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Application Enforceable
Member States and EU Schengen EU VAT EU customs
of in local EURATOM EU Election Eurozone
Sovereign Territories Citizenship Area Area territory
EU Law courts

Austria Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Belgium Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Bulgaria Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes No, BGN

No, ERM
Cyprus, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes II with
CYP

- Northern Cyprus area No No No Yes Yes No No Unclear No, TRY

- UN Buffer Zone Unclear ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? No, ERM

II with
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CYP

Czech Republic Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes No, CZK

No, ERM
Denmark, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes II with
DKK

- Faroe Islands No No No No No Partial No Partial No, DKK

Minimal
- Greenland Yes No Yes No Partial No Partial No, DKK
(OCT)

No, ERM
Estonia Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes II with
EEK

Finland, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

With With
- Åland Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
exemptions exemptions

France (Metropolitan),
Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
except:

- Clipperton Island Unclear Yes Yes Yes No No No ? No

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With
- Guadeloupe Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
exemptions

With
- French Guiana Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
exemptions

Minimal
- French Polynesia Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Partial No, XPF
(OCT)

- French Southern and Minimal

Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes [3]
Antarctic Territories [2] (OCT)

With
- Martinique Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
exemptions

Minimal
- Mayotte Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Partial Yes
(OCT)

Minimal
- New Caledonia Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Partial No, XPF
(OCT)

With
- Réunion Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
exemptions

- Saint-Pierre and Minimal

Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Partial Yes
Miquelon (OCT)

- Scattered Islands in the Unclear ? Yes Yes No No No ? No

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Indian Ocean

- Wallis and Futuna Minimal

Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Partial No, XPF
Islands (OCT)

Germany, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

- Büsingen am Hochrhein Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Partial Yes

- Heligoland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? Yes

Greece, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

- Mount Athos Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

Hungary Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes No, HUF

Ireland Full Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Italy, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

- Campione d'Italia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Partial No, CHF

- Livigno Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Partial Yes

Latvia Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes No, ERM
II with
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LVL

No, ERM
Lithuania Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes II with
LTL

Luxembourg Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No, ERM
Malta Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes II with
MTL

Netherlands, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Minimal
- Aruba No No Yes No No No Partial No, AWG
(OCT)

Minimal
- Netherlands Antilles No No Yes No No No Partial No, ANG
(OCT)

Poland Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes No, PLN

Portugal, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

With
- Azores Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
exemptions
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With
- Madeira Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
exemptions

Romania Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes No, RON

No, ERM
Slovakia Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes II with
SKK

Slovenia Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Signatory Yes Yes Yes

Spain, except: Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

With
- Canary Islands Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
exemptions

With
- Ceuta Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
exemptions

With
- Melilla Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
exemptions

Sweden Full Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No, SEK

United Kingdom,
Full Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No, GBP
except:

- Akrotiri and Dhekelia Minimal Yes [4] No No No No No No No, GBP

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(Sovereign Base Areas)

Minimal
- Anguilla No No Yes No No No Partial No, XCD
(OCT)

- Bermuda No No No Yes No No No No No, BMD

- British Antarctic Minimal No, GBP

No No Yes No No No ?
Territory [2] (OCT) [5]

- British Indian Ocean Minimal

No No Yes No No No Partial No, GBP
Territory (OCT)

Minimal
- British Virgin Islands No No Yes No No No Partial No, USD
(OCT)

Minimal
- Cayman Islands No No Yes No No No Partial No, KYD
(OCT)

Minimal
- Falkland Islands No No Yes No No No Partial No, FKP
(OCT)

With
- Gibraltar Yes [6] No Yes Yes No No No No, GIP
exemptions

- Guernsey together
with dependencies Minimal Yes [7] No Partial No No No Yes No, GGP
Alderney, Herm and
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Sark

- Jersey Minimal Yes [8] No Partial No No No Yes No, JEP

- Isle of Man Minimal Yes [9] No Partial No No Yes Yes No, IMP

Minimal
- Montserrat No No Yes No No No Partial No, XCD
(OCT)

Minimal
- Pitcairn Islands Yes [10] No Yes No No No Partial No, NZD
(OCT)

- Saint Helena together

with dependencies Minimal
Yes [11] No Yes No No No Partial No, SHP
Ascension Island and (OCT)
Tristan da Cunha

- South Georgia and the Minimal

No No Yes No No No Partial No, GBP
South Sandwich Islands (OCT)

- Turks and Caicos Minimal

No No Yes No No No Partial No, USD
Islands (OCT)
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EU laws applied in some non-member countries and their sovereign territories

States and Application of EU customs

Schengen Area EU VAT Area Eurozone
Sovereign Territories EU Law territory

Partial, not
Andorra No No No De facto Yes
agricultural prod.

