<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The new Union Customs Code allows operators situated in any EU country to submit a customs declaration for any entry point in the EU.These new operational arrangements are creating distortions in small, local or island environments, especially in Sardinia, whose ports generate fewer than 5000 customs declarations each year, as opposed to the 500 000 or so declarations in the port of Genoa alone.Owing to the smaller number of customs declarations lodged in Sardinia, Sardinian customs brokers are obliged to request a higher price than their colleagues located on the mainland. Furthermore, even though Sardinian operators can lodge customs declarations for mainland ports, they have to bear much higher costs than the competition to travel to the place where the customs authorities require the presence of the customs broker for a more detailed examination of the merchandise.This situation is creating unequal treatment between mainland operators and island operators and calls for an urgent solution.1.Will the Commission consider amending the Customs Code, or applying it differently, with a view to allowing only local operators to lodge customs declarations for ports in the more isolated parts of the Union, such as Sardinia?2.What other solutions can be found in the short term?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>
The new Union Customs Code allows operators situated in any EU country to submit a customs declaration for any entry point in the EU.These new operational arrangements are creating distortions in small, local or island environments, especially in Sardinia, whose ports generate fewer than 5000 customs declarations each year, as opposed to the 500 000 or so declarations in the port of Genoa alone.Owing to the smaller number of customs declarations lodged in Sardinia, Sardinian customs brokers are obliged to request a higher price than their colleagues located on the mainland. Furthermore, even though Sardinian operators can lodge customs declarations for mainland ports, they have to bear much higher costs than the competition to travel to the place where the customs authorities require the presence of the customs broker for a more detailed examination of the merchandise.This situation is creating unequal treatment between mainland operators and island operators and calls for an urgent solution.1.Will the Commission consider amending the Customs Code, or applying it differently, with a view to allowing only local operators to lodge customs declarations for ports in the more isolated parts of the Union, such as Sardinia?2.What other solutions can be found in the short term?