COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 26.07.1995 
COM(95) 391 final 
95/0214 (CNS) 
95/0215 (CNS) 
95/0216 (CNS) 
95/0217 (CNS) 
COMMISSION REPORT 
A REVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENERGY LEGISLATION 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION 
CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE TEXTS 
IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY POLICY 

COMMISSION REPORT 
A REVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENERGY LEGISLATION 
The European Council held in Brussels in December 1993 stressed the importance of 
streamlining and simplifying certain legislative acts for economic operators, notably small 
businesses. 
In its conclusions, the European Council referred to the Commission's White Paper 
indicating, among other things, that Member States should pay particular attention to 
improving flexibility within firms and on the labour market, by eliminating excessively 
rigid regulations, and through greater mobility. 
In this context, the Council meeting on energy of 29 November 1994 asked the 
Commission to present a report on Community energy legislation, with proposals aimed 
at streamlining and simplifying Community legislation where necessary and possible. 
In response, the Commission has just examined the legislation on the rational use of 
energy and on oil. In accordance with the suggestions made when the issue was first 
examined by the Council, the Commission formally consulted the SAVE advisory 
committee (on the provisions relating to energy efficiency) and the Industry Supply 
Advisory Group (ISAG). The Commission has taken full account in this report of the 
opinions expressed. 
Furthermore, in September 1994 the Commission set up a group of independent experts 
on legal and administrative simplification, chaired by Mr Bernhard Molitor. This group 
was given the remit of examining the impact of Community and national legislation on 
employment and competitiveness, with a view to streamlining and simplifying it where 
possible and of reporting to the Commission before the European Council in Cannes. 
This group, after meeting nine times, adopted this report at its latest meeting on 10 June. 
The European Council in Cannes took note of it. At the time, the Commission gave a 
generally favourable reception to the proposals of the general chapter of the report. 
Among these proposals, the group suggests that the existing legislation should be tested 
for its usefulness, impact on the economy and readability. 
The Commission also took account of those criteria when drafting this report on the 
review of Community energy legislation. 
The Commission's proposals made in line with its current thinking and the underlying 
reasons are set out below. They are grouped into subjects (rational use, oil), and each is 
subdivided into two headings. The first lists the acts which could be repealed. The second 
contains the acts which should be maintained, in some cases subject to amendments. 
The Commission intends to continue with this revision exercice of energy legislation in 
other areas not covered at present by this report. 
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Acts to be ^repealed 
From 1^76Çtôt!Ï979, "theV Council and the Commission made! various^ 
recommendations concerning measures intended to allow a more rational use of 
energy. After examining their scope, the Commission has concluded that they 
have now lost much of their practical value. ,1 
1: 76/492/EEC: 
Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy by 
promoting the thermal insulation of buildings. 
This recommendation proposes the organization of public information 
campaigns, so as to publicize the most suitable means of improving the 
insulation of dwellings and adopt harmonized reference standards for 
thermal insulation at Community level. 
2. 76/493/EEC: 
Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy in 
the heating systems of existing buildings. 
This act proposes that in existing buildings occupied part time or as 
dwellings, heating systems should be fitted with a system for varying their 
heat consumption. It also proposes periodic maintenance and inspection of 
heat generators and the installation of hot water metering in apartment 
buildings. 
3. 77/712/EEC: 
Council recommendation of 25 October 1977 on the regulating of space 
heating, the production of domestic hot water and the metering of heat in 
new buildings. 
This act promotes the variation and monitoring of heat consumption in 
buildings, and of temperatures while premises are occupied or unoccupied. 
Domestic hot water should not enter the circuit at over 60° Celsius and 
meters should be installed in new buildings to enable heat to be measured 
and costs to be shared fairly between occupants. 
4. 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom: 
Council recommendation of 5 February 1979 on the reduction of energy 
requirements for buildings in the Community v 
This recommendation proposed investment programmes up to 1985 aimed 
at reducing energy demand by improving thermal insulation in buildings, 
reducing superfluous ventilation and improving the efficiency of heating 
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5/r 88/285/EE& 
Commission Recommendation of 29 March 1988 on third party financing. 
This proposés measures to Member States for promoting thirîd-party 
financing of investments in energy efficiency, such as the elimination of 
various legal and administrative barriers, incentives to private or public 
enterprise, granting of subsidies, etc. 
Since these five recommendations were drawn up, the areas concerned have again 
been covered by Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993*.to limit 
carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE). Since they 
have been overtaken by the Community legislative process and are no longer 
relevant, the Commission considers that these recommendations (Nos 1 to 5) 
should no longer figure arnong the legislative acts and other instruments relating 
to energy. 
