Following the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on 23 July 2002, the management of the assets of the ECSC in liquidation and the Assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel was entrusted to the Commission.
Pärast ESTÜ asutamislepingu kehtivuse lõppemist 23. juulil 2002 tehti komisjonile ülesandeks likvideeritava ESTÜ varade ning söe ja terase teadusfondi varade haldamine.