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1. The nonEuropean countries and territories which have special relations with Denmark, France,
the Netherlands and the United Kingdom shall be associated with the Union. These countries and
territories, hereinafter called the `countries and territories', are listed in Annex II.
This title shall apply to Greenland, subject to the specific provisions of the Protocol on special
arrangements for Greenland.
2. The purpose of association shall be to promote the economic and social development of the
countries and territories and to establish close economic relations between them and the Union.
Association shall serve primarily to further the interests and prosperity of the inhabitants of these
countries and territories in order to lead them to the economic, social and cultural development to
which they aspire.
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Association shall have the following objectives:
(a) Member States shall apply to their trade with the countries and territories the same treatment as
they accord each other pursuant to the Constitution;
(b) each country or territory shall apply to its trade with Member States and with the other countries
and territories the same treatment as that which it applies to the European State with which it has
special relations;
(c) Member States shall contribute to the investments required for the progressive development of
these countries and territories;
(d) for investments financed by the Union, participation in tenders and supplies shall be open on
equal terms to all natural and legal persons who are nationals of a Member State or of one of the
countries and territories;
(e) in relations between Member States and the countries and territories, the right of establishment
of nationals and companies or firms shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of
Subsection 2 of Section 2 of Chapter I of Title III relating to the freedom of establishment and
under the procedures laid down in that Subsection, and on a nondiscriminatory basis, subject to
any acts adopted pursuant to Article III291.
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1. Customs duties on imports into the Member States of goods originating in the countries and
territories shall be prohibited in conformity with the prohibition of customs duties between
Member States provided for in the Constitution.
2. Customs duties on imports into each country or territory from Member States or from the other
countries or territories shall be prohibited in accordance with Article III151(4).
3. The countries and territories may, however, levy customs duties which meet the needs of their
development and industrialisation or produce revenue for their budgets.
The duties referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed the level of those imposed on
imports of products from the Member State with which each country or territory has special
relations.
4. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to countries and territories which, by reason of the particular
international obligations by which they are bound, already apply a nondiscriminatory customs tariff.
5. The introduction of or any change in customs duties imposed on goods imported into the
countries and territories shall not, either in law or in fact, give rise to any direct or indirect
discrimination between imports from the various Member States.
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If the level of the duties applicable to goods from a third country on entry into a country or territory
is liable, when Article III288(1) has been applied, to cause deflections of trade to the detriment of
any Member State, the latter may request the Commission to propose to the other Member States that
they take the necessary measures to remedy the situation.
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Subject to the provisions relating to public health, public security or public policy, freedom of
movement within Member States for workers from the countries and territories, and within the
countries and territories for workers from Member States, shall be regulated by acts adopted in
accordance with Article III291.
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The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt unanimously, on the basis of the
experience acquired under the association of the countries and territories with the Union, European
laws, framework laws, regulations and decisions as regards the detailed rules and the procedure for
the association of the countries and territories with the Union. These laws and framework laws shall
be adopted after consultation of the European Parliament.
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