Two other recommendations are worth examining: 
6. 76/496/EEC: 
Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy for 
electrical household appliances. 
This recommends the adoption of all appropriate measures to inform 
purchasers of the energy consumption of each appliance by means of 
labelling, and national information campaigns. 
The scope of the recommendation has already been covered in the Council 
Directive of 14 May 1979 on the indication by labelling of the energy 
consumption of household appliances (79/530/EEC), which was itself 
repealed and replaced by Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 
1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of 
the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances. 
The Commission therefore considers that this recommendation should no longer 
figure among the legislative acts and other instruments relating to energy. 
7. 80/823/EEC: 
Commission recommendation of 29 July 1980 on the rational use of 
energy in industrial enterprises. 
The principle of the Community "Energy Bus" programme was based on 
that recommendation, and was the only concrete effect of it. The. 
programme no longer exists. The principles contained in the 
recommendation have also been incorporated in Directive 93/76/EEC 
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The other parts of the recommendation are no longer relevant. For 
example, the Commission has not updated the Community information 
system, technical assistance and consultation database for the past ten 
years; furthermore, the agreement between the Commission and the parties 
interested in achieving the objectives of the Community "Energy Bus", 
programme no longer exists: 
The Commission therefore considers that this recommendation should no longer 
figure among the legislative acts and other instruments relating to energy. 
b. Acts which should not be repealed 
In contrast to the texts mentioned above in the report, some legislative acts 
concerning energy efficiency, partly out of date, could be maintained,, either 
because they are not fully covered by the SAVE Directive or another legislative 
act, or because they are still of value in achieving the objective of improving 
energy use. 
1. 77/713/EEC: 
Council recommendation of 25 October 1977 on the rational use of energy 
in industrial undertakings 
This recommendation is currently covered only very partially by Directive 
93/76/EEC (SAVE) which concerns only "programmes with the aim of 
promoting the regular completion of energy audits ...", whereas 
recommendation 77/713/EEC also mentions: 
• the setting-up of public bodies or departments to mount campaigns 
to provide information and increase awareness, and to encourage 
energy savings; 
• an exchange of experience at national level, and possibly at 
Community level; 
• a chapter on energy in industrial undertakings' annual reports. 
The Commission therefore considers that, despite is non-binding nature, 
this recommendation could usefully be maintained. 
2. 78/170/EEC: 
Council Directive of 13 February 1978 on the performance of heat 
generators for space heating and the production of hot water in new or 
existing non-industrial buildings and on the insulation of heat and domestic 
hot-water distribution in new non-industrial buildings 
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or gaseous fuels, but it is different in a number of ways, so could be 
maintained. 
The main differences between the two Directives are: • 
Directive 78/170 covers all fuels, whereas Directive 92/42 covers 
only liquid or gaseous fuels; 
Directive 78/170 makes reference to all forms of secondary energy, 
i.e. all heat generators and not only hot-water boilers; * 
Directive 78/170 also covers insulation of heat and hot-water 
distribution, whereas this is not covered by the new Directive 
92/42; 
Directive 78/170 relates to heating installations as a whole, 
whereas Directive 92/42 covers only water boilers; 
finally, the new Directive 92/42 makes reference only to new hot-
water boilers rated at 4 to 400 kW, whereas Directive 78/170 also 
covers hot-air and steam boilers with no power limit. 
The Commission therefore proposes that Directive 78/170/EEC be 
maintained since it has a broader coverage than Directive 92/42/EEC. 
B. Oil legislation 
The Commission has also examined certain legislative acts concerning oil, with 
the following results: , 
a. Legislative acts to be repealed 
1. 1038/79 (EEC): 
Council Regulation (EEC) of 24 May 1979 on Community support 
for a hydrocarbon exploration project in Greenland. 
The project was abandoned long ago. The act is therefore no 
longer relevant and the Commission proposes that it be repealed. 
2. Other Community acts are no longer of any practical application. 
They relate to the notification of the Commission of imports and 
exports of qrude oil and natural gas. The application of these acts 
was suspended in 1981, after consulting the IS AG. 
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The Regulations concerned are. 
i 1055/72: 
Regulation (EEC) No of the Council of Ï8 May 
1972 on notifying the Commission of imports of 
crude oil and natural gas. 
2. 3254/74: . 
Council Regulation (EEC) of 17 December 1974, 
applying Regulation (BEC) No 1055/72 on notifying 
the Commission of imports of crude oil and natural 
gas, to petroleum products falling within 
subheadings 27.10 A, B, C I and C II of the 
Common Customs Tariff. 
