一、概况欧共体自1958年建立以来已由当年的6个成员国(法、德、意、荷、比、卢)逐步发展到今天的12个成员国(英、爱、丹、西、葡、希陆续加入),目前已成为经济实力位居世界第一的强大经济集团.但到目前,欧共体内部既未组织起统一的档案工作者协会,又无各成员国档案工作者协会联合会这样的跨国组织.只有9个成员国有数目不等、规模相异的协会:比利时、葡萄牙、希腊各有一个全国性的协会;法国、德国、意大利、荷兰各有两个协会(其中一个为全国性协会,另一为教会协会或城镇协会);西班牙有3个协会(其中一个全国性协会,两个地方协会);英国则有4个协会(它们分别是:英国档案工作者协会、英国文件协会、英国档案委员会和英国群档案 I. Introduction The European Community has gradually evolved from its six member countries (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and Belgium) since its establishment in 1958 to the current 12 member states (Britain, Ireland, Denmark, the West, Portugal and Greece continue to join), has now become the economic strength of the world’s largest economy group.But so far, within the EC neither organized a unified archivists association, nor the member states archivists Association There are only a few multinational associations of different sizes in the 9 member countries: Belgium, Portugal and Greece each have a national association; France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands each have two associations (one of them A national association, and a church or town association); Spain has three associations (one of the national associations and two local associations); and the United Kingdom has four associations (respectively: the British Archivists Association, British File Association, the British Archives and the British group archives