What is the Common Commercial Policy and its key feature?

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The EU's external trade policy under Article 207 TFEU — an exclusive EU competence, so the EU (not Member States) negotiates trade agreements.

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Covers tariffs, trade agreements and trade defence.

Consolidated TFEU (EUR-Lex) — eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12016E/TXT

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