The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy CommunityTITLE II - Provisions for the encouragement of progress in the field of nuclear energyCHAPTER 6 - SUPPLIESSection 1 - The AgencyArticle 54

Any act, whether implied or expressed, performed by the Agency in the exercise of its right of option or of its exclusive right to conclude supply contracts, may be referred by the parties concerned to the Commission, which shall give a decision thereon within one month. Article 54 The Agency shall have legal personality and financial autonomy.