riikide ühendus, mille liikmesriikide vahel pole kaubavahetuse ega tööjõu ja kapitali liikumise tõkkeid. Ühisturuväliste riikidega aetakse omavahel kooskõlastatud kaubanduspoliitikat.
a customs union which also has a common system of commercial law allowing freedom of movement of goods, services, capital and labour with domestic parameters. Often used as a reference to the European Community (1). Popular name for customs union as laid down in the EEC Treaty of 25/3/1957, the aims of which are free movement (q.v.) of goods, persons, services and capital, as well as the establishment of common policies and a common foreign trade policy, all of which is to be implemented by the Community institutions (2).
The Community shall have as its task, by establishing a common market and an economic and monetary union and by implementing common policies or activities referred to in Articles 3 and 3a, to promote throughout the Community a harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities, a high level of employment and of social protection, equality between men and women, sustainable and non-inflationary growth, a high degree of competitiveness and convergence of economic performance, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the raising of the standard of living and quality of life, and economic and social cohesion and solidarity among Member States.
