Soon after the entry into force of the EEC Treaty, the Community established itself as a major political entity with policy ramifications beyond its economic aims.

In certain recent cases the Court has, moreover, referred to the EEC Treaty as 'the basic constitutional charter' of the European Economic Community.

According to Article 189 of the EEC Treaty:

Article 191 of the EEC Treaty provides:

Those ancillary restrictions that do not meet this criterion will fail to be considered under Articles 85 and 86 of the EEC Treaty.

Article 130 of the EEC Treaty enshrines the principle that the polluter should pay.

The EEC Treaty set up an area without borders for the single market in which the free circulation of goods was guaranteed.

To this end the EEC Treaty recognised that these states could impose prohibitions or restrictions on the import and export of cultural goods.

I think the only other comparable day was that day many years ago now when the EEC Treaty was signed in Rome.

One of the most significant sources of competition law is the EEC Treaty, which may be directly applicable in England and override municipal law.