HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,
Having regard to Article 96 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to Article 236 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Article 204 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
RESOLVED to continue along the road to European unity,
RESOLVED to effect the unification of the three Communities,
MINDFUL of the contribution which the creation of single Community institutions represents for such unification,
HAVE DECIDED to create a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS:
Mr Paul-Henri SPAAK, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs;
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY:
Mr Kurt SCHMÜCKER, Minister for Economic Affairs;
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC:
Mr Maurice COUVE de MURVILLE, Minister for Foreign Affairs;
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC:
Mr Amintore FANFANI, Minister for Foreign Affairs;
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG:
Mr Pierre WERNER, President of the Government, Minister for Foreign Affairs;
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS:
Mr J. M. A. H. LUNS, Minister for Foreign Affairs;
WHO, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows.
CHAPTER I - THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Article 1
A Council of the European Communities (hereinafter called the "Council") is hereby established. This Council shall take the place of the Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community, the Council of the European Economic Community and the Council of the European Atomic Energy Community.
It shall exercise the powers and competences conferred on those institutions in accordance with the provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, and of this Treaty.
Article 2
The Council shall consist of representatives of the Member States. Each government shall delegate to it one of its members.
The Presidency shall be held for a term of six months by each Member of the Council in turn, in the following order of Member States: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Article 3
The Council shall meet when convened by its President on his own initiative or at the request of one of its Members or of the Commission.
Article 4
A committee consisting of the Permanent Representatives of the Member States shall be responsible for preparing the work of the Council and for carrying out the tasks assigned to it by the Council.
Article 5
The Council shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 6
The Council shall, acting by a qualified majority, determine the salaries, allowances and pensions of the President and Members of the Commission, and of the President, Judges, Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice. It shall also, acting by the same majority, determine any allowances to be granted in place of remuneration.
Article 7
Article 27, the first paragraph of Article 28, and Articles 29 and 30 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Articles 146, 147, 151 and 154 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and Articles 116, 117, 121 and 123 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community are repealed.
Article 8
1. The conditions governing the exercise of the competences conferred on the Special Council of Ministers by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and by the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed thereto shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. Article 28 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community shall be amended as follows:
(a) To the provisions of the third paragraph, worded thus:
"Wherever the present Treaty requires a unanimous decision or unanimous concurrence, such decision or concurrence will be adopted if supported by the votes of all of the members of the Council."
there shall be added the following provisions: