The Member States declare their readiness to contribute to the develop ment of international trade and the lowering of barriers to trade by entering into agreements designed, on a basis of reciprocity and mutual advantage, to reduce customs duties below the general level of which they could avail themselves as a result of the establishment of a customs union between them.
Dearbhaíonn na Ballstáit a bhfonnmhaireacht chun cuidiú le forbairt na trádála idirnáisiúnta agus le hísliú constaici i gcoinne na trádála tri dhul i gcomhaontuithe, a bheidh ceaptha ar bhonn comharaíochta agus comhshochair, chun dleachtanna custaim a laghdú faoi bhun an leibhéil ghinearálta arbh fhéidir dóibh taírbhiú de mar gheall ar aontas custaim a bhunú eatarthu.