《SWEET & MAXWELL'S EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TREATIES FOURTH EDITION》

PartⅠ EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY3

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY3

Preamble3

Title One—The European Coal and Steel Community (Arts.1-6)4

Title Two—The Institutions of the Community (Arts.7-45)6

Chapter Ⅰ—The High Authority (Arts.8-19)6

Chapter Ⅱ—The Assembly (Arts.20-25)8

Chapter Ⅲ—The Council (Arts.26-30)9

Chapter Ⅳ—The Court (Arts. 31-45)10

Title Three—Economic and Social Provisions (Arts.46-75)14

Chapter Ⅰ—General Provisions (Arts.46-48)14

Chapter Ⅱ—Financial Provisions (Arts.49-53)16

Chapter Ⅲ—Investments and Financial Aid (Arts.54-56)17

Chapter Ⅳ—Production (Arts.57-59)19

Chapter Ⅴ—Prices (Arts. 60-64)21

Chapter Ⅵ—Agreements and Concentrations (Arts. 65-66)23

Chapter Ⅶ—Interference with Conditions of Competition (Art. 67)27

Chapter Ⅷ—Wages and Movement of Workers (Arts. 68-69)28

Chapter Ⅸ—Transport (Art. 70)29

Chapter Ⅹ—Commercial Policy (Arts. 71-75)30

Title Four—General Provisions (Arts. 76-100)31

Annex Ⅰ—Definition of the Expressions “Coal” and “Steel”44

Annex Ⅱ—Scrap45

Annex Ⅲ—Special Steels46

PROTOCOL ON RELATIONS WITH THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE47

EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC CONCERNING THE SAAR48

CONVENTION ON THE TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS48

Purpose of the Convention48

Part OneImplementation of the Treaty49

Chapter 1—Setting up of the Institutions of the Community49

Chapter 2—Establishment of the Common Market51

Part Two—Relations Between the Community and Third Countries53

Chapter 1—Negotiations with Third Countries53

Chapter 2—Exports54

Chapter 3—Exceptions from Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment55

Chapter 4—Liberalisation of Trade55

Chapter 5—Special Provision55

Part Three—General Safeguards55

Chapter 1—General Provisions55

Chapter 2—Special Provisions for Coal56

Chapter 3—Special Provisions for the Steel Industry59

PartⅡ EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY63

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY63

Preamble63

Part One—Principles (Arts.1-8)64

Part Two—Foundations of the Community (Arts.9-84)67

Title Ⅰ—Free Movement of Goods (Arts. 9-37)67

Chapter 1—The Customs Union (Arts.12-29)67

Chapter 2—Elimination of Quantitive Restrictions Between Member States (Arts 30-37)73

Title Ⅱ—Agriculture (Arts. 38-47)76

Title Ⅲ—Free Movement of Persons，Services and Capital (Arts. 48-73)80

Chapter 1—Workers (Arts. 48-51)80

Chapter 2—Right of Establishment (Arts. 52-58)82

Chapter 3—Services (Arts. 59-66)84

Chapter 4—Capital (Arts. 67-73)86

Title Ⅳ—Transport (Arts. 74-89)87

Part Three—Policy of the Community (Arts. 85-130)90

Title Ⅰ—Common Rules (Arts. 85-102)90

Chapter 1—Rules on Competition (Arts. 85-94)90

Chapter 2—Tax Provisions (Arts. 95-99)94

Chapter 3—Approximation of Laws (Arts. 100-102)95

Title Ⅱ—Economic Policy (Arts. 103-116)96

Chapter 1—Conjunctural Policy (Art. 103)96

Chapter 2—Balance of Payments (Arts. 104-109)96

Chapter 3—Commercial Policy (Arts. 110-116)98

Title Ⅲ—Social Policy (Arts. 117-128)100

Chapter 1—Social Provisions (Arts. 117-122)10

Chapter 2—The European Social Fund (Arts. 123-128)102

Title Ⅳ—The European Investment Bank (Arts. 129-130)103

Part Four—Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories (Arts. 131-136)104

Part Five—Institutions of the Community (Arts. 137-209)105

Title Ⅰ—Provisions Governing the Institutions (Arts. 137-198)105

Chapter Ⅰ—The Institutions (Arts. 137-188)105

Chapter 2—Provisions Common to Several Institutions (Arts. 189-192)114

Chapter 3—The Economic and Social Committee (Arts. 193-198)114

Title Ⅱ—Financial Provisions (Arts. 199-209)116

Part Six—General and Final Provisions (Arts. 210-248)124

Setting up of the Institutions (Arts. 241-246)130

Final Provisions (Arts. 247-248)131

Annex Ⅳ—Overseas Countries and Territories to which the provisions of Part Four of this Treaty Apply133

