0 2 , ▁all ▁its ▁activities ▁are ▁now ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁European ▁Community . ▁The ▁E A EC ▁had ▁no ▁such ▁limit ▁and ▁thus ▁continues ▁to ▁exist . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁sensitive ▁nature ▁of ▁nuclear ▁power ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁elect or ate , ▁the ▁treat y ▁has ▁gone ▁without ▁am end ment ▁since ▁its ▁signing ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁even ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Constitution ▁intended ▁to ▁repe al ▁all ▁other ▁treat ies ▁( the ▁Constitution ' s ▁replacement , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Lis bon , ▁like wise ▁makes ▁no ▁attempt ▁at ▁am end ment ). ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁E A EC ▁has ▁a ▁low ▁profile , ▁and ▁the ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Community ▁is ▁d war f ed ▁by ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁EU , ▁the ▁term ▁" Europe an ▁Commun ities " ▁sees ▁little ▁usage . ▁However , ▁when ▁the ▁EU ▁was ▁established ▁the ▁institutions ▁that ▁de alt ▁sole ly ▁or ▁mainly ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Community ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁all ▁three ▁pill ars ) ▁retained ▁their ▁original ▁names , ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁formal ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁was ▁the ▁" C ourt ▁of ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Commun ities " ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Mer ger ▁Tre aty ▁combined ▁these ▁separate ▁execut ives . ▁The ▁Commission ▁and ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁E EC ▁were ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁its ▁counter parts ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁organis ations . ▁From ▁then ▁on ▁they