Special report 1/83 of the Court of Auditors on the expenditure of the European Parliament in connection with inter-parliamentary conferences ON THE EXPENDITURE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN CONNECTION WITH INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES Official Journal C 134 , 21/05/1983 P. 0017 - 0017 The customs union of the european Economic communityNikolaus VaulontPreface by Étienne DavignonIn today's troubled economic climate, with all its implications for trade, the European Economic Community continues to make its presence felt by implementing major policies. Some of the most important — the common commercial and agricultural policies, development policy and the efforts to create a genuine internal market — are fundamentally dependent on the Customs Union.This account of the workings of the Customs Union, elucidating its structure and the political dimension usually obscured by a mass of technical rules and regulations, should make one of the cornerstones of the common market more widely known.This book, traces the development of the Customs Union from 1958 onwards and indicates the scope for further improvements in the future, particularly as regards progress towards a more clearly perceived freedom of movement of goods within the Community.Nikolaus VAULONT.
Born in 1937. Doctor of law (University of Bonn). Joined the Federal Republic of Germany's federal finance administration in 1967. Since 1971 has been an official at the Commission of the European Communities, where he is currently Assistant to the Director-General of the Customs Union Service.Published in: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.ISBN 92-825-1911-2Catalogue number: CB-30-80-205-EN-CPrice (excluding VAT) in Luxembourg: 3,70 ECU; Bfrs 150; £ Irl 2,50; £ 2,60; US $ 5.OFFICE FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESBoîte postale 1003, L-2985 Luxembourg | --------------------------------------------------