▁border ▁controls , ▁imm igration , ▁as yl um ▁and ▁co operation ▁in ▁civil ▁and ▁commercial ▁law ▁from ▁the ▁Justice ▁and ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁( J HA ) ▁pill ar ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Community ▁( J HA ▁was ▁renamed ▁Police ▁and ▁Jud icial ▁Co - operation ▁in ▁C riminal ▁Mat ters ▁( P J CC ) ▁as ▁a ▁result ). ▁Both ▁Amsterdam ▁and ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Nice ▁also ▁extended ▁code c ision ▁procedure ▁to ▁nearly ▁all ▁policy ▁areas , ▁giving ▁Parliament ▁equal ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁in ▁the ▁Community . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Paris ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁European ▁Co al ▁and ▁Ste el ▁Community ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁communities ▁which ▁compr ised ▁the ▁European ▁Commun ities ) ▁exp ired , ▁having ▁reached ▁its ▁ 5 0 - year ▁limit ▁( as ▁the ▁first ▁treat y , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁with ▁a ▁limit ). ▁No ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁renew ▁its ▁mand ate ; ▁instead , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Nice ▁transferred ▁certain ▁of ▁its ▁elements ▁to ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Rome ▁and ▁hence ▁its ▁work ▁continued ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁E EC ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Community ' s ▁rem it . ▁ ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Lis bon ▁merged ▁the ▁three ▁pill ars ▁and ▁abol ished ▁the ▁European ▁Community ; ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁becoming ▁the ▁Community ' s ▁legal ▁successor . ▁Only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁European ▁Commun ities ▁still ▁exists ▁and ▁the ▁phrase ▁" Europe an ▁Commun ities "