— efter at have opnået uafhængighed blev ved de to Ya-oundé-konventioner (1.6.64-1.6.69 og 1.1.71-31.1.75) 18 og senere 19 afrikanske stater inklusive Madagaskar og Mauritius (AASM) associeret med EØF; — ved Arusha-konventionen (1.1.71-31.1.75) oprettedes handelsmæssige bånd med de tre østafrikanske stater (Kenya, Uganda og Tanzania);
PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS: - Part Four of the Treaty of Rome, together with an implementing convention, governed relations between the EEC and the OCT; - after these countries gained independence the 18 and later 19 African States, Madagascar and Mauritius (ASMM) became associated with the EEC under the two Yaoundé Conventions (1.6.1964-1.6.1969 and 1.1.1971-31.1.1975); - the convention of Arusha (1.1.1971-31.1.1975) estab lished commercial links with three East African states (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania);