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Customs programme – cooperation in the field of customs
Customs programme – cooperation in the field of customs
Customs programme – cooperation in the field of customs
Regulation (EU) 2021/444 establishing the EU’s programme for cooperation in the field of customs
Specific objectives
The programme aims to support:
Budget
The budget allocation for the programme’s implementation is €950 million for the 2021–2027 period.
Participation of non-EU countries and external experts
Eligible initiatives
Work programme
The programme is implemented by means of multiannual work programmes drawn up and adopted by the European Commission by means of implementing acts.
Monitoring, reporting and evaluation
It has applied since 1 January 2021.
The legal basis of this regulation covers customs cooperation as laid down in Article 33 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the internal market (Article 114 TFEU) and the common commercial policy (Article 207 TFEU).
Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 establishes the Union Customs Code, setting out the general rules and procedures that apply to goods brought into or taken out of the EU’s customs territory (see summary).
For further information, see:
Regulation (EU) 2021/444 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2021 establishing the Customs programme for cooperation in the field of customs and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1294/2013 (OJ L 87, 15.3.2021, pp. 1–16).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2565 of 11 October 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2021/444 of the European Parliament and of the Council with provisions on the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework (OJ L 330, 23.12.2022, pp. 130–133).
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Part Three – Union policies and internal actions – Title II – Free movement of goods – Chapter 2 – Customs cooperation – Article 33 (ex Article 135 TEC) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 61).
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Part Three – Union policies and internal actions – Title VII – Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws – Chapter 3 – Approximation of laws – Article 114 (ex Article 95 TEC) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, pp. 94–95).
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Part Five – The Union’s external action – Title II – Common commercial policy – Article 207 (ex Article 133 TEC) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, pp. 140–141).
Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (recast) (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, pp. 1–101).
Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
last update 04.04.2023