Subject files - Customs infringements and sanctions - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Despite the fact that customs legislation is fully harmonised, its enforcement and the lawful imposition of sanctions lie within the ambit of Member States' national law. On 13.12.2013, the Commission published a proposal for a Directive on a Union legal framework on customs infringements and sanctions with the objective of an effective implementation of customs law and its enforcement in the EU’s customs union.