European Coal and Steel Community Treaties of Rome were signed by the six ECSC members, creating the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). These Communities were based, with some adjustments, on the ECSC. The Treaties of Rome were to be in force indefinitely, unlike the Treaty of Paris, which was to expire after fifty years. These two new Communities worked on the creation of a customs union and nuclear power community respectively. The Rome treaties were hurried through just before de Gaulle was given emergency powers and proclaimed the Fifth Republic. Despite his efforts to "chloroform" the Communities,
Convention on the association of the Netherlands Antilles with the European Economic Community September, 19 October, and 22 October, respectively. An Intergovernmental Conference was convened on 13 November, which signed the Convention. The actual Convention consists of four articles, the first of which establishes that the Netherlands Antilles shall be added to the (now ). Article 2 adds another protocol to the EEC Treaty, named . Article 3 concerns the ratification and article 4 the authentic versions of the text. The treaty entered into force on 1 October 1964, the first day of the month following the date of deposit of the last instrument of ratification by a signatory state, in this case