Article 117

The present Treaty, drawn up in a single original copy, shall be provisionally deposited in the archives of ... which shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the governments of each of the other signatory States.

The present Treaty shall be ratified. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with which shall notify the Governments of the other Member States accordingly.

The present Treaty shall come into force on the day when the instrument of ratification shall be deposited by the penultimate State to fulfil this formality.

Within one year after the present Treaty shall have come into force, ... shall deposit the present Treaty, together with the instruments of ratification, in the archives of the European Executive Council.

When the Council of National Ministers has taken up office, it shall arrange for the preparation of authoritative texts of the present Treaty in the languages other than that of the original copy.

Should there be any divergence, the text of the original copy shall prevail.

In witness whereof the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have placed their signatures and seals at the end of the present Treaty.

APPENDIX I

Texts relating to Article 102 of the Draft Treaty

I-TEXT OF ARTICLE 102 PROPOSED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE.

(Article 101 of the Draft presented to the Assembly by the Committee) 1. The Saar and its people shall be an integral part of the European Community. The people of the Saar shall share the rights and duties of the Community in the same way as the peoples of Member States. 2. Until such time as the final status of the Saar shall have been established, and without prejudice to any subsequent decision taken to this effect, the people of the Saar shall be represented in the European Community in the following manner:

i) The people of the Saar shall elect

representatives to the Peoples' Chamber and three representatives to the Senate. In both Chambers, representatives of the people of the Saar shall have the same rights and duties as the other members.

ii) Representatives of the people of the Saar in both Chambers of Parliament shall be elected in accordance with Article 13, paragraph 1, of the present Treaty. The first election shall take place by universal, equal and direct suffrage and by secret ballot.

according to the proportional representation system and the methods adopted by common agreement, before ratification of the present Treaty, between the Saar, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic.

II. AMENDMENTS TO THIS ARTICLE TABLED DURING THE MARCH SESSION OF THE AD HOC ASSEMBLY

AMENDMENT NO 98

TO THE REPORT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE

presented by MM. Muller and Singer

on 7 March 1953

Article 101

Paragraph 2 to be reworded as follows:

2. Until such time as the final status of the Saar shall have been established, and without prejudice to any subsequent decision taken to this effect, the people of the Saar shall be represented in the European Community in the following manner:

i) The Saar shall be represented in Parliament by 12 deputies and 4

senators.

In both Chambers, representatives of the people of the Saar shall have the same rights and duties as the other members.

ii) The Statute of the European Community shall become effective in the Saar as soon as it has been approved by the Saar Parliament.

AMENDMENT NO 105

TO THE REPORT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE

presented by M. Maurice Faure
on 7 March 1953

Article 101

Paragraph 2 to be replaced by the following paragraphs:

2. The people and territory of the Saar shall have the same claim to representation in the institutions of the Community as the people and territories of the other Members.

3. The conditions governing the representation of the Saar shall be laid down as soon as the status of the Saar has been determined and confirmed by international agreement.

32. PROTOCOL ON LINKS WITH THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, MARCH 10, 19531

The Members of the European Community,

[The Members of the Council of Europe,]

Believing that it is necessary to establish as many and as close links as possible between the Council of Europe and the European Community, so that the Council of Europe may constitute the general political framework of Europe,

Now hereby agree as follows:

Article 1

The Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe shall consist of the members of the Senate of the Community and of a corresponding number of representatives of the other Members of the Council of Europe, determined on the basis of the qualified distribution at present in force.

The provisions of Article 25 (c) of the Statute of the Council of Europe, concerning substitutes, shall not be affected by the present Article.

Article 2

The European Executive Council shall be represented at the meetings of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe by one or more of its members.

Article 3

The European Executive Council shall transmit a report on the activities of the Community at least once a year to the Consultative Assembly and to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.

The Members of the European Executive Council may attend all meetings of the Consultative Assembly at which such reports are discussed, and shall be heard if they so request.