Partial, not
Iceland Partial Yes No No, ISK
agricultural prod.

Partial, not
Liechtenstein Partial Signatory No No, CHF
agricultural prod.

Formally no
Monaco No No Yes Yes
De facto yes

Partial, not
Norway Partial Yes No No, NOK
agricultural prod.

No Not even
- Svalbard Partial No in VAT-union No No, NOK
with Norway
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- Bouvet Island ? No ? No No, NOK

- Peter I Island [2] ? No ? No No, NOK [5]

- Queen Maud Land [2] ? No ? No No, NOK [5]

Formally no
San Marino No No Yes Yes
De facto yes

Switzerland No Signatory No Partial No, CHF

Formally no
Vatican City No No ? Yes
De facto yes

Dependent territories
Denmark

Division Administration

Faroe Islands Self-governing overseas administrative division since 1948. Part of the Kingdom of Denmark but not of
the European Union.

Greenland Self-governing overseas administrative division since 1979. Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Left the
European Union in 1986.
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France

Territory Administration

Clipperton Island # Atoll administered by by a high commissioner of the French Republic from French
Polynesia. No permanent population.

French Polynesia Overseas collectivity since 2003; Overseas country since 2004.

French Southern and Antarctic Lands # Overseas territory since 1955, administered from Paris by an Administrateur Superieur
(since May 2000, François Garde assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves Hermoso).
Includes Île Amsterdam, Île Saint-Paul, Îles Crozet and the Îles Kerguelen in the southern
Indian Ocean, plus Adélie Land, the French-claimed sector of Antarctica. No permanent
population.

Mayotte Departmental collectivity since 2001; overseas collectivity since 2003.

New Caledonia "Sui generis" collectivity since 1999; appears on the United Nations list of Non-Self-
Governing Territories.

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Territorial collectivity since 1985; overseas collectivity since 2003.
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Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean # Islands in the Mozambique Channel and Indian Ocean administered on behalf of the
French state by the senior administrator of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.
No permanent population.

Wallis and Futuna Overseas territory since 1961; overseas collectivity since 2003.

Netherlands

Country Administration

Aruba Full autonomy in internal affairs obtained upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles
in 1986; Government of the Netherlands responsible for defense and foreign affairs.
Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but not of the European Union.

Netherlands Antilles Full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; Government of the Netherlands
responsible for defense and foreign affairs. Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but
not of the European Union.

United Kingdom

Overseas territories Administration

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Anguilla British overseas territory.

Bermuda British overseas territory or self-governing territory as defined by the UK.

British Antarctic Territory # The UK's Antarctic claim.

British Indian Ocean Territory # British overseas territory administered by a commissioner resident in the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office, London.

British Virgin Islands British overseas territory with internal self-government.

Cayman Islands British overseas territory.

Falkland Islands British overseas territory, also claimed by Argentina.

Gibraltar British overseas territory, also claimed by Spain.

Montserrat British overseas territory.

Pitcairn Islands British overseas territory.

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St. Helena British overseas territory. St. Helena also administers Ascension Island and the island
group of Tristan da Cunha.

South Georgia # British overseas territory, also claimed by Argentina. Administered from the Falkland
Islands by the Governor of the Falkland Islands as representative of the British
monarch.

Turks and Caicos Islands British overseas territory.

Sovereign Base Areas Administration

Akrotiri and Dhekelia British overseas territory administered by the Commander of British Forces, Cyprus.

Crown dependency Administration

Guernsey Crown dependency.

Jersey Crown dependency.

Isle of Man Crown dependency.