Contribution by Pierre Pescatore, former Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, to a joint publication produced by the European Commission in 2002 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). In his text, Mr Pescatore explains, by means of a historical review of the founding Treaties, the principles and concepts which determined the structure of the ECSC and which subsequently provided the foundations of that of the European Economic Community (EEC).
Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Nice, this Decision is repealed with the exception of Article 3 insofar as the Court of First Instance exercises, pursuant to the said Article, the jurisdiction conferred on the Court of Justice by the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.