In its communication of 20 May 1999 entitled "the Status of OCTs associated with the EC and options for 'OCT 2000'" , the Commission examined the features and the development of the OCT-EC association since 1957 , noted the basic principles and the current situation of the association and sketched out alternative policies for it for the period beginning 1 March 2000 .
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The Commission , in its Communication "Review of the status of the EC associated OCTs and guidelines for OCT 2000" of 20 May 1999 , analyzed the nature and evolution of the association of the OCTs with the Community since 1957 . In that text she referred to the basic principles and the current context of that association , and outlined the possibilities for developing it further in the course of the period starting on 1 March 2000 .