The Parliamentary Assembly, set up in Luxembourg, and the Court of Justice are common to all three Communities. 7 Walter Hallstein is elected President of the EEC Commission. Louis Armand is elected President of the Euratom Commission. Paul Finet is elected President of the ECSC High Authority. 10 Member States set into place a harmonised tariff for coal and steel.
Derogation is granted to France and Italy.
Both will be allowed, for some products, to request higher rights for a period of two years. The session setting up the European Parliamentary Assembly is held in Strasbourg, France. Mr. Robert Schuman is elected President of the Assembly. This Assembly is to substitute the ECSC one. The first Council regulation sets up German, French, Italian and Dutch as the official languages of the Communities.