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Explanatory Memorandumτ
1,Despiteanimprovement inthediversification oftheprovision
ofenergyintheCommunityandaneasingofthesituationwith
regardtooilprices,theCommunity'sauthoritiesarecontinually
concernednottorelaxeffortstoreducetheCommunity'sdependance
onoiIimports.
2.TheCommissionconsidersthatitwillbeintheCommunity'sinterest
tocontributetowardsimprovingthestructureofenergyconsumption
bytakingactioninthefieldsofresearchandthediversification
ofenergyressources,aswellaswithregardtothemorerationaluse
ofenergyintheMemberStateswhereenergyconsumptionishigh,
especiallyintheFederalRepublicofGermany.
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3.Theproposedregulationenvisagestheestablishing ofaspecialenergy
development programmewithinwhichtheCommunitycouldparticipatein
thefinancingofparticularmeasuresandprojectstoimprovethesituation.

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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION CEEC)
instituting aspecialenergydevelopment programme
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle235thereof,
1)HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
2)HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheCourtofAuditors,
WhereastheenergysituationintheCommunityisstillprecariousandenergy
consumptionisatahighlevelincertainMemberStates,inparticularin
theFederalRepublic -ofGermany;
WhereasitisnecessarythattheCommunity m.akeafinancialcontribution to
aspecialprogrammedesignedtoimprovethestructureofenergyconsumption;
Whereassuchimprovement maybeobtainedbyaction^inthefieldofresearch,
energydiversification andenergyefficiencyintheMemberStateswithhigh
levelsofenergyconsumption,inparticulartheFederalRepublicofGermany;
whereastheTreatydoesnotprovidethenecessarypowerstoth-isend,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
•Article1
Aspecialenergydevelopment programmeisherebyestablished,towhichtheCommunity
shallmakeacontribution intheFederalRepublicofGermany.
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(1)OJNoC..., 19S2,p.
(2)OJNoC..., 1982,p.
(3)OJNoC 1982,p.

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Article2
1.ThespecialprogrammereferredtoinArticle1shallbeimplemented by
meansoffinancialassistancefortheimplementation ofprojectsandmeasures
associatedwithCommunitypolicyinthefieldsofresearch,thedevelopment
anddemonstration ofenergytechnologies andenergyEfficiency.
2.TheprojectsandmeasuresshallbesubmittedtotheCommissiontogether
withalltheinformationnecessaryinordertoassesswhethertheyservethe
objectivesoftheCommunitypolicywithwhichtheyareassociatedandcomply
withtheeligibilitycriterialaiddowninArticle3.
3«TheCommission mayrequestanyadditionalinformationnecessaryfor„
examination ofthesaidprojectsandmeasures.
Article3
Theprojectsormeasuresshallbeeligibleforafinancial
contribution bytheCommunityprovidedthattheyarefinancedbypublic
authorities and.fulfilthefollowingcriteria:•
a)theymustservetheobjectivesofthe.Community'senergypolicy;
b)theymustnotbeincompatible withotherCommunitypolicies;
c)theymustnotgiverisetodistortions ofcompetition,'
ι
Artiele4
1,UnderthisRegulation,theCommissionshallexaminethemeasuresand
projectssubmittedtoitbytheFederalRepublicofGermanyandshallrefer
themforinformation totheCommitteereferredtoinArticle7,
2.Inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown.inArticle8,theCommission
shalldecideon:
a)theprojectsandmeasuresmeritingCommunityassistanceinthe
lightofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3;'
b)theamountoftheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution withinthe
limitsoftheappropriations available.

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3.TheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution,thetotalamountofwhichishereby
fixedat210millionECU,maynotexeed70%ofannualpublicexpenditure
foreachprojectormeasureforitsexecution,
4.TheCommissiondecisionsreferredtoinparagraph2shallbepublished
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
Article5
1.Theappropriations relatingtothespecialmeasuresshallbeentered
inthe1982budget,
2.AssoonasthedecisionreferredtoinArticle4(2)hasbeentaken,
theCommissionshallmakeapaymentof90%oftheamountoftheCommunity
contribution decidedoninthelightoftheappropriations available.
3.Thepaymentofthe10%balanceshallbeeffectedimmediatelyafterthe
exhaustionofthepaymentreferredtoinparagraph 2,ascertifiedbythe
GovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermany,andatthelatestbeforethe
endof1983,providedthatimplementation oftheprojector^measureproceeds
asplanned.
Article6
1.TheCommissionshallensurethateachprojectormeasureisimplemented
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation,withthoseadoptedin
implementation thereofandwiththoseoftheRegulations adoptedpursuantto
Article209oftheTreaty.Tothisend,theFederalRepublicofGermanyshall
makeavailabletotheCommissionallinformation requestedandshalltake
allstepswithregardtoCommunity-assisted projectsandmeasurestofacilitate
suchsupervision astheCommission mayconsiderappropriate,includingon-the-spot
checksmadeatitsrequestwiththeapprovaloftheFederalRepublicof
Germanybythecompetentauthorities intheFederalRepublicofGermany,in
whichCommissionofficialsmayparticipate.TheFederalRepublicofGermany
shallmakeavailabletotheCommission,foraperiodofthreeyearsafter
transferofthebalancereferredtoinArticle5(3),allsupportingdocuments
orcertifiedcopiesthereofrelatingtoexpenditure .
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2.Whereaprojectormeasureisnotimplementedinconformitywiththis
Regulationordepartssubstantially fromdecisionstakeninimplementation
thereof,theCommissionmaysuspendpaymentsstilldue.Inthiscase,the
Commissionmaydecidethatsumsalreadypaidorstillduearetobeallocated,
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle8,tootherprojectsor
measuressubmittedunderthisRegulation *If,intheopinionoftheCommission,
nootherprojectormeasureisavailable,itshallrecoverthepaymentsmade
totheFederalRepublicofGermany.
Article7
1.ACommitteeisherebyestablished,composedofrepresentatives oftheMember
Statesandchairedbyarepresentative oftheCommission.
2.WithintheCommitteethevotesoftheMemberStatesshallbeweightedin
accordancewithArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.
Artiele8
1.'WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobefollowed,theChairman
shallreferthemattertotheCommitteeeitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe
requestoftherepresentative ofaMemberState.>
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmitdraftsofdecisionstobe
taken.TheCommitteeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftswithinatimelimit
whichtheChairmanmayfixaccordingtotheurgencyofthequestionsunder
consideration .Anopinionshallbeadoptedbyqualifiedmajorityinaccordance
withArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptdecisionswhichshallapplyimmediately.
However,ifthesedecisionsarenotinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
Committee,theyshallbecommunicated totheCouncilassoonaspossibleandat
thelatestwithinonemonth.Inthatevent,theCommissionshalldeferapplication
ofthedecisionswhichithasadoptedfornotmorethantwomonthsfromthedate
ofsuchcommunication .TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,maytake
adifferentdecisionwithintwomonths.

Article9
TheFederalRepublicofGermany,inagreementwiththeCommission,shall
takethenecessarystepstoensurethatsuitablepublicityisgivento
theassistance grantedunderthisRegulation .
Article10
TheCommissionshallreporttotheCouncilandtotheEuropeanParliament
ontheimplementation ofthisRegulation .
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication inthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMember.States.
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