Article 51

The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out all decisions of the Council  relating to the establishment of Joint Undertakings until the bodies responsible for  the operation of such undertakings have been set up.

CHAPTER 6

SUPPLIES

Article 52

1. The supply of ores, source materials and special fissile materials shall be  ensured, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, by means of a common  supply policy on the principle of equal access to sources of supply.

2. For this purpose and under the conditions laid down in this Chapter:

a. all practices designed to secure a privileged position for certain users shall be  prohibited;
b. an Agency is hereby established; it shall have a right of option on ores, source  materials and special fissile materials produced in the territories of Member  States and an exclusive right to conclude contracts relating to the supply of  ores, source materials and special fissile materials coming from inside the  Community or from outside.

The Agency may not discriminate in any way between users on grounds of the use  which they intend to make of the supplies requested unless such use is unlawful or is  found to be contrary to the conditions imposed by suppliers outside the Community  on the consignment in question.

Section 1

The Agency

Article 53

The Agency shall be under the supervision of the Commission, which shall issue  directives to it, possess a right of veto over its decisions and appoint its Director  General and Deputy Director General.

Any act, whether implied or expressed, performed by the Agency in the exercise of  its right of option or of its exclusive right to conclude supply contracts, may be  referred by the parties concerned to the Commission, which shall give a decision  thereon within one month.

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