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1958
Nations Unies — Recueil des Traités
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The President of the French Republic :

Mr. Christian Pineau, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Mr. Maurice Faure, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;

The President of the Italian Republic :

Mr. Antonio Segni, President of the Council of Ministers,
Professor Gaetano Martino, Ministers of Foreign Affairs;

Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

M. Joseph Bech, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Mr. Lambert Schaus, Ambassador, Head of the Luxembourg delegation to the Intergovernmental Conference;

Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands:

Mr. Joseph Luns, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Mr. J. Linthorst Homan, Head of the Netherlands delegation to the Intergovernmental Conference;

Who, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed, as follows :

PART ONE

PRINCIPLES

Article 1

By the present Treaty, the High Contracting Parties establish among themselves a European Economic Community.

Article 2

It shall be the aim of the Community, by establishing a Common Market and progressively approximating the economic policies of Member States, to promote throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities, a continuous and balanced expansion, an increased stability, an accelerated raising of the standard of living and closer relations between its Member States.

Article 3

For the purposes set out in the preceding Article, the activities of the Community shall include, under the conditions and with the timing provided for in this Treaty :