties ⓘ |
| successorProvision | Article 30 EC Treaty ⓘ |
| temporalEffect | Applies from entry into force of the EEC Treaty ⓘ |
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Subject: Article 12 EEC Treaty Description of subject: Article 12 EEC Treaty is a foundational provision of the original European Economic Community Treaty that prohibits member states from introducing new customs duties or increasing existing ones in trade between them, and was famously recognized as having direct effect in EU law.
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