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COUNCIL RESOLUTION

OF 9 JUNE 1980

CONCERNING COMMUNITY ENERGY POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR 1990 AND CONVERGENCE OF THE POLICIES OF THE MEMBER STATES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING TAKEN NOTE OF THE COMMUNICATION OF 14 JUNE 1979 FROM THE COMMISSION ON " COMMUNITY ENERGY OBJECTIVES FOR 1990 AND CONVERGENCE OF THE POLICIES OF THE MEMBER STATES " ,

HAVING TAKEN NOTE OF THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

HAVING TAKEN NOTE OF THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS OF 17 SEPTEMBER 1974 , 17 DECEMBER 1974 AND 13 FEBRUARY 1975 ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED BY THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL IN JULY 1978 , MARCH 1979 AND JUNE 1979 , FIXING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES FOR 1985 :

- TO REDUCE THE DEGREE OF COMMUNITY DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED ENERGY TO 50 % ,

- TO REDUCE TO 0,8 THE RATIO BETWEEN THE RATE OF GROWTH OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND THE RATE OF GROWTH OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ,

- TO LIMIT OIL CONSUMPTION ,

- TO LIMIT NET COMMUNITY IMPORTS OF OIL TO AN ANNUAL LEVEL NOT EXCEEDING THAT ATTAINED IN 1978 ( 472 MILLION TONNES ) ;

WHEREAS THE ADEQUATE AND SECURE AVAILABILITY OF ENERGY ON A SATISFACTORY ECONOMIC BASIS IS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE PURSUIT OF THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OBJECTIVES ;

WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE COMMUNITY MAKE MORE PROGRESS IN THE PRIORITY AREAS SUCH AS ENERGY SAVING , THE RATIONAL USE OF ENERGY AND THE REDUCTION OF OIL CONSUMPTION AND IMPORTS ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A GENERAL PICTURE OF MEMBER STATES' ENERGY POLICIES UP TO 1990 AND FOR IT TO BE IN A POSITION TO DETERMINE THE CONVERGENCE OF NATIONAL POLICIES IN RELATION TO COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES ,

1 . AFFIRMS THAT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD STEP UP ITS EFFORTS TO SAVE ENERGY AND REDUCE ITS OIL CONSUMPTION AND IMPORTS ;

2 . REQUESTS THE MEMBER STATES TO SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION EACH YEAR THEIR ENERGY POLICY PROGRAMMES UP TO 1990 ;

3 . REQUESTS THE COMMISSION TO ASSESS THESE PROGRAMMES , USING APPROPRIATE INDICATORS IF NECESSARY , IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THEIR CONVERGENCE IN RELATION TO THE COMMUNITY'S ENERGY POLICY OBJECTIVES .

THE COMMISSION WILL BASE ITS EXAMINATION ON THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE :

- TO REDUCE TO 0,7 OR LESS THE AVERAGE RATIO FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF THE RATE OF GROWTH IN GROSS PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION TO THE RATE OF GROWTH OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ,

- TO REDUCE OIL CONSUMPTION IN THE COMMUNITY TO A LEVEL OF ABOUT 40 % OF GROSS PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION ,

- TO COVER 70 TO 75 % OF PRIMARY ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY BY MEANS OF SOLID FUELS AND NUCLEAR ENERGY ,

- TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES SO AS TO INCREASE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY'S ENERGY SUPPLIES ,

- TO PURSUE AN ENERGY-PRICING POLICY AIMED AT ACHIEVING COMMUNITY ENERGY OBJECTIVES ( 4 ) ;

4 . REQUEST THE COMMISSION TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THE CONVERGENCE OF THE MEMBER STATES' ENERGY POLICIES , ENSURING THAT THE COMMUNITY'S ENERGY OBJECTIVES ARE ACHIEVED AND ADAPTING THEM TO LONGTERM ECONOMIC TRENDS AND ENERGY SUPPLY CONDITIONS .

( 1 ) OJ NO C 59 , 10 . 3 . 1980 , P . 41 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 72 , 24 . 3 . 1980 , P . 17 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 153 , 9 . 7 . 1975 , PP . 1 , 2 AND 6 .

( 4 ) THIS POLICY WOULD HAVE TO BE BASED ON PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE SET OUT IN THE ANNEX TO THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION OF 9 JUNE 1980 CONCERNING NEW LINES OF ACTION BY THE COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY SAVING .