Member States which, before the entry into force of this Treaty, 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 theacht i bhfeidhm don Chonradh seo, a bhfuil foráil iontu le haghaidh comharaíochta i réimse an fhuinnimh núicléach, beidh orthu, i gcomhpháirt leis an gCoimisiún, dui ¡ mbun caibidlí mar ís gá leis na tríú Stáit sin chun a áirithiú go nglacfaidh an Comh phobal chuige féin, a mhéad is féidir, na cearta agus na hoibleagáidí a thiocfaidh as na comhaontuithe sin.