The Treaty was drafted with the aim of implementing parts of the Dooge report on institutional reform of the Community and the European Commission's white paper on reforming the Common Market.
Lepingu visand koostati eesmärgiga rakendada Dooge'i raporti need osad, mis puudutasid ühenduse institutsionaalset reformi ning Euroopa Komisjoni dokumenti ühisturu reformimisega seoses.