On July 6, 2010, following the adoption of the unified Customs Code, the Customs Union of three former Soviet Union republics - the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Kazakhstan - became operational, constituting a common customs territory with an external customs border and unified Customs Tariff and Customs Regulations. According to the statistics published by the member states, Customs Union will create a common market of approximately 170 million people with US$2 trillion economy, US$900 billion trade and 90 billion barrels of oil reserves. The Customs Union is committed to continuing economic integration towards complete customs borders removal between the member states during 2011.