With your permission, Sir, I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 3 together.
In the first place I should point out that it is not correct to speak of "facilities designated in the Rome Treaty as not being available to an associate member". The only article of the Rome Treaty which refers to association with the Community is Article 238 which is in general terms. As Greece is the only country with which the European Economic Community has so far concluded an agreement of association, it is not possible to generalise on conditions of association.
As indicated in paragraph II of Appendix IV to the White Paper of 30th June, 1961, on the European Economic Community, the agreement for the association of Greece with the Community provides that Greece will be regarded as a full member for purposes of the application of Article 226 of the Rome Treaty. This article envisages that member States may in certain circumstances derogate temporarily from the provisions of the Treaty.