Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union
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The Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union is the European Commission department responsible for developing and implementing EU policies on taxation and customs to support the single market and ensure fair, efficient revenue collection.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Directorate-General of the European Commission
ⓘ
European Union body ⓘ |
| advises |
European Commission on customs policy
ⓘ
European Commission on tax policy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
combat customs fraud and smuggling
ⓘ
combat tax fraud and tax evasion ⓘ ensure efficient revenue collection in the European Union ⓘ ensure fair taxation in the European Union ⓘ facilitate trade within the single market ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
World Customs Organization
ⓘ
international organisations on tax matters ⓘ national customs administrations of EU member states ⓘ national tax administrations of EU member states ⓘ |
| develops |
EU customs policy
ⓘ
EU tax policy ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Belgium
ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| implements |
EU customs legislation
ⓘ
EU tax legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| monitors |
implementation of EU customs rules by member states
ⓘ
implementation of EU tax rules by member states ⓘ |
| oversees |
European Union customs union
ⓘ
surface form:
EU customs union
application of the Union Customs Code ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
European Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
European Commission Directorate-General group
|
| partOf | European Commission ⓘ |
| promotes |
digitalisation of customs procedures
ⓘ
exchange of information between tax authorities ⓘ fair competition in the internal market ⓘ harmonisation of indirect taxes in the EU ⓘ |
| responsibleForPolicyArea |
customs
ⓘ
single market ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| shortName | DG TAXUD ⓘ |
| supports | functioning of the EU single market ⓘ |
| website | https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu ⓘ |
| worksOn |
administrative cooperation in customs
ⓘ
administrative cooperation in taxation ⓘ direct taxation ⓘ excise duties ⓘ indirect taxation ⓘ value added tax ⓘ |
| worksTo |
prevent double taxation within the EU
ⓘ
prevent tax base erosion and profit shifting ⓘ |
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