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Treaty of Rome

1957 · 20th century · Also known as Treaty establishing the European Economic Community

The Treaty of Rome, signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany, founded the European Economic Community. It created a customs union and common market, with a commission, council, assembly and court, and took effect on 1 January 1958; a companion treaty set up Euratom. Much amended, it remains one of the founding treaties of the European Union.

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