PROTOCOL ON THE STATUTE OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK (Arts. 1-29)134

PROTOCOL ON GOODS ORIGINATING IN AND COMING FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES AND ENJOYING SPECIAL TREATMENT WHEN IMPORTED INTO A MEMBER STATE142

IMPLEMENTING CONVENTION ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE COMMUNITY (Arts. 1-17)142

Part Ⅲ EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY149

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY149

Preamble149

Title One—The Tasks of the Community(Arts.1-3)150

Title Two—Provisions for the Encouragement of Progress in the Field of Nuclear Energy (Arts. 4-106)151

Chapter Ⅰ—Promotion of Research (Arts. 4-11)151

Chapter Ⅱ—Dissemination of Information (Arts. 11-29)153

Cha pter Ⅲ—Health and Safety (Arts. 30-39)160

Chapter Ⅳ—Investment (Arts. 40-44)162

Chapter Ⅴ—Joint Undertakings (Arts. 45-51)162

Chapter Ⅵ—Supplies (Arts. 52-76)164

Chapter Ⅶ—Safeguards (Arts. 77-85)170

Chapter Ⅷ—Property Ownership (Arts. 86-91)173

Chapter Ⅸ—The Nuclear Common Market (Arts. 92-100)174

Chapter Ⅹ—External Relations (Arts. 101-106)175

Title Three—Provisions Governing the Institutions (Arts. 107-170)177

Chapter Ⅰ—The Institutions of the Community (Arts. 107-160) 177

Chapter Ⅱ—Provisions Common to Several Institutions (Arts. 161-164)185

Chapter Ⅲ—The Economic and Social Committee (Arts. 165-170)186

Title Four—Financial Provisions (Arts. 171-183)188

Title Five—General Provisions (Arts. 184-208)198

Title Six—Provisions Relating to the Initial Period (Arts. 209-223)202

Final Provisions (Arts. 224-225205

Part IV COMMUNITY TEXTS209

PROTOCOLS ON THE STATUTES OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE209

Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Com-munity209

Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Economic Community217

Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Atomic Energy Com-munity223

CONVENTION ON CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS COMMON TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES230

TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES233

Preamble233

Chapter Ⅰ—The Council of the European Communities (Arts. 1-8)234

Chapter Ⅱ—The Commission of the European Communities (Arts. 9-19)235

Chapter Ⅲ—Financial Provisions (Arts. 20-23)237

Chapter Ⅳ—Officials and Other Servants of the European Communities (Arts. 24-26)238

Chapter Ⅴ—General and Final Provisions (Arts. 27-39)239

PROTOCOL ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES243

Chapter Ⅰ—Property，Funds，Assets and Operations of the European Communities (Arts. 1-5)243

Chapter Ⅱ—Communications and Laissez-Passer (Arts. 6-7)243

Chapter Ⅲ—Members of the Assembly (Arts. 8-10)244

Chapter Ⅳ—Representatives of Member States Taking Part in the Work of the Institu-tions of the European Communities (Arts. 11)244

Chapter Ⅴ—Officials and Other Servants of the European Communities (Arts. 12-16)244

Chapter Ⅵ—Privileges and Immunities of Missions of Third Countries Accredited to the European Communities (Art. 17)246

Chapter Ⅶ—General Provisions (Arts. 18-22)246

Final Act247

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES ON THE PROVISIONAL LOCATION OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES247

THE LUXEMBOURG ACCORDS249

DECISION OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE REPLACEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBER STATES BY THE COMMUNITIES’OWN RESOURCES250

TREATY AMENDING CERTAIN BUDGETARY PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES255

Preamble255

Chapter Ⅰ—Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (Arts. 1-3)256

Chapter Ⅱ—Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community (Arts. 4-6)256

Chapter Ⅲ—Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Arts. 7-9)256

Chapter Ⅳ—Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities (Arts. 10)257

Chapter Ⅴ—Final Provisions (Arts. 11-13)257

TREATY AMENDING CERTAIN FINANCIAL PROVlSIONS OF THE TREATIES ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES AND OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES258

Preamble258

Chapter Ⅰ—Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (Arts. 1-10)259

Chapter Ⅱ—Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community (Arts. 11-18)260

Chapter Ⅲ—Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Arts. 19-26)261

Chapter Ⅳ—Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities (Arts. 27)261

