By establishing a customs union in accordance with Articles 28 to 32, the Union shall contribute, in the common interest, to the harmonious development of world trade, the progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade and on foreign direct investment, and the lowering of customs and other barriers.
Trí aontas custaim a bhunú i gcomhréir le hAirteagail 28 go 32, rannchuideoidh an tAontas, ar mhaithe leis an leas coiteann, le forbairt chomhchuí na trádála domhanda, le díothú comhleanúnach srianta ar thrádáil idirnáisiúnta agus ar infheistíocht dhíreach choigríche, agus le hísliú bacainní custaim agus bacainní eile.