Collection of the Agreements concluded by the European Communities : Volume 3: Bilateral agreements EEC-Europe, 1958-1975

The purpose of the Council and the Commission of the European Communities in publishing this collection is to meet an oft-expressed wish to provide national and Community authorities and the private sector with a handy work of reference. The collection thus fills a gap in European bibliography and gives the reader an idea of the breadth and diversity of the external activity of the Communities in the areas covered by the Treaties. By reason of the scale of their economic and commercial capacity the European Communities have become an important partner on the world scene. Their activity is carried on within both a multilateral and a bilateral framework. Developments in these two areas have been many and real and have led the Communities to conclude a large number of agreements sometimes varying considerably in title and content but all bearing witness to the outward-looking attitude of the European Institutions. The collection brings together agreements concluded by the European Communities with non-member States or with other bodies governed by international law, particularly international organizations. For the purposes of this collection, the word 'agreement' means an agreement governed by international law, whether it is contained in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments, and whatever particular title it may have. The collection includes the agreements to which one or other of the three European Communities (EEC - Euratom - ECSC), as such, is a contracting party, as well as certain related agreements. It also includes the agreements relating to products within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community Treaty concluded only by the Member States of that Community.