Division Customs and taxation

Further align customs legislation and procedures with the acquis. Continue to modernise the customs administrations in order to ensure a high level of administrative capacity and to fight against corruption, cross-border crime and fiscal evasion.

Amend and implement legislation in the area of rules of origin in order to introduce a legal basis for the application of the EC rules of origin for the purposes of the autonomous trade measures, for this purpose ensure the provision of information and training to operators and customs officers.

Further align tax legislation with the acquis. Improve implementation of tax laws, focusing on revenue collection and control in order to reduce tax fraud.

Apply the principles of the code of conduct for business taxation and ensure that new tax measures are in conformity with those principles.