A customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan is no alternative to Russia s WTO accession.

The Andean Community (, CAN) is a customs union comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

The treaty that has been concluded to that end to create an economic union contemplates the creation, initially, of an international free trade association at a second stage, of a customs union then of a common capital and work force market and, in the final stage, of a monetary union.

Monetary and financial cooperation had materialized in the form of a customs union among the three member States of EAC, which had contributed significantly to commercial integration in the region and the conclusion of sectoral agreements.

The six member Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) initiated a customs union on 1 January 2003 after 15 years of negotiations.

Negotiations during 2003 and 2004 resulted in the signing of a protocol establishing a customs union among the East African Community members, which began operations in January 2005.

If not, then many of us will find it increasingly difficult to see Europe as anything more than a glorified customs union with political ambitions that are far too big for its boots.

In that view, the primary emphasis in regional integration is on trade liberalization, involving across the board removal of tariffs through the formation of a free trade area or customs union.

Where one country has an overvalued currency, a customs union with a neighbour leads to a flood of imports and it is impossible to develop viable industries in these circumstances.

WCO prepared the Customs Compendium of best practices as part of its capacity building programme.

Union

Union, is it?

Currently, the Department is in the process of developing a paperless e Customs system as outlined in the Convention.

A political union may also be called a legislative union or state union.

Add a free trade agreement, or even a customs union with Jordan, and you have the makings of a Middle Eastern Benelux (the grouping of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg that formed the economic kernel of what became the original European Community).

The five States of Central America were unable to meet the target of achieving a customs union by 2003, but they have harmonized over 90 per cent of tariff lines, agreed on a treaty on investment and services, and established a dispute settlement mechanism.

There is talk of a loose confederation, of a union of Republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A Middle Eastern Union?

The Euroless Union?

One Big Union

The European Banking Union?

Feminist Club

Frontier Reconstruction Welfare Agency

Grosshandlare Axel H. Ågrens Donationsfond

New Ways Women for Women's Human Rights

Mark, Spacing Combining

African Bar Association.

International Union of Tenants

Federation for Peace and Conciliation

Western European Union

Federation of Islamic Redford Twp., Michigan, 14 November 1991

Iraqi Industries apos Baghdad, Iraq 12 December 1991

Unione Inquilini, Italy

Currently, the eurozone is on the threshold of a banking union, with a fiscal union to follow. But, even with only a banking union, the pressure toward political union will grow.

Currently, the eurozone is on the threshold of a banking union, with a fiscal union to follow.

The Power of a European Energy Union

Ivy League Investors

Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of The Good Shepherd

See 2, 3 4 of Article 4 of the present Report.

See 1 of Article 4 of the present Report.

Maharashtra Foundation

Center for Women's Global Leadership

Multilateral and bilateral agencies

Elizabeth Seton Federation

The Federation of Cocoa Commerce Ltd.