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Union Customs Code — Article 3

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Article 3 Mission of customs authorities Customs authorities shall be primarily responsible for the supervision of the Union's international trade, thereby contributing to fair and open trade, to the implementation of the external aspects of the internal market, of the common trade policy and of the other common Union policies having a bearing on trade, and to overall supply chain security. Customs authorities shall put in place measures aimed, in particular, at the following: (a) protecting the financial interests of the Union and its Member States; (b) protecting the Union from unfair and illegal trade while supporting legitimate business activity; (c) ensuring the security and safety of the Union and its residents, and the protection of the environment, where appropriate in close cooperation with other authorities; and (d) maintaining a proper balance between customs controls and facilitation of legitimate trade.

Who wrote about this article in the consultations

Filers who named this exact article number in their own text. It is their sentence, not our reading — and not a causal claim.

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WhoCountryWhat they wrote
Tobacco Europe AISBLBEhipped in small packages not exceeding 500 euros that claim to be originating. For example, in the FTA between the EU and Japan: “ARTICLE 3.20. Small consignments and waivers ↗
Forum Przewoźników EkspresowychPLa taxable person, or a non-taxable legal person, whose intra- Community acquisitions of goods are not subject to VAT pursuant to Article 3(1) or for any other non- taxable person; (b) the goods supplied are neither new means of transport nor goods supplied af ↗
Student contribution (Maastricht University)NLbodies, offices and agencies, connected with the matter under investigation, where necessary (Article 3[11]). 29 In the recent case Commission v UK, the Court ruled that the UK failed to fulfill its obligations in performing proper customs controls and supervi ↗
CINOABEnd maintenance in good condition can be ensured. 7. Article 5(2 ) states that in order to benefit from the exemption laid down in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/880, a cultural good shall be so described or marked that there can be no doubt at the moment ↗
BusinessEuropeBEdata that can be requested from traders. In Articles 3.21.5 (related to verification of origin based on importers’ knowledge) and Article 3.22.2 (regarding data exchange in administrative procedures), the EPA allows importing authorities to request additional ↗
Pracodawcy RPPLulation according to which a qualified electronic signature should have the equivalent legal effect of a handwritten signature.”, article 3(10): “‘electronic signature’ means data in electronic form which is attached to or logically associated with other data ↗
Pracodawcy RPPLulation according to which a qualified electronic signature should have the equivalent legal effect of a handwritten signature.”, article 3(10): “‘electronic signature’ means data in electronic form which is attached to or logically associated with other data ↗
Forum Przewoźników EkspresowychPLa taxable person, or a non-taxable legal person, whose intra- Community acquisitions of goods are not subject to VAT pursuant to Article 3(1) or for any other non- taxable person; (b) the goods supplied are neither new means of transport nor goods supplied af ↗
University of Bologna - PhD thesisITin the Member States, by reason of such an act having been committed should be held liable for payment of such debt. In essence, Article 3 of Regulation No 1031/88 thus created the current system which imposes customs debt liability in case of non-compliance, ↗

Source: public consultation submissions and position papers. n = 9 mentions; counted as a literal reference to the article number.

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