Politica comercială comună a Uniunii Europene
THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Summary/Abstract: In order to achieve a more effective accomplishment of the purposes for which the European Union was established, the Community institutions have developed a number of common policies on trade, transport, agriculture, fishing, environmental protection, etc. that can be applied across all Member States. Trade was one of the first areas in which the Governments of the Member States of the European Union today have identified potential benefits for common activities and, as a consequence, abolished by the Treaty of Rome (1957) all tariff barriers among members and agreed that the European Union, through the European Commission, to represent them in international trade negotiations both with different trading partners, as well as within the World Trade Organization. Currently, the European Union is the largest global trade actor, covering about 20% of world exports and imports, having an important role in the promotion of world trade. Commercial power that the European Union represents is based both on the economic forces of the Member States, and on the existence and implementation of a common commercial policy, consistent, uniform applicable in the unique internal market of the 28 Member States and expressed through a single voice internationally. Considering that the common commercial policy represents one of the deepest dimensions of the European Union activity, this article aims to present the evolution of the common commercial policy, in the context of the development of the European Union, and to analyze its contents, by reference to the provisions of the EU regulations.

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