European Union customs union
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The European Union customs union is an integrated trade area in which EU member states apply a common external tariff and eliminate customs duties and quotas on goods traded between them.
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Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the European Union single market
ⓘ
customs union ⓘ |
| administeredBy | European Commission ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
facilitate free movement of goods within the EU
ⓘ
prevent trade deflection via member states with lower external tariffs ⓘ simplify customs procedures within the EU ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Member States of the European Union
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union member states
|
| basedOn | Customs Code of the European Union ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | World Trade Organization rules ⓘ |
| covers | trade in goods ⓘ |
| doesNotFullyCover |
capital movements
ⓘ
labour mobility ⓘ trade in services ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
common external tariff on imports from non-EU countries
ⓘ
elimination of customs duties on intra-EU trade in goods ⓘ elimination of quantitative restrictions on intra-EU trade in goods ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
Treaty of Rome
ⓘ
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ |
| historicallyIncluded |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom territories that were part of the EU ⓘ |
| implies |
common commercial policy towards non-EU countries
ⓘ
harmonised customs legislation among member states ⓘ |
| includes |
Austria
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Croatia ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Estonia ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Malta ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Poland ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Romania ⓘ Slovakia ⓘ Slovenia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
Council of the European Union
ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf | European Union ⓘ |
| precededBy |
European Union customs union
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
European Economic Community customs arrangements
|
| relatedTo |
EU common commercial policy
ⓘ
European Union internal market ⓘ
surface form:
EU single market
European Economic Area ⓘ |
| uses | Common Customs Tariff ⓘ |
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EU customs territory
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European Union customs territory
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European Union customs territory
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Customs Union of the European Union
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EU customs union
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EU customs union
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European Union Customs Union
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EU Customs Union