Operating under the DG TAXUD Customs Programme
EUCAB complies with the Customs programme’ objective to support the Customs Union and to ensure that Member States’ customs authorities work together and act as one.
The activities of the expert team are aligned with other objectives of the Customs Programme, such as:
- protecting the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States.
- ensuring security and safety within the Union.
- safeguarding the Union from unfair and illegal trade, while facilitating legitimate business activity.
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee, “Taking the Customs Union to the Next Level: a Plan for Action”, Brussels, 28.9.2020 COM (2020) 581 final
- Report by the Wise Persons Group on the Reform of the EU Customs Union, March 2022
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee, “Customs reform: Taking the Customs Union to the next level”, Brussels, 17.5.2023 COM(2023) 257 final
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, Brussels, 17.5.2023 COM(2023) 258 final, 2023/0156 (COD)
- Communication on the EU Roadmap to Fight Drug Trafficking and Organised Crime, COM/2023/641 final