Chapter Ⅴ—Final Provisions (Arts. 28-31)262

TREATY AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE PROTOCOL ON THE STATUTE OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANg (Arts. 1-6)263

Parv Ⅴ ACCESSION267

COMMISSION OPINION OF 19 JANUARY 1972 ON THE APPLICATIONS FOR ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES BY THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK，IRELAND，THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND267

DECISION OF TIlE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF 22 JANUARY 1972 CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK，IRELAND，THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY267

DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF 22 JANUARY 1972 ON THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK，IRELAND，THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND TO THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY269

TREATY BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM，THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY，THEFRENCH REPUBLIC，THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC，THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG，THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS (MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES)，THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK，IRELAND，THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK，IRELAND，THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY270

ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES274

Part One—Principles (Arts. 1-9)274

Part Two—Adjustments to the Treaties (Arts. 10-28)276

Title Ⅰ—Provisions Governing the Institutions (Arts. 10-23)276

Chapter 1—The Assembly (Art. 10)276

Chapter 2—The Council (Arts. 11-14)276

Chapter 3—The Commission (Arts. 15-16)276

Chapter 4—The Court of Justice (Arts. 17-20)277

Chapter 5—The Economic and Social Committee (Art. 21)277

Chapter 6—The ECSC Consultative Committee (Art. 22)277

Chapter 7—The Scientific and Technical Committee (Art. 23)277

Title Ⅱ—Other Adjustments (Arts. 24-28)277

Part Three—Adaptations to Acts Adopted by the Institutions (Arts. 29-30)270

Part Four—Transitional Measures (Arts. 31-138)278

Title Ⅰ—Free Movement of Goods (Arts. 31-49)278

Chapter 1—TariffProvisions (Arts. 31-41)278

Chapter 2—Elimination of Quantitive Restrictions (Arts. 42-44)282

Chapter 3—Other Provisions (Arts. 45-49)283

Title Ⅱ—Agriculture (Arts. 50-107)285

Chapter 1—-General Provisions (Arts. 50-64)285

Chapter 2—Provisions Relating to Certain Common Organisations of Markets (Arts. 65-97)291

Chapter 3—Provisions Relating to Fisheries (Arts. 98-103)298

Chapter 4—Other Provisions (Arts. 104-107)30

Title Ⅲ—External Relations (Arts. 108-116)301

Chapter 1—Agreements of the Communities with Certain Third Countries (Art.108)301

Chapter 2—Relations with the Associated African and Malagasy States and with Certain Developing Commonwealth Countries (Arts. 109-115)302

Chapter 3—Relations with Papua-New Guinea (Art. 116)304

Title Ⅳ—Association of Overseas Countries and Territories (Arts. 117-119)304

Title Ⅴ—Capital Movements (Arts. 120-126)305

Title Ⅵ—Financial Provisions (Arts. 127-132)307

Title Ⅶ—Other Provisions (Arts. 133-138)309

Part Five—Provisions Relating to the Implementation of this Act (Arts. 139-161)310

Title Ⅰ—Setting up of the Institutions (Arts. 139-148)310

Title Ⅱ—Applicability of the Acts of the Institutions (Arts. 149-157)312

Title Ⅲ—Final Provisions (Arts. 158-161)314

Annex Ⅳ—List of the Countries Referred to in Article 109 of the Act of Accession and in Protocol No. 22315

PROTOCOLS316

NO. 1 on the Statute of the European Investment Bank316

No. 3 on the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man318

No. 4 on Greenland319

No. 17 on the Import of Sugar by the United Kingdom from the Exporting Countries and Territories Referred to in the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement319

No. 22 on Relations Between the European Economic Community and the Associated African and Malagasy States and also the Independent Developing Com-monwealth Countries Situated in Africa，the Indian Ocean，the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean320

No. 24 on the Participation of the New Member States in the Funds of the European Coal and Steel Community321

No. 30 on Ireland321

Exchange of Letters on Monetary Questions321

FINAL ACT324

DECLARATIONS327

Joint Declaration of the Court of Justice327

Joint Declaration on the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus327

Joint Declaration on the Fisheries Sector327

Joint Declaration of Intent on the Development of Trade Relations with Ceylon，India，Malaysia，Pakistan and Singapore327

Joint Declaration on the Free Movement of Workers328

Declaration by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Applica-tion to Berlin of the Decision Concerning Accession to the European Coal and Steel Community and of the Treaty of Accession to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community328

