Goods brought into the customs territory of the Union shall, from the time of their entry, be subject to customs supervision and may be subject to customs controls. Where applicable, they shall be subject to such prohibitions and restrictions as are justified on grounds of, inter alia, public morality, public policy or public security, the protection of the health and life of humans, animals or plants, the protection of the environment, the protection of national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value and the protection of industrial or commercial property, including controls on drug precursors, goods infringing certain intellectual property rights and cash, as well as to the implementation of fishery conservation and management measures and of commercial policy measures.
I gcás inarb infheidhme, beidh siad faoi réir na dtoirmeasc agus na srianta sin a bhfuil bonn cirt leo ar mhaithe, inter alia, leis an moráltacht phoiblí, leis an mbeartas poiblí nó leis an tslándáil phoiblí; chun sláinte agus saol daoine nó ainmhithe nó plandaí a chosaint; chun an comhshaol a chosaint; chun seoda náisiúnta atá luachmhar ó thaobh na healaíne, na staire nó na seandálaíochta a chosaint agus chun maoin tionscail agus tráchtála a chosaint, lena n-áirítear rialú ar réamhtheachtaithe drugaí, earraí a sháraíonn cearta maoine intleachtúla áirithe agus airgead tirim, agus chun bearta bainistíochta agus caomhnaithe iascaigh agus bearta beartais tráchtála a chur chun feidhme.