Article 4

1. The Council of Europe shall exercise vis-à-vis the Community the competences conferred on it by Article 15 of its Statute.

2. The European Executive Council shall inform the Council of Europe of measures proposed by the Community, which are likely to affect the interests of other Members of the Council of Europe.

Draft Treaty Embodying the Statute of the European Community: Information and Official Documents of the Constitutional Committee, October 1952-April 1953 (Paris, 1953), pp. 137-139. The text of the protocol as printed here in bold type is the one intended to be appended to the Statute of the European Community. This same text, with appropriate substitutions, was also to be appended to Statute of the Council of Europe (supra, doc. 9). These substitutions as printed here are indicated in bracketed italics.

3. The European Executive Council may consult the Council of Europe before taking the measures referred to in the previous paragraph.

4. The European Executive Council shall inform the Council of Europe of the effect which it has given to any Recommendations received from the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (b) of the Statute of the Council of Europe. Article 5

The Committee of Ministers and the Consultative Assembly shall place on their respective agenda any requests for opinions addressed to them by the European Executive Council and any proposals the latter may make for the preparation of treaties or parallel legislation on questions of common interest to the Community and other Members of the Council of Europe.

Article 6

The Community and the Council of Europe shall consult together as regards the possibility of installing the seat of their respective institutions in the same place.

Article 7

Other forms of collaboration between the Community and the Council of Europe shall be laid down in agreements, which may provide inter alia:

(1) that certain administrative services be common to the Community and the Council of Europe, to an extent still to be determined; (2) that information and other data be exchanged on a basis of reciprocity.

Article 8

The present protocol shall come into force immediately upon the institution of the Community, and as soon as the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall have notified the European Executive Council that the protocol on links with the Community, appended to the Statute of the Council of Europe, has come into force.

[Article 8. The present protocol constitutes an amendment to the Statute of the Council of Europe. It will be ratified and will come into force as soon as ... Member States shall have deposited their instruments of ratification with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, and as soon as the European Executive Council shall have notified the Secretary-General that the Treaty instituting the European Political Community has come into force.]

[PROTOCOL ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE COMMUNITY."]

1 Draft Treaty Embodying the Statute of the European Community: Information and Official Documents of the Constitutional Committee, October 1952-April 1953 (Paris, 1953), pp. 129-133.

The Balkan Pact

33. TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TURKISH REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF GREECE, AND THE FEDERAL PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA, FEBRUARY 28, 19531

The Contracting Parties,

Reaffirming their faith in the principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations;

Being resolved to live at peace with all nations and to contribute to the maintenance of international peace;

Desiring to strengthen the friendly relations existing between them; Being determined to defend the liberty and independence of their peoples as well as their territorial integrity from any compulsion from without;

Being resolved to unite their efforts to render more effective the organization of their defense against any foreign aggression, and to consult one another and collaborate on every matter of common interest, particularly on matters concerning their defense;

Being convinced that the common interests of their peoples and of all peaceful nations require appropriate measures to safeguard peace and security in this part of the world, pursuant to Article 51 of the United Nations Charter,

Have decided to conclude the present Treaty, and their Heads of State have appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries:

who, having presented their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following provisions:

Article I

In order to ensure their permanent collaboration, the Contracting Parties will consult on all problems of common interest.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Contracting Parties, shall meet regularly in conference once a year, and more often if it is considered necessary, in order to study the international political situation and to take the necessary decision, in conformity with the purposes of the present Treaty.

Article II

The Contracting Parties intend to continue their common efforts for the safeguarding of peace and security in their area and to pursue in common the study of the problems of their security, including

1 From Ankara, despatch 542, Mar. 3, 1953, file no. 668.811/3-353/enc. 1. Instruments of ratification deposited by Yugoslavia Apr. 6, 1953; by Greece, May 21, 1953; and by Turkey May 29, 1953; entered into force May 29, 1953.