Definicija: The treaties establishing the European Communities and the Single European Act aim to establish a Common Market, an area without internal frontiers: this entails removing the physical barriers (customs controls of goods and persons, national quota restrictions for non-member countries), technical barriers (different national specifications, standards and regulations; compartmentalization of public contracts; barriers to the freedom of movement of persons, to the freedom to provide services, to the freedom of movement of capital, to competition; legal and fiscal barriers to cooperation between businesses and regarding patent rights) and fiscal barriers (VAT, excise duties, taxes on savings).
Vir definicije: F. Gondrand, Eurospeak - A User's Guide, The Dictionary of the Single Market, N. Brealy Publishing, London, 1992
Vir - besedilo: White Paper, Annex: p. 6-8, 13, 15, 23, 28, 49, 50, 83, 146, 246, 269, 360, 426, 430