| Foreword to the First and Second Editions | | viii | |
| Foreword to the Third Edition | | viii | |
| Foreword to the Sixth Edition | | ix | |
| Preface to the Sixth Edition | | x | |
| Acknowledgements | | xii | |
| The European Community: its aims, size and structure |
| | 1 | (9) |
| Some basic facts and data |
| | 1 | (1) |
| The beginnings of the European Community |
| | 2 | (2) |
| | 4 | (3) |
| | 7 | (1) |
| What changes are expected in the near future? |
| | 8 | (2) |
| The Treaty of Rome, the Single European Act, the Maastricht Treaty on European Union and the Amsterdam Treaty |
| | 10 | (17) |
| | 10 | (1) |
| | 10 | (4) |
| The Single European Act 1986 |
| | 14 | (3) |
| The Treaty on European Union 1992 |
| | 17 | (5) |
| The Amsterdam Treaty 1997 |
| | 22 | (4) |
| | 26 | (1) |
| The institutions and consultative bodies of the EC/EU |
| | 27 | (19) |
| | 27 | (1) |
| The Council of the EU (Council of Ministers) |
| | 28 | (1) |
| | 29 | (2) |
| | 31 | (4) |
| The European Court of Justice |
| | 35 | (3) |
| | 38 | (1) |
| The Economic and Social Committee |
| | 39 | (1) |
| The Committee of the Regions |
| | 39 | (1) |
| The European Coal and Steel Community and the Consultative Committee |
| | 40 | (1) |
| The European Investment Bank |
| | 40 | (2) |
| Other agencies or bodies linked to the Commission |
| | 42 | (4) |
| EC legislation, lobbying, justice and home affairs |
| | 46 | (16) |
| Community law and procedures |
| | 46 | (9) |
| | 55 | (7) |
| The budget and the different EC/EU funds |
| | 62 | (7) |
| | 62 | (1) |
| | 63 | (6) |
| Harmonization of standards |
| | 69 | (4) |
| Consumer protection policy |
| | 73 | (11) |
| Customs control, physical and technical barriers |
| | 84 | (8) |
| | 84 | (2) |
| | 86 | (6) |
| | 92 | (13) |
| | 95 | (1) |
| | 96 | (1) |
| | 97 | (2) |
| | 99 | (2) |
| | 101 | (2) |
| | 103 | (2) |
| Competition and public procurement policy |
| | 105 | (13) |
| | 105 | (9) |
| Public procurement policy |
| | 114 | (4) |
| | 118 | (11) |
| | 118 | (2) |
| Direct and corporate taxation |
| | 120 | (2) |
| | 122 | (7) |
| Economic and Monetary Union, capital movements and financial services |
| | 129 | (16) |
| | 129 | (7) |
| Capital movements and financial services |
| | 136 | (2) |
| Banking and investment services |
| | 138 | (7) |
| Company law harmonization |
| | 145 | (9) |
| Directives and draft Directives |
| | 146 | (5) |
| European Economic Interest Groupings (EEIGs) |
| | 151 | (3) |
| | 154 | (13) |
| | 155 | (3) |
| | 158 | (2) |
| | 160 | (3) |
| Piracy and counterfeiting |
| | 163 | (1) |
| | 164 | (3) |
| Enterprise and industrial policy and the information society |
| | 167 | (20) |
| | 167 | (8) |
| | 175 | (4) |
| The information society and electronic commerce |
| | 179 | (8) |
| | 187 | (23) |
| Social and employment policies |
| | 187 | (16) |
| | 203 | (7) |
| The environment, energy, agriculture and fisheries |
| | 210 | (20) |
| | 210 | (10) |
| | 220 | (3) |
| | 223 | (5) |
| | 228 | (2) |
| The EU and international affairs |
| | 230 | (16) |
| | 246 | (17) |
| Common European defence, foreign and security policy, and civil defence |
| | 263 | (7) |
| The main organizations concerned with security and defence |
| | 264 | (4) |
| | 268 | (2) |
| Appendix I Institutions not to be confused with EC/EU institutions | | 270 | (8) |
| Appendix II The Statistical Office of the European Communities (EUROSTAT) | | 278 | (2) |
| Appendix III Sources of additional information | | 280 | (10) |
| Appendix IV The development of the Single Market: measures listed in the 1992 Programme | | 290 | (4) |
| Appendix V List of Commissioners and their responsibilities | | 294 | (3) |
| Appendix VI Qualifications for Europe | | 297 | (2) |
| Appendix VII Supplementary information on EC and EFTA member countries | | 299 | (32) |
| Appendix VIII Revised Co-decision Procedure | | 331 | (4) |
| Index | | 335 | |
