Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (repealed)Show full title

Article 3 U.K.

[F1 [F2 1. The customs territory of the Community shall comprise:

• the territory of the Kingdom of Belgium,

• the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, except the Faroe Islands and Greenland,

• the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, except the Island of Heligoland and the territory of Büsingen (Treaty of 23 November 1964 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Swiss Confederation),

• the territory of the Hellenic Republic,

• the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, except Ceuta and Melilla,] ]

• [F3 the territory of the French Republic, except the overseas territories and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte]

• [F1 [F2 the territory of Ireland,

• the territory of the Italian Republic, except the municipalities of Livigno and Campione d'Italia and the national waters of Lake Lugano which are between the bank and the political frontier of the area between Ponte Tresa and Porto Ceresio,

• the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,

• the territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe,

• the territory of the Republic of Austria,

• the territory of the Portuguese Republic,] ]

• [F3 the territory of the Republic of Finland,]

• [F1 [F2 the territory of the Kingdom of Sweden,

• the territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man [F4 ,] ] ]

• [F5 the territory of the Czech Republic,

• the territory of the Republic of Estonia,

• the territory of the Republic of Cyprus,

• the territory of the Republic of Latvia,

• the territory of the Republic of Lithuania,

• the territory of the Republic of Hungary,

• the territory of the Republic of Malta,

• the territory of the Republic of Poland,

• the territory of the Republic of Slovenia,

• the territory of the Slovak Republic.]

[F3 2. Although situated outside the territory of the French Republic, the territory of the Principality of Monaco as defined in the Customs Convention signed in Paris on 18 May 1963 ( Official Journal of the French Republic of 27 September 1963 , p. 8679) shall, by virtue of that Convention, also be considered to be part of the customs territory of the Community.]

3. The customs territory of the Community shall include the territorial waters, the inland maritime waters and the airspace of the Member States, and the territories referred to in paragraph 2, except for the territorial waters, the inland maritime waters and the airspace of those territories which are not part of the customs territory of the Community pursuant to paragraph 1.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (94/C 241/08).

F2 Inserted by Decision of the Council of the European Union of 1 January 1995 adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union (95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC).

F3 Inserted by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996.

F4 Substituted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.

F5 Inserted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.