Directorate-General Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD)

The Directorate-General Taxation and Customs Union has to manage, defend and develop the customs unon as an essential part of securing the outer borders of the European Union.

The main tasks are:

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    to eliminate fiscal obstacles that hinder trade between member states
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    to actively engage in international developments in the field of customs and taxes
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    to encourage cooperation between member states to combat fraud
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    to maintain contact with concerned parties
 

Contents

  1. Legislative proposals in negotiation
  2. Legislation currently being implemented
  3. Legislation in force

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 612 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
19.12.2024  .
com(2024)583
 
29.11.2024  .
com(2024)559
 
21.11.2024  .
com(2024)542
 
21.11.2024  .
com(2024)543
 
11.11.2024  .
com(2024)519
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 513 laws or other legal instruments of the Council and the European Parliament, previously proposed by this Directorate-General, which are currently being implemented by the member states.
Date Title
16.05.2024  .
Regulation com(2024)201
 
15.05.2024  .
Regulation com(2024)200
 
08.04.2024  .
com(2024)154
 
30.01.2024  Authorisation of Sweden to apply reduced excise duty rates on electricity consumed by households and service sector companies located in certain areas in the North of ...
com(2024)39
 
22.01.2024  Authorisation of Sweden to apply a reduced rate of taxation to electricity directly provided to vessels at berth in a port.
com(2024)18
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 1555 laws or other legal instruments in force that have been previously proposed by this Directorate-General.
Date Title
12.01.2024  EU position in the EPA Committee established under the interim agreement with a view to an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Central Africa Party as regards the ...
Decision com(2024)84
 
24.11.2023  Conclusion of the amendment of the Agreement with Norway on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims in the field of VAT.
Decision com(2023)736
 
05.05.2022  Amendment of Regulation 2021/2283 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products.
Regulation com(2022)188
 
27.04.2022  EU position in the World Customs Organization Council in relation to the adoption of a draft amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Harmonized System (HS) Committee.
Decision com(2022)186
 
26.04.2022  Amending regulation 2021/2278 suspending Common Customs Tariff duties referred in 952/2013 on certain agricultural and industrial products.
Regulation com(2022)183