Overseas countries and territories
Treaty establishing the EEC - Annex IV: Overseas countries and territories to which the provisions of Part IV of the Treaty apply (Rome, 25 March 1957)
TextThe Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) was signed in Rome on 25 March 1957 by the representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Annex IV lists the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) associated with the EEC.
Treaty establishing the EEC - Implementing convention on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the Community (Rome, 25 March 1957)
TextThe Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) was signed in Rome on 25 March 1957 by the representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The Treaty includes an implementing convention which, for five years, regulates the operation of the Development Fund for the Overseas Countries and Territories (FEDOM) associated with the European Common Market.
‘The association of Africa with the Common Market’ from Le Monde (23 July 1961)
TextOn 23 July 1961, the French daily newspaper Le Monde analyses the implications of the association of African countries with the European Economic Community (EEC), given that more and more African States are gaining political independence and that the association arrangement laid down in the Treaty of Rome expires in 1962.
Map showing the Six and the associated Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) (July 1961)
TextMap published by the Press and Information Service of the European Communities showing the six Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the associated Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) as on 1 July 1961.