The Member States 25 March 1957, TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART ONE - PRINCIPLES, ARTICLE 8

11957E008 TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART ONE - PRINCIPLES, ARTICLE 8 ++++ ARTICLE 8 1 . THE COMMON MARKET SHALL BE PROGRESSIVELY ESTABLISHED DURING A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD OF TWELVE YEARS . THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE STAGES OF FOUR YEARS EACH ; THE LENGTH OF EACH STAGE MAY BE ALTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS SET OUT BELOW . 2 .