The six-monthly notifications (enterprises' actual figures) 
and annual notifications (forecasts) required from the 
Member States under the two above-mentioned Regulations 
were abandoned for all crude oil and gas imports owing to 
a structural change in the market (spot contracts replacing 
long-term contracts for oil). Furthermore, increasingly 
detailed data for crude oil and natural gas have been 
obtained on a monthly basis via the Statistical Office of the 
European Communities (Eurostat) on the basis of the 
available customs data. 
The Commission therefore proposes that these two Regulations be 
repealed. The two corresponding Commission implementing 
Regulations (Nos 1068/73 and 2677/75) will also be repealed as a 
consequence. 
(ii) Notification of the Commission of exports of crude oil and 
natural gas. 
1. 388/75: 
Regulation (EEC) of the Council of 13 February 
1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of 
crude oil and natural gas to third countries. 
These notifications have also been abandoned, since 
they also proved to be much'less detailed than the 
information available from Eurostat (mainly the 
customs data) and covered only part of crude oil 
and natural gas exports. 
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Acts which should not be repealed 
Other legislative acts concerning oil also need to be reviewed regarding 
their real usefulness. 
1. 76/491/EEC: 
Council Directive of 4 May 1976 regarding a Community 
procedure for information and consultation on the prices*of crude 
oil and petroleum products in the Community. 
This Directive was introduced after the first oil crisis in order to 
monitor the supply conditions for crude oil and petroleum products, 
and the operation of the market in the Member States. It helped to 
make costs and prices of petroleum products more transparent, 
essential to the smooth operation of the markets, notably the free 
movement of goods in the Community. 
Since the principle of this Directive is still very useful today, the 
Commission proposes that it be maintained. 
On the other hand, the implementing provisions of Directive 
76/491/EEC were set out in a Commission Decision (77/190/EEC), 
and amended several times by subsequent Decisions (Nos 
79/607/EEC and 81/883/EEC). 
The implementing provisions contain a number of tables to be 
filled in, some of which could be eliminated, as the information 
they contain is no longer relevant. The Commission should 
simplify these decisions. The group of experts on oil prices has 
agreed with the Commission to simplify the data required, as set 
out in an Annex to the report. 
Legislative acts which should be maintained for the time being. 
The Commission has also examined the three other legislative texts 
mentioned below. 
1. 77/186/EEC: 
Council Decision of 14 February 1977 on.the exporting of crude 
oil and petroleum products from one Member State to another in 
the event of supply difficulties. 
This Decision is based on former Article 103(4) of the EC Treaty 
and should allow, with the Commission's authorization, principally: 
exports to another Member State to be made subject to a 
system of licences to be granted automatically for a 
minimum period of 15 working days and a maximum of 
one month (Article 1); 
the suspension of the issue of all export licences to Member 
States for 10 working days, the shortening of their duration 
or even their withdrawal (Article 2). 
The essential ground for this Decision was initially (in 1977) to 
restrict or limit oil trade in the event of excessive price disparities 
between Member States, which would have led to uncontrolled 
flows. 
The Decision has become extremely difficult to implement, 
however, owing to the abolition of customs formalities and 
controls. There is no way of checking that petroleum products 
crossing a "frontier" have received a licence, except by setting up 
an ad hoc administrative procedure. 
This Decision should be repealed eventually, but Member States' 
experts (in the ISAG) consider that owing to the strategic nature of 
oil supplies and the difficulties that the Community could face with 
external supplies, Decision 77/186 should be repealed only in the 
context of a new directive on crisis measures. 
This new directive, which the Commission has at the conception 
stage, will propose appropriate measures to protect the security of 
Community supplies in a crisis, while complying with the rules of 
the Treaty. A proposal along these lines will be made as soon as 
possible. 
77/706/EEC: 
Council Decision of 7 November 1977 on the setting of a 
Community target for a reduction in the consumption of primary 
sources of energy in the event of difficulties in the supply of crude 
oil and petroleum products. 
This Decision was prepared and adopted in 1977, at a time when 
France had not yet joined the International Energy Agency (IEA) 
and was not therefore bound to abide by the Agency's rules, in 
particular the obligation to reduce oil consumption in case of 
supply difficulties (Articles 13 and 14 of the IEP). Decision 77/706 
therefore set percentage quotas for reducing consumption, 
harmonized overall with the IEA provisions and applicable to all 
Member States. 
