y been eliminated. Europe's traders and road haulers now have a clear run through internal EU borders, saving them time and money? (Monti 14). Before 1993, every truckload of goods had to stop at the internal EU borders for customs and tax clearance, and sometimes even for inspection. This took place even when some goods were already cleared before they were shipped. On January 1, 1993, when the customs checks within EU countries were abolished, 60 million customs forms were saved which caused 62% of the 13, 500 companies responding to the Eurostat survey to benefit from the end of the border delays. Other than that, abolition of routine border controls reduced costs for Europe's traders and road haulers by more than 5bn a year. Except it wasn't only customs controls that had to be eliminated, in fact, technical barriers such as rules and regulation proved to be more pervasive? (Monti 23) barriers to trade than customs controls. But these barriers cannot be abolished like so many unneeded customs posts. It is crucial to have some technical rules and
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