DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES, TITLE IV ASSOCIATION OF OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, ARTICLE 117
Official Journal L 073 , 27/03/1972 P. 0039
++++ 1 . THE ASSOCIATION OF THE NON-EUROPEAN TERRITORIES MAINTAINING SPECIAL RELATIONS WITH NORWAY OR THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OF THE ANGLO-FRENCH CONDOMINIUM OF THE NEW HEBRIDES , LISTED IN ARTICLE 24 ( 2 ) , SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON 1 FEBRUARY 1975 AT THE EARLIEST UPON A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL TAKEN UNDER ARTICLE 136 OF THE EEC TREATY . 2 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES NEED NOT ACCEDE TO THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE WITH OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN PRODUCTS WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , SIGNED ON 14 DECEMBER 1970 .