Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (c. )

PART THREE U.K. UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS

TITLE II U.K. FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

CHAPTER 1 U.K. THE CUSTOMS UNION

Article 30 U.K. (ex Article 25 TEC)

Customs duties on imports and exports and charges having equivalent effect shall be prohibited between Member States. This prohibition shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.

Article 31 U.K. (ex Article 26 TEC)

Common Customs Tariff duties shall be fixed by the Council on a proposal from the Commission.

Article 32 U.K. (ex Article 27 TEC)

In carrying out the tasks entrusted to it under this Chapter the Commission shall be guided by:

(a)

the need to promote trade between Member States and third countries;

(b)

developments in conditions of competition within the Union in so far as they lead to an improvement in the competitive capacity of undertakings;

(c)

the requirements of the Union as regards the supply of raw materials and semi-finished goods; in this connection the Commission shall take care to avoid distorting conditions of competition between Member States in respect of finished goods;

(d)

the need to avoid serious disturbances in the economies of Member States and to ensure rational development of production and an expansion of consumption within the Union.