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class="nolink-submenu-title"> Customs and tax <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-53" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-2"> <li data-id="1144" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/customs_en"> Customs </a> </li> <li data-id="1094" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/taxation_en"> Taxation </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1030" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Development and humanitarian aid <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-55" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-3"> <li data-id="1053" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/development-cooperation_en"> Development and Cooperation </a> </li> <li data-id="1031" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/humanitarian-aid-civil-protection_en"> Humanitarian aid and Civil Protection </a> </li> <li data-id="1069" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/human-rights_en"> Human rights </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1052" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Economy and finance <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-57" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-3"> <li data-id="1089" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/budget_en"> Budget </a> </li> <li data-id="1145" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/economic-monetary-affairs_en"> Economic and monetary affairs </a> </li> <li data-id="1065" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/fraud-prevention_en"> Fraud prevention </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1107" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Employment and social affairs <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-59" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-1"> <li data-id="1108" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/employment-social-affairs_en"> Employment and social affairs </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1109" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Enlargement and foreign affairs <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-61" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-2"> <li data-id="1110" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/enlargement_en"> Enlargement </a> </li> <li data-id="1139" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/foreign-security-policy_en"> Foreign and security policy </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1037" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Environment and energy <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-63" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-3"> <li data-id="1057" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/climate-action_en"> Climate action </a> </li> <li data-id="1038" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/energy_en"> Energy </a> </li> <li data-id="1075" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/environment_en"> Environment </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1095" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> EU institutions <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-65" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-1"> <li data-id="1126" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/institutional-affairs_en"> Institutional affairs </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1061" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Health <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-67" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-2"> <li data-id="1062" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/health_en"> Health </a> </li> <li data-id="1134" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/sport_en"> Sport </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1044" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Justice and Citizens’ rights <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-69" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-3"> <li data-id="1088" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/eu-citizenship_en"> EU citizenship </a> </li> <li data-id="1120" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/consumers_en"> Consumers </a> </li> <li data-id="1045" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/justice-home-affairs_en"> Justice and Home Affairs </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1058" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Regions and local development <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-71" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-1"> <li data-id="1059" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/regional-policy_en"> Regional policy </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1032" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Science and technology <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-73" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-3"> <li data-id="1033" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/space_en"> Space </a> </li> <li data-id="1127" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/digital-economy-society_en"> Digital economy & society </a> </li> <li data-id="1039" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/research-innovation_en"> Research and innovation </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1048" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Transport and travel <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-75" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-1"> <li data-id="1049" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/topics/transport_en"> Transport </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1046" data-level="1" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega dropdown level-1 mega dropdown"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/law_en" class="dropdown-toggle" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0" title="EU law"> EU law <span class="caret"></span> </a> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-90" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-1 items-3"> <li data-id="1055" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Decision-making <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-85" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-4"> <li data-id="1103" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/eu-law/decision-making/procedures_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> How EU decisions are made </a> </li> <li data-id="2490" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/law/treaties_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> EU treaties </a> </li> <li data-id="1056" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/eu-law/legal-acts_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Regulations, Directives and other acts </a> </li> <li data-id="1133" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/law/application_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Application of EU law </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1047" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Legislation and case-law <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-87" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-2"> <li data-id="1119" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/law/find-legislation_en"> Find legislation </a> </li> <li data-id="1111" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/law/find-case-law_en"> Find case-law </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1117" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Have your say <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-89" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-1"> <li data-id="1118" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/law/have-your-say_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Get involved in European policy making </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1050" data-level="1" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega dropdown level-1 mega dropdown"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/life-business_en" class="dropdown-toggle"> Life and business in the EU <span class="caret"></span> </a> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-100" class="tb-megamenu-column 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data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Driving </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1026" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Doing business in the EU <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-99" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-8"> <li data-id="1036" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/business/startups_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Start-ups </a> </li> <li data-id="1105" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/business/vat-customs_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> VAT & customs </a> </li> <li data-id="1151" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a 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and export </a> </li> <li data-id="1040" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/business/finance-funding_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Finance and funding </a> </li> <li data-id="1092" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/business/environment-rules_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Environmental rules </a> </li> <li data-id="1129" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/business/public-contracts_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Public contracts in the EU – rules and guidelines </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1080" data-level="1" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-1 mega dropdown level-1 mega dropdown"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/contact_en" class="dropdown-toggle" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0" title="Contact"> Contact <span class="caret"></span> </a> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div 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class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-3"> <li data-id="1149" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/contact/write-to-us_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Write to us </a> </li> <li data-id="2493" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/contact/call-us_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Telephone </a> </li> <li data-id="1064" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/contact/meet-us_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Contact points in your country </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li data-id="1073" data-level="2" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-2 mega dropdown-submenu level-2 mega dropdown-submenu"> <span class="nolink-submenu-title"> Institutions, bodies & agencies – contact & visit details <span class="caret"></span> </span> <div data-class="" data-width="" class="tb-megamenu-submenu dropdown-menu mega-dropdown-menu nav-child"> <div class="mega-dropdown-inner"> <div class="tb-megamenu-row row-fluid"> <div data-class="" data-width="12" data-hidewcol="0" id="tb-megamenu-column-113" class="tb-megamenu-column span12 mega-col-nav"> <div class="tb-megamenu-column-inner mega-inner clearfix"> <ul class="tb-megamenu-subnav mega-nav level-2 items-5"> <li data-id="1086" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="/web/20180121034018/https://europa.eu/european-union/contact/institutions-bodies_en"> Institutions, bodies and agencies </a> </li> <li data-id="1076" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" data-xicon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="" data-group="0" data-hidewcol="0" data-hidesub="0" class="tb-megamenu-item level-3 mega level-3 mega"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180121034018/http://ec.europa.eu/info/contact/local-offices-eu-member-countries_en" data-display-title="1" data-hide-children="0" data-remove-class="0"> Representations within the EU </a> </li> <li data-id="1154" data-level="3" data-type="menu_item" data-class="" 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