Bilateral agreements with third countries
Article 271
1. Where a Member State enters into negotiations with a third country for the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on the implementation of customs legislation, it shall, without undue delay, notify the draft agreement that it intends to sign to the Commission. 2. Before concluding or amending any bilateral agreement on shared border-crossing points with a neighbouring third country, the Member State concerned shall consult the Commission as to the compatibility of that agreement with Union law. If the Commission considers the agreement to be incompatible with Union law, it shall notify the Member State concerned. That Member State shall take all appropriate steps to amend the agreement within a reasonable period in such a way as to eliminate those incompatibilities. 3. Member States shall notify their existing bilateral agreements to the Commission by 21 September 2027.