European Union common commercial policy
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The European Union common commercial policy is the EU’s unified framework for managing trade relations with non-EU countries, including tariffs, trade agreements, and external trade regulations.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EU common commercial policy | 1 |
| European Union trade policy | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union policy
ⓘ
common commercial policy ⓘ external trade policy ⓘ |
| alignedWith | World Trade Organization rules ⓘ |
| appliesTo | trade with non-EU countries ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all EU Member States ⓘ |
| competenceType | exclusive competence of the European Union ⓘ |
| covers |
anti-dumping measures
ⓘ
anti-subsidy measures ⓘ autonomous trade preferences ⓘ commercial aspects of intellectual property ⓘ foreign direct investment ⓘ generalised scheme of preferences NERFINISHED ⓘ preferential trade agreements ⓘ safeguard measures ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ trade defence instruments ⓘ trade in goods ⓘ trade in services ⓘ |
| decisionMakingBody |
Council of the European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | external trade relations of the European Union ⓘ |
| historicalMilestone | completion of the common external tariff in 1968 ⓘ |
| implementedBy | European Commission Directorate-General for Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
EU regulations on common customs tariff
ⓘ
EU trade agreements ⓘ EU trade defence regulations ⓘ |
| includes |
provisions on market access
ⓘ
rules of origin aspects in trade policy ⓘ trade-related sustainable development chapters in many agreements ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ |
| legalBasisArticle |
Article 206 TFEU
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Article 207 TFEU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | European Commission on behalf of the EU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
contribute to the harmonious development of world trade
ⓘ
progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade ⓘ promote high labour and environmental standards in trade agreements ⓘ reduction of customs and other barriers ⓘ support sustainable development in trade ⓘ |
| partOf | European Union external action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | common commercial policy under the Treaty of Rome ⓘ |
| prohibits |
Member States from concluding bilateral trade agreements in areas of exclusive EU competence
ⓘ
Member States from conducting independent tariff policy with third countries ⓘ |
| requires |
Council negotiating directives for trade negotiations
ⓘ
consent of the European Parliament for most trade agreements ⓘ |
| startDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | judicial review by the Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ |
| votingRule | qualified majority voting in the Council ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
EU common commercial policy
this entity surface form:
European Union trade policy