commiss decis decemb amend rule procedur notifi document number ec ecsc euratom commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard treati establish european atom energi commun articl thereof regard treati european union articl articl thereof decid articl detail rule applic regul ec european parliament council public access european parliament council commiss document set annex decis annex commiss rule procedur articl commiss decis ecsc ec euratom repeal articl decis enter forc dai public offici journal european commun brussel decemb commiss presid romano prodi oj oj annex detail rule applic regul ec european parliament council public access european parliament council commiss document accord articl ec treati european parliament council adopt regul ec public access european parliament council commiss document accord articl treati articl regul lai gener principl limit exercis access 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