Member States which, before 1 January 1958 or, for acceding States, before the date of their accession, have concluded agreements with third States providing for cooperation in the field of nuclear energy shall be required to undertake jointly with the Commission the necessary negotiations with these third States in order to ensure that the rights and obligations arising out of such agreements shall as far as possible be assumed by the Community.
Ballstáit a mbeidh comhaontuithe tugtha i gcrích acu le tríú tíortha, roimh an 1 Eanáir 1958 nó, i gcás na Stát aontach, roimh dháta a n-aontachais, a bhfuil foráil iontu le haghaidh comharaíochta i réimse an fhuinnimh núicléach, beidh orthu, i gcomhpháirt leis an gCoimisiún, dul i mbun caibidlí mar is gá leis na tríú Stáit sin chun a áirithiú go nglacfaidh an Comhphobal chuige féin, a mhéid is féidir, na cearta agus na hoibleagáidí a thiocfaidh as na comhaontuithe sin.