While inequality among member states was inevitable, as a consequence of France's determination to develop nuclear weapons, the non-proliferation objective of the EURATOM treaty worked well with regard to the other member states. ###>L'assise juridique et institutionnelle CEEA (EURATOM) L'un des Traités instituant les Communautés européennes a porté création de la Communauté européenne de l'Energie atomique (CEEA)(35).