In addition, there was a concern to achieve genuine solidarity 
between the Member States. Decision 77/706 accordingly provided, 
in a second phase (known as C2), for a possibility for additional 
and differentiated reductions of consumption between Member 
States, according to their ability to substitute other energy sources 
(coal, etc.) for oil in power stations. 
This idea - though an interesting one - was not applied in practice 
since the possibilities for substituting petroleum products in power 
stations very quickly became almost insignificant. 
Decision 77/706 is therefore no longer relevant, except as regards 
the provision allowing the coordination of national measures to 
restrict consumption. It should not therefore be repealed until a 
new decision, organising reductions in consumption, to be made by 
the Community as a whole in the framework of the IEA 
mechanisms, has been adopted and implemented. 
3. 75/339/EEC: 
Council Directive obliging the Member States to maintain 
minimum stocks of fossil fuel at thermal power stations. 
Several Member States consider that this Directive no longer serves 
any purpose. Power utilities in fact keep the stocks they need at 
power stations, regardless of the Directive. 
The Directive is nevertheless a useful crisis measure. It would 
therefore be preferable to assess its usefulness and decide to repeal 
it, if appropriate, in the broader context of the examination of the 
new crisis measures adapted to the internal market. 
C. Summary of conclusions 
In summary, after examining both fields - rational use of energy and oil - the 
Commission would propose that the Council: 
a. repeal the following acts: 
on the rational use of energy: 
1. Council recommendation 76/492/EEC; 
2. Council recommendation 76/493/EEC; 
3. Council recommendation 77/712/EEC; 
4. Council recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom; 
5. Council recommendation 76/496/EEC; -v.:.-
on oil: 
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1038/79; 
2. Regulation (EEC) No 1055/72 of the Council; 
3. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/74; 
4. Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of the Council. 
b. to maintain Council Directive 76/491/EEC, subject to the necessary 
amendments to the Commission implementing Decision (77/190/EEC), as 
set out in the annex to the report. 
c. to maintain: 
regarding rational use of energy: 
1. Council Recommendation 77/713/EEC; 
2. Council Directive 78/170/EEC; 
d. to maintain for the time being 
regarding oil: 
1. Council Decision 77/186/EEC; 
2. Council Decision 77/706/EEC; 
3. Council Directive 75/339/EEC. 
If it is decided to repeal the measures as proposed above, the Commission, for its 
part, will have to repeal the following acts: 
regarding the rational use of energy: 
1. Commission recommendation 88/285/EEC; 
2. Commission recommendation 80/823/EEC. 
regarding oil: 
1. Regulation (EEC) No 1068/73 of the Commission; 
2. Regulation (EEC) No 2677/75 of the Commission; 
3. Regulation (EEC) No 2678/75 of the Commission. 
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D. Additional declaration by the Commission 
Although resolutions are not legislative acts and cannot therefore be repealed, the 
Commission thought fit to express its view on the usefulness of each of the resolutions 
that the Council presidency had submitted to the Commission for review and possible 
repeal. 
The Commission feels that the following resolutions, already incorporated into a binding 
legislative act, namely the SAVE Directive, are no longer of use. There is therefore no 
longer any need to continue publishing them or make reference to them in future 
legislative acts: 
1. Council Resolution of 17 December 1974 on a Community action programme on 
the rational utilization of energy; 
2. Council resolution of 15 March 1985 on the rational use of energy in the building 
sector. 
The position of the following resolution on the other hand is a little different, since its 
annex contains useful reference information, such as recommended measures for 
encouraging energy savings in agriculture, commerce, transport, etc.: 
3. Council resolution of 9 June 1980 concerning new lines of action by the 
Community in the field of energy saving. 
The Commission would therefore prefer that this resolution be maintained. 
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Decision 77/)30/EEC. irjf Directive 76/491/EEC concerningim^§r^^W 
information and consultation procedure for oil prices ^-
Application Decision 77/190/EEC and its subsequent amendments could be simplified by 
eliminating certain tables which are no longer useful, namely tables 1 and 3 annexed to 
the implementing Decision: 
table 1: - crude oil prices - import prices FOB 
Many countries no longer have this information and it is no longer of interest in 
the present context. 
crude oil prices - import prices CIF 
Countries send this information every month as part of the crude oil records. The 
quarterly information can therefore be eliminated; 
table 3 : - prices of imported petroleum products. 
The information sent by the Member States is not uniform and is not very 
representative in certain cases. 
On the other hand, we feel that tables 2 and 5 must be retained, so as to be able to follow 
the trend of the margin at the refinery stage, which is very useful information also given 
in the document on refining: 
table 2: - crude oil supply cost (CIF) (imports and local production). 
