Treaty establishing the European international organizations concerned Atomic Energy Community (Non- with the peaceful development of atomic official consolidated version 1996) energy, I - Text of the Treaty(*) HAVE DECIDED to create a EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE COMMUNITY (EURATOM) and to BELGIANS, THE PRESIDENT OF this end have designated as their THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Plenipotentiaries: GERMANY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN BELGIANS: REPUBLIC, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUCHESS OF Mr. Paul Henri SPAAK, Minister for LUXEMBOURG, HER MAJESTY THE Foreign Affairs, QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, Baron J. Ch. SNOY ET D'OPPUERS, RECOGNIZING that nuclear energy Secretary General of the Ministry of represents an essential resource for the Economic Affairs, Head of the Belgian development and invigoration of Delegation to the Intergovernmental industry and will permit the Conference; advancement of the cause of peace, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL CONVINCED that only a joint effort REPUBLIC OF GERMANY: undertaken without delay can offer the prospect of achievements commensurate Dr Konrad ADENAUER, Federal with the creative capacities of their Chancellor, countries, Professor Dr Walter HALLSTEIN, State RESOLVED to create the conditions Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office; necessary for the development of a powerful nuclear industry which will THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH provide extensive energy resources, lead REPUBLIC: to the modernization of technical processes and contribute, through its Mr. Christian PINEAU, Minister for many other applications, to the Foreign Affairs, prosperity of their peoples, Mr. Maurice FAURE, Under Secretary ANXIOUS to create the conditions of of State for Foreign Affairs; safety necessary to eliminate hazards to the life and health of the public, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC: DESIRING to associate other countries with their work and to cooperate with Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes 1 © Center for Nonproliferation Studies Mr. Antonio SEGNI, President of the (EURATOM). It shall be the task of the Council of Ministers, Community to contribute to the raising of the standard of living in the Member Professor Gaetano MARTINO, Minister States and to the development of for Foreign Affairs; relations with the other countries by creating the conditions necessary for the HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE speedy establishment and growth of GRAND DUCHESS OF nuclear industries. LUXEMBOURG: Article 2 Mr. Joseph BECH, President of the Government, Minister for Foreign In order to perform its task, the Affairs, Community shall, as provided in this Treaty: Mr. Lambert SCHAUS, Ambassador, Head of the Luxembourg Delegation to a. promote research and ensure the the Intergovernmental Conference; dissemination of technical information; HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE b. establish uniform safety NETHERLANDS: standards to protect the health of workers and of the general public Mr. Joseph LUNS, Minister for Foreign and ensure that they are applied; Affairs, c. facilitate investment and ensure, particularly by encouraging Mr. J. LINTHORST HOMAN, Head of ventures on the part of the Netherlands Delegation to the undertakings, the establishment Intergovernmental Conference; of the basic installations necessary for the development of WHO, having exchanged their full nuclear energy in the powers, found in good and due form, Community; have agreed as follows. d. ensure that all users in the Community receive a regular and TITLE I equitable supply of ores and nuclear fuels; THE TASKS OF THE e. make certain, by appropriate supervision, that nuclear COMMUNITY materials are not diverted to purposes other than those for Article 1 which they are intended; f. exercise the right of ownership By this Treaty the HIGH conferred upon it with respect to CONTRACTING PARTIES establish special fissile materials; among themselves a EUROPEAN g. ensure wide commercial outlets ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY and access to the best technical Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes 2 © Center for Nonproliferation Studies facilities by the creation of PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF a common market in specialized NUCLEAR ENERGY materials and equipment, by the free movement of capital for investment in the field of nuclear energy and by freedom of CHAPTER 1: PROMOTION OF employment for specialists RESEARCH within the Community; h. establish with other countries and Article 4 international organizations such relations as will foster progress in the peaceful uses of nuclear 1. The Commission shall be responsible energy. for promoting and facilitating nuclear research in the Member States and for complementing it by carrying out Article 3(*^2) a Community research and training programme. 1. The tasks entrusted to the Community shall be carried out by the 2. The activity of the Commission in following institutions: this respect shall be carried out within the fields listed in Annex I to this Treaty. • a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, This list may be amended by the Council, acting by a qualified majority • a COUNCIL, on a proposal from the Commission. The latter shall consult the Scientific and • a COMMISSION, Technical Committee established under Article 134. • a COURT OF JUSTICE, Article 5 • a COURT OF AUDITORS. For purposes of coordinating and Each institution shall act within the complementing research undertaken in limits of the powers conferred upon it by Member States, the Commission shall, this Treaty. either by a specific request addressed to a given recipient and conveyed to the 2. The Council and the Commission government concerned, or by a general shall be assisted by an Economic and published request, call upon Member Social Committee acting in an advisory States, persons or undertakings to capacity. communicate to it their programmes relating to the research which it specifies TITLE II in the request. PROVISIONS FOR THE After giving those concerned full ENCOURAGEMENT OF opportunity to comment, the Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes 3 © Center for Nonproliferation Studies Commission may deliver a reasoned materials or special fissile materials opinion on each of the programmes which it has available; communicated to it. The Commission shall deliver such an opinion if the State, c. place installations, equipment person or undertaking which has or expert assistance at the disposal of communicated the programme so Member States, persons or requests. undertakings, either free of charge or against payment; By such opinions the Commission shall discourage unnecessary duplication and d. promote joint financing by the shall direct research towards sectors Member States, persons or undertakings which are insufficiently explored. The concerned. Commission may not publish these programmes without the consent of the Article 7 State, person or undertaking which has communicated them. Community research and training programmes shall be determined by the The Commission shall publish at regular Council, acting unanimously on intervals a list of those sectors of nuclear a proposal from the Commission, which research which it considers to be shall consult the Scientific and Technical insufficiently explored. Committee. The Commission may bring together These programmes shall be drawn up for representatives of public and private a period of not more than five years. research centres as well as any experts engaged in research in the same or The funds required for carrying out these related fields for mutual consultation and programmes shall be included each year exchanges of information. in the research and investment budget of the Community. Article 6 The Commission shall ensure that these To encourage the carrying out of programmes are carried out and shall research programmes communicated to submit an annual report thereon to the it the Commission may: Council. a. provide financial assistance The Commission shall keep the within the framework of research Economic and Social Committee contracts, without, however, informed of the broad outlines of offering subsidies; Community research and training programmes. b. supply, either free of charge or against payment, for carrying out such Article 8 programmes, any source Inventory of International Nonproliferation Organizations and Regimes 4 © Center for Nonproliferation Studies 1. After consulting the Scientific and The Commission may, by contract, Technical Committee, the Commission entrust the carrying out of certain parts shall establish a Joint Nuclear Research of the Community research programme Centre. to Member States, persons or undertakings, or to third countries, This Centre shall ensure that the research international organizations or nationals programmes and other tasks assigned to of third countries. it by the Commission are carried out. Article 11 It shall also ensure that a uniform nuclear terminology and a standard The Commission shall publish the system of measurements are established. research programmes referred to in Articles 7, 8 and 10, and also regular It shall set up a central bureau for progress reports on their nuclear measurements. implementation. 2. The activities of the Centre may, for geographical or functional reasons, be CHAPTER 2: DISSEMINATION OF carried out in separate establishments. INFORMATION Article 9 Section 1: Information over which the Community has power of disposal 1. After obtaining the opinion of the Economic and