1 Professor Zweigert, author of a chapter on “the general principles of law of the member states,” and Dean Pierard, author of a chapter on “nuclear hazards and their coverage in the member states,” are, respectively, Director of the Max Planck Institute in Hamburg and Vice Dean of the Law Faculty at Lubumbashi; Mr. Braun, contributor of the chapter on “unfair competition,” and Mr. van Bunnen, contributor of the chapter on “trade-marks,” are practitioners at the Court of Appeals in Brussels; Mr. van de Wetering, author of “transportation in the ECSC,” is a member of the staff of the Dutch Ministry for Transportation and Waterways, and Mr. van der Meulen, contributor of a brief chapter on “the coordination commission and the committee of the permanent representatives,” is the Permanent Representative of the Dutch Government to the European Communities.

2 The transitional period ended on December 31, 1969.

3 See the discussion of the contributions by Wohlfarth and Schloh and by Louis below

4 The Effect of Regional Cooperation upon the Traditional Concept of State, Paper submitted to the 8th International Congress of Comparative Law (Pescara, 1970).

5 Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community, Art. 189, 298 U.N. Treaty Series 11; 51 A.J.I.L. 865 (1957).

6 See especially Written Question No. 336/67 and Commission reply, 11 J.O.C.E. No. C 38/5 (1968) (containing a list of the resolutions of a legal nature); Written Question No. 225/69 and Commission reply, 12 J.O.C.E. No. C 142/3 (1969) (relating to omissions from the list); Written Question No. 360/69 and Council reply, 13 J.O.C.E. No. C 13/7 (1970) (relating to a register of such resolutions).

7 The respective countries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, see Written Question No. 336/67 and Commission reply 11 J.O.C.E. No. C 38/5 (1968); Written Question No. 340/68 and Commission replies thereto 11 J.O.C.E. No. C 36/14 (1968); 11 J.O.C.E. No. C 96/1 (1968); Written Question No. 236/69 and Commission reply, 12 J.O.C.E. No. C 146/6 (1969).

8 See, e.g., resolution of the Council of Dec. 9, 1969, requesting certain proposals from the Commission, 12 J.O.C.E. C 163/1 (1969).

9 See especially Sees. 588, 1652, 1653, 1664, 1750, 2325, 2326, and 2342, contributed by Messrs. Noel and Amphoux, Justice Pescatore and Mr. van der Mensbrugghe.

10 See the account of the 25th meeting of the High Contracting Parties in 2 Bulletin der Europäischen Gemeinschaften 69 (Jan. issue, 1969); and Written Question No. 90/69 and Commission reply, 12 J.O.C.E. No. C 91/10 (1969).

11 See Council resolutions of May 11, 1966, III (4) relating to exports of farm products to the Soviet-occupied zone, 9 Bulletin of the European Economic Community 15 (July issue, 1966), and the written questions relating thereto, Written Question No. 261/67 and replies by Council and Commission, 11 J.O.C.E. No. 17/8 (1968); 11 J.O.C.E. No. 28/3 (1968); Written Question No. 261/68 and Commission reply, 12 J.O.C.E. No. 29/14 (1969); Question Nos. 266/69 and 267/69 and replies by Council and Commission, 12 J.O.C.E. No. 156/3 (1969); 12 J.O.C.E. No. 162/6 (1969).