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.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: European Union customs union Context triple: [Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, legalBasisFor, European Union customs union]
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A.
European Union internal market
The European Union internal market is a single, integrated economic area across EU member states in which goods, services, capital, and people can move freely under common rules and standards.
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B.
European Free Trade Association
The European Free Trade Association is an intergovernmental organization of European countries that promotes free trade and economic integration among its member states outside the European Union.
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C.
European Economic Community
The European Economic Community was a regional organization founded in 1957 to foster economic integration and create a common market among its member states, serving as a key precursor to the European Union.
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D.
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area is a zone of European countries that have abolished internal border controls to allow passport-free movement of people across most of the continent.
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E.
European Coal and Steel Community
The European Coal and Steel Community was a pioneering post–World War II European organization that integrated coal and steel production among member states, laying the groundwork for the later European Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: European Union customs union Target entity description: 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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A.
European Union internal market
The European Union internal market is a single, integrated economic area across EU member states in which goods, services, capital, and people can move freely under common rules and standards.
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B.
European Free Trade Association
The European Free Trade Association is an intergovernmental organization of European countries that promotes free trade and economic integration among its member states outside the European Union.
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C.
European Economic Community
The European Economic Community was a regional organization founded in 1957 to foster economic integration and create a common market among its member states, serving as a key precursor to the European Union.
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D.
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area is a zone of European countries that have abolished internal border controls to allow passport-free movement of people across most of the continent.
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E.
European Coal and Steel Community
The European Coal and Steel Community was a pioneering post–World War II European organization that integrated coal and steel production among member states, laying the groundwork for the later European Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the European Union single market
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customs union ⓘ |
| administeredBy | European Commission ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
facilitate free movement of goods within the EU
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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
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| basedOn | Customs Code of the European Union ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | World Trade Organization rules ⓘ |
| covers | trade in goods ⓘ |
| doesNotFullyCover |
capital movements
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labour mobility ⓘ trade in services ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
common external tariff on imports from non-EU countries
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elimination of customs duties on intra-EU trade in goods ⓘ elimination of quantitative restrictions on intra-EU trade in goods ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
Treaty of Rome
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Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ |
| historicallyIncluded |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom territories that were part of the EU ⓘ |
| implies |
common commercial policy towards non-EU countries
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harmonised customs legislation among member states ⓘ |
| includes |
Austria
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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
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| relatedTo |
EU common commercial policy
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European Union internal market ⓘ
surface form:
EU single market
European Economic Area ⓘ |
| uses | Common Customs Tariff ⓘ |
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Subject: European Union customs union Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (15)
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