Summary
This table summarises the various components of EU laws applied in the EU member states and their sovereign territories. Member states that do not have special-status territories are not included (as there the EU law applies fully with the exception of the opt-outs in the European Union and states under a safeguard clause or transitional period). Some territories of EFTA member states also have a special status in regard to EU laws applied as is the case with some European microstates.
| Member states and sovereign territories | Application of EU law? | Enforceable in local courts? | EURATOM? | EU citizenship? | EU elections? | Schengen area? | EU VAT area? | EU customs territory? | EU single market? | Eurozone? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Set to implement later | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| UN Buffer Zone | ? | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | De facto | |
| Northern Cyprus | Suspended | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No, TRY | |
| Denmark, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, DKK (ERM II) | |
| Greenland | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, DKK (ERM II) | |
| Faroe Islands | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Minimal (FTA) | No, DKK (ERM II) | |
| Finland, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Åland Islands | With exemptions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | With exemptions | Yes | |
| Saimaa Canal and Maly Vysotsky Island | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | De facto | |
| France (Metropolitan), except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| French Guiana | With exemptions (OMR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Guadeloupe | With exemptions (OMR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Martinique | With exemptions (OMR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Réunion | With exemptions (OMR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mayotte | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | Yes | |
| Saint Martin | With exemptions (OMR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Saint Barthélemy | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | Yes | |
| Wallis and Futuna | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | XPF, pegged to EUR | |
| French Polynesia | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | XPF, pegged to EUR | |
| New Caledonia | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | XPF, pegged to EUR | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | Yes | |
| Clipperton Island | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Germany, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Büsingen am Hochrhein | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Heligoland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Greece, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mount Athos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Italy, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Livigno | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Campione d'Italia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No, CHF | |
| Netherlands, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Bonaire | Minimal (OCT) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | No, USD | |
| Saba | Minimal (OCT) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | No, USD | |
| Sint Eustatius | Minimal (OCT) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | No, USD | |
| Curaçao | Minimal (OCT) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | No, ANG | |
| Sint Maarten | Minimal (OCT) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | No, ANG | |
| Aruba | Minimal (OCT) | No | Unsure | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | No, AWG | |
| Portugal, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Azores | With exemptions (OMR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Madeira | With exemptions (OMR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spain, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Plazas de soberanía |
Yes | Yes |
Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Canary Islands | With exemptions (OMR) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ceuta | With exemptions |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Minimal (FTA) | Yes | |
| Melilla | With exemptions |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Minimal (FTA) | Yes | |
| United Kingdom, except: |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Police and judicial cooperation only | Yes | Yes | Yes | No, GBP | |
| Gibraltar | With exemptions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Police and judicial cooperation only | No | No | With exemptions | No, GIP | |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | With exemptions | Yes | No | No | No | Set to implement later | Yes | Yes | With exemptions |
Yes | |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, SHP | |
| Falkland Islands | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, FKP | |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, GBP | |
| British Antarctic Territory | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, GBP | |
| Bermuda | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, BMD | |
| Cayman Islands | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, KYD | |
| Anguilla | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, XCD | |
| Montserrat | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, XCD | |
| British Virgin Islands | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, USD | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, USD | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Minimal (OCT) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, GBP, USD | |
| Pitcairn Islands | Minimal (OCT) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial | No, NZD | |
| Isle of Man | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | No | Yes | Yes | Minimal (FTA) | No, GBP | |
| Guernsey, with dependencies of Alderney, Herm and Sark |
Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | No | No | Yes | Minimal (FTA) | No, GBP | |
| Jersey | Partial | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | No | No | Yes | Minimal (FTA) | No, GBP | |
| Member states and sovereign territories | Application of EU law? | Enforceable in local courts? | EURATOM? | EU citizenship? | EU elections? | Schengen area? | EU VAT area? | EU customs territory? | EU single market? | Eurozone? | |
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