High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community
The High Authority was the executive branch of the former European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).[1] There were concerns about this power, leading to a Council (of governments) and Parliament (of MPs) to be created to act as a counterweight.[3][5][6] The Merger Treaty came into force in 1967; this combined the independent institutions of the ECSC and Euratom with those of the EEC.From that time the High Authority ceased to exist, its duties being taken on by the Commission of the European Communities.It had a broad area of competence to ensure the objectives of the treaty were met and that the common market functioned smoothly.
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