IV -FINAL ACT

THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE ON THE COMMON MARKET AND EURATOM, convened in Venice on 29 May 1956 by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, having continued its deliberations in Brussels and having, on concluding them, met in Rome on 25 March 1957, has adopted the following texts:

I

1. THE TREATY establishing the European Economic Community, and the Annexes thereto,

2. The protocol on the Statute of the European Investment Bank,

3. The protocol on German internal trade and connected problems,

4. The protocol on certain provisions relating to France,

5. The protocol on Italy,

6. The protocol on goods originating in and coming from certain countries and enjoying special treatment when imported into a Member State,

8. The protocol on the treatment to be applied to products within the province of the European Coal and Steel Community in respect of Algeria and the Overseas Departments of the French Republic,

9. The protocol on mineral oils and certain of their derivatives,

10. The protocol on the application of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community to the non- European parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,

11. The Implementing Convention on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the Community, and the Annexes thereto,

12. The protocol on the tariff quota for imports of bananas,

13. The protocol on the tariff quota for imports of raw coffee.

II

1. THE TREATY establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and the Annexes thereto,

2. The protocol on the application of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community to the non-European parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

III

THE CONVENTION on certain institutions common to the European Communities.

At the time of signature of these texts, the Conference adopted the declarations listed below and annexed to this Act:

1. A joint declaration on cooperation with the Member States of international organisations,

2. A joint declaration on Berlin,

3. A declaration of intent on the association of the independent countries of the Franc area with the European Economic Community,

4. A declaration of intent on the association of the Kingdom of Libya with the European Economic Community,

5. A declaration of intent on the Trust Territory of Somaliland currently under the administration of the Italian Republic,

6. A declaration of intent on the association of Surinam and the Netherlands Antillis with the European Economic Community.

The Conference further took note of the declarations listed below and annexed to this Act:

1. A declaration by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the definition of the expression »German national«,

2. A declaration by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the definition of the Treaties to Berlin,

3. A declaration by the Government of the French Republic on applications for patents covering information to be kept secret for defence reasons.

Finally, the Conference decided to draw up at a later date:

1. The protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Economic Community,

2. The protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Economic Community,

3. The protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Atomic Energy Community,

4. The protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Atomic Community,

Protocols 1 and 2 shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community; Protocols 3 and 4 shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Energy Community.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned plenipotentiaries have signed this Final Act.

Done at Rome this twenty-fifth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven.

P. H. SPAAK

ADENAUER

PINEAU

Antonio SEGNI

BECH

J. LUNS

J. Ch. SNOY ET D'OPPUERS

HALLSTEIN

M. FAURE

Gaetano MARTINO

Lambert SCHAUS

J. LINTHORST HOMAN