The common commercial policy shall be based on uniform principles, particularly in regard to changes in tariff rates, the conclusion of tariff and trade agreements, the achievement of uniformity in measures of liberalization, export policy and measures to protect trade such as those to be taken in the event of dumping or subsidies.
Skupna trgovinska politika temelji na enotnih načelih, zlasti glede sprememb carinskih stopenj, sklenitve sporazumov o carinskih tarifah in trgovini, doseganja enotnosti pri ukrepih liberalizacije, izvozni politiki in ukrepih za zaščito trgovine, na primer glede dampinga ali subvencij.