This table gives a global figure for all supplies in tonnes and barrels and the 
relevant CIF price. This information is not available from the Statistical Office or 
other bodies; 
table 5: - inland market net sales proceeds and ex-refinery netback 
including distribution costs. 
The information sent by the Member States corresponds to the accounting data 
sent by the oil companies on à basis clearly defined in the Directive's 
implementing decision. Moreover, in many Member States, the companies are 
bound to send this information to the Ministries concerned. 
Table 4 should also be retained as it provides for the monthly notification of consumer 
prices: 
table 4: - consumer prices of petroleum products on the 15th of the 
month (including taxes). 
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This information is notified on a monthly basis and published in thé oil bulletin^ 
In view of the interest of the information to the Commission and the Ministries^ 
and professional organisations, which enables monitoring of trends in consumer, 
prices on various markets, the table should be retained. 
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION 
CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE TEXTS 
IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY POLICY 
As a follow-up to the conclusions reached in the Commission's report on the Review 
of Community Energy legislation on energy the Commission proposes that the 
following acts be repealed : 
Regulation 388/75/EEC on notifying the Commission of export of crude 
oil and natural gas to third countries 
Regulation 1055/72/EEC on notifying the Commission of imports of 
crude oil and natural gas and Regulation 3254/74/EEC applying 
Regulation 1055/72/EEC 
Regulation 1038/79/EEC on Community support for a hydrocarbon 
exploration project in Greenland 
Recommendation 76/492/EEC on the rational use of energy by 
promoting the thermal insulation of buildings 
Recommendation 76/493/EEC on the rational use of energy in the 
heating systems of existing buildings 
Recommendation 77/712/EEC on the regulating of space heating, the 
production of domestic hot water and the metering of heat in new 
buildings 
Recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom on the reduction of 
energy requirements for buildings in the Community 
Recommendation 76/496/EEC on the rational use of energy for electrical 
household appliances 
The legislative proposals necessary for repealing these acts are annexed to the 
Communication. 
It is proposed that the Council adopts these proposals as appropriate, according to the 
relevant procedures laid down by the Treaties, following receipt of the opinions of the 
European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee. 
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COUNCBL 
repealing Regulation No 388/75/EEC ^^ . 
on notifying the Commission of exports of : 
crude oil and natural gas to third countries 
The Council of the European Union, ^ 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular 
Articles 5 and 213 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas Regulation No 388/75/EEC was adopted at a time when the structure of the 
market was very different from today's, being based mainly on long-term crude-oil supply 
contracts, now replaced by "spot" contracts; 
Whereas the six-monthly and annual notifications are no longer requested for all crude 
oil and natural gas; 
Whereas more detailed monthly information on crude oil and natural gas is now obtained 
via the Statistical Office of the European Communities, notably on the basis of the 
available customs data; 
Whereas Regulation 388/75/EEC was designed to give the Commission access to reliable 
information as required to define a prudent Community oil supply policy; 
Whereas the required information currently covers only a part of crude oil and natural gas 
exports; 
Whereas the application of Regulation 388/75/EEC was suspended in 1981; whereas it 
has never proved necessary to reactivate it; 
Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain it, since it is no longer relevant, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation 388/75/EEC is hereby repealed. 
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This Regulation 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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COUNCIL REGULATION 
of QS JoziS (eras} 
repealing Regulation No 1055/72 (EEC) 
on notifying the Commission of 
imports of crude oil and natural gas 
The Council of the European Union, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in 
particular Articles 5 and 213 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas Regulation No 1055/72/EEC was adopted at a time when the structure 
of the market was very different from today's, being based mainly on long-term 
crude-oil supply contracts, now replaced by "spot" contracts; 
Whereas the six-monthly and annual notifications are no longer requested for all 
crude oil and natural gas; 
Whereas more detailed monthly information on crude oil and natural gas is now 
obtained via the Statistical Office of the European Communities, notably on the 
basis of the available customs data; 
Whereas Regulation 1055/72/EEC was designed to give the Commission access 
to reliable information as required to define a prudent Community oil supply policy; 
Whereas the required information currently covers only a part of crude oil and 
natural gas exports; 
Whereas the application of Regulation 1055/72/EEC was suspended in 1981; 
whereas it has never seemed necessary to reactivate it; 
Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain the Regulation, since it is no 
longer relevant, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation 1055/72/EEC is hereby repealed. 
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COUNCIL REGULATION 
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repealing Regulation No 1038/79/EEC 
on Community support for a 
hydrocarbon exploration project in Greenland 
The Council of