Declaration by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Definition of the Term “Nationals”328

Declarations on the Economic and Industrial Development of Ireland328

Procedure for the Adoption of Certain Decisions and other Measures to be taken During the Period Preceding Accession330

COUNCIL DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF 1 JANUARY 1973 ADJUSTING THE INSTRUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF NEW MEMBER STATES TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES332

COMMISSION OPINION OF MAY 23，1979，ON THE APPLICATION FOR ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES BY THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC333

DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF MAY 24，1979，ON THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC To THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY333

DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF MAY 24，1979，ON THE ADMISSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND TO THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY334

TREATY BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM，THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK，THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY，THE FRENCH REPUBLIC，IRELAND，THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC，THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG，THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS，THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES) AND THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND TO THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY335

ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES338

Part One—Principles (Arts. 1-9)338

Part Two—Ajustments to the Treaties (Arts. 10-20)340

Title Ⅰ—Provisions Covering the Institutions (Arts. 10-19)340

Chapter 1—The Assembly (Art. 10)340

Chapter 2—The Council (Arts. 11-14)340

Chapter 3—The Commission (Art. 15)340

Chapter 4—The Court of Justice (Art. 16)340

Chapter 5—The Economic and Social Committee (Art. 17)341

Chapter 6—The Court of Auditors (Art. 18)341

Chapter 7—The Scientific and Technical Committee (Art. 19)341

Title Ⅱ—Other Adjustments (Art. 20)341

Part Three—Adaptations to Acts Adopted by the Institutions (Arts. 21-22)341

Part Four—Transitional Measures (Arts. 23-131)342

Title Ⅰ—Provisions Governing the Institutions (Art. 23)342

Title Ⅱ—Free Movement of Goods (Arts. 24-43)342

Chapter 1—Tariff Provisions (Arts. 24-34)342

Chapter 2—Elimination of Quantitive Restrictions and Measures Having Equivalent Effect (Arts. 35-40)345

Chapter 3—Other Provisions (Arts. 41-43)347

Title Ⅲ—Free Movement of Persons, Services and Capital (Arts. 44-56)349

Chapter 1—Workers (Arts. 44-48)349

Chapter 2—Capital Movements and Invisible Transactions (Arts. 49-56)350

Title Ⅳ—Agriculture (Arts. 57-114)352

Chapter 1—General Provisions (Arts. 57-73)352

Chapter 2—Provisions Relating to Certain Common Organisations of Markets (Arts. 74-109)360

Chapter 3—Provisions Relating to Fisheries (Arts. 110-111)370

Chapter 4—Other Provisions (Arts. 112-114)378

Title Ⅴ—External Relations (Arts. 115-123)371

Chapter 1—Common Commercial Policy (Arts. 115-117)371

Chapter 2—Agreements of the Communities with Certain Third Countries (Arts.118-120)372

Chapter 3—Relations with the African，Caribbean and Pacific States (Arts.121-122)373

Chapter 4—Textiles (Art. 123)374

Title Ⅵ—Financial Provisions (Arts. 124-127)374

Title Ⅶ—Other Provisions (Arts. 128-131)375

Part Five—Provisions Relating to the Implementation of this Act (Arts. 132-153)376

Title Ⅰ—Setting up of the Institutions (Arts. 132-142)376

Title Ⅱ—Applicability of the Acts of the Institutions (Arts. 143-149) 378

Title Ⅲ—Final Provisions (Arts. 150-153)379

PROTOCOLS381

No. 1 on the Statute of the European Investment Bank381

No. 5 on the Participation of the Hellenic Republic in the Funds of the European Coal and Steel Community382

No. 6 on the Exchange of Information with the Hellenic Republic in the Field of Nuclear Energy382

FINAL ACT383

DECLARATIONS385

Joint Declaration on the Free Movement of Workers385

Joint Declaration on Particular Transitional Measures which might be Required in Relations Between Greece and Spain and Portugal After Accession of the Latter States385

Declaration by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Applica-tion to Berlin of the Decision Concerning Accession to the European Coal and Steel Community and of the Treaty of Accession to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community385

Declaration by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Definition of the Term “Nationals”386

Declaration of the European Economic Community on Greek Workers Taking up and Pursuing Paid Employment in the Present Member States386

Declaration of the European Economic Community on the European Regional Development Fund386

Declaration by the Hellenic Republic on Monetary Questions386

Part Ⅵ EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ACT389

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ACT 1972389