Customs territory of the European Union
The customs area of the European Union is that part of the international law area of the European Union and some other areas in which the customs law of the European Union applies.
This area is exhaustively defined in Article 4 of the Union Customs Code .
Article 4 UCC
- The customs territory of the Union includes:
- the territory of the Kingdom of Belgium ;
- the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria ;
- the territory of the Czech Republic ;
- the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark , with the exception of the Faroe Islands and Greenland ;
- the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany , with the exception of the island of Helgoland and the area of Büsingen am Hochrhein ( Treaty of November 23, 1964 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Swiss Confederation );
- the territory of the Republic of Estonia ;
- the territory of Ireland ;
- the territory of the Hellenic Republic ;
- the territory of the Kingdom of Spain , with the exception of Ceuta and Melilla ;
- the territory of the French Republic , with the exception of New Caledonia , Saint-Pierre and Miquelon , Wallis and Futuna , French Polynesia and the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- the territory of the Italian Republic , with the exception of the municipality of Livigno . The municipalities of Campione d'Italia and the part of Lake Lugano belonging to the Italian territory were excluded from the customs area until December 31, 2019 .;
- the territory of the Republic of Cyprus (in accordance with the 2003 Act of Accession) and the territory of the Akrotiri and Dekelia sovereign zones of the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Treaty establishing the Republic of Cyprus signed on August 16, 1960 in Nicosia (United Kingdom Treaty Series No 4 (1961 ) Cmnd. 1252);
- the territory of the Republic of Latvia ;
- the territory of the Republic of Lithuania ;
- the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ;
- the territory of the Republic of Hungary ;
- the territory of the Republic of Malta ;
- the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe;
- the territory of the Republic of Austria ;
- the territory of the Republic of Poland ;
- the territory of the Portuguese Republic ;
- the territory of Romania ;
- the territory of the Republic of Slovenia ;
- the territory of the Slovak Republic ;
- the territory of the Republic of Finland ;
- the territory of the Kingdom of Sweden ;
- the territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands (the bailiffs of Guernsey and Jersey ) and the Isle of Man ;
- the territory of the Republic of Croatia .
- With regard to the relevant agreement, despite its location outside the territory of the French Republic, the territory of the Principality of Monaco is also considered part of the customs territory of the European Union , as specified in the customs agreement signed in Paris on May 18, 1963.
- The customs territory of the European Union includes the territorial seas , the coastal waters and the airspace of the Member States and the areas referred to in paragraph 2, with the exception of the territorial seas, the coastal waters and the airspace belonging to areas that do not Are part of the customs territory of the European Union in accordance with paragraph 1.
Customs union with the EU
The Principality of Andorra , the Republic of San Marino and the Republic of Turkey do not belong to the customs area and also not to the EU. However, there is a customs union between the EU and each of these countries .
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The Vatican City State , which officially uses the euro and issues its own euro coins , is not part of the EU customs area.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Customs and tax areas of the European Union - special features , Austrian Chamber of Commerce, accessed on January 6, 2020
- ^ Journal Officiel de la République francaise , September 27, 1963, p. 8679