COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
COM(93) 278 final 
Brussels, 6 July 1993 
Amended proposal for a 
COUNCIL DECISION 
relative to the 
Proposal for ? Council Decision concerning 
the promotion of renewable energies in the Community 
ALTENER Programme COM (92) 180 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) 
of the EEC-Treaty) 
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A 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
During the session of 27 May 1993 of the European Parliament, the 
Commission declared itself ready to accept in their entirety amendments 
3, 4, 5 and 7 and partially amendments 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16. 
Amended proposal for a 
CfflNÇ" DECISION 
relative to the 
Proposal for a Council Decision concerning 
the promotion of renewable energies in the Community. 
ALTENER Programme COM (92) 180 
A. Amendment accepted 
Text proposed by the Commission of 
the European Communities Modifications made by the 
European Parliament and 
accepted by the Commission 
(Amendment No. 3) 
Recital 8a (new) 
Whereas, economically speaking, there 
are now market niches for some 
renewable energy sources: whereas the 
current lack of competitiveness of 
such energy sources is due to the 
fact that the current pricing system 
dpes QO£ reflect inter. âiis the 
environmental costs of the main 
sources of conventional energy 
production; 
(Amendment No. 4) 
Recital 9a (new) 
Whereas, in order to increase the 
contribution of renewable energy 
sources to future energy supplies, 
the governments of the Community 
Member States must take action to 
rectify market distortions and 
substantially incréa sj? rençwabJ e 
energy sourçes_bv overcoming inertia 
and removing market and institutionaj, 
barriers; 
Minutes of the session of 28 May 1993 (EP 171.255) 
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(Amendment No. 5) 
Recital 10a (new) 
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energy sources, in Particular 
h i ojnîLSs x offers derived economic. 
â d_Ya_n tages in terms of jobs and 
stable local settlement patterns;_ 
(Amendment No. 7) 
Article 1, second paragraph (new) 
W_ith this end i n view x individual 
Member States _shan__endea_ypur__,__to 
prepare a__guinguennial viability 
programme by 31 December 1993-
B. partial Iy__aççepled__ajmindmejvts 
(Amendment No. 10) 
Article 3(d) 
(d) industrial pilot actions relating 
to energy from biomass, and in 
particular the production of 
biofuels and biogas and the use 
of short-rotation coppices and C4 
plants. (d) industrial pilot actions relating 
to 
energy from 
biomass, and in particular the 
production of electricity and 
biogas and the use of short-
rotation coppices and C4 plants; 
(Amendment No. 11) 
Article 3(da) and (db) (new) 
(db) measures aimed at the adoption 
of building regulations.XQ.L..Uhe 
introduction of passive sy.stems 
and energ y. saving syst ems i_n 
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c. 1 i m a t i c c o n d. j t i o ns : 
M.ed i ter ra11oaD, c:on 1i iu?n t a 1 , 
i\.!p.i ne. y r A' 1 «ml, i c . 
( AmondnifMit. No , 1 ,<! ) 
Annex ](c), sole paragraph 
The.ju;pd_uç_tic«n.in 2005 of 11 million In order to achieve this objective, 
tonnes of biofuels on an agricultural efforts will be made to produce 11 
area of approximately 7 million million tonnes of biofuels on an 
hectares will be necessary in order agricultural area of approximately 7 
to achieve this objective. million hectares by 2005, 
(Amendments no.14 and 15) 
The concern expressed in these amendments has been taken into account 
in the explanatory memorandum and in the action programme for the 
Community (chapters A and B of doc. COM (92) 180). 
(Amendment No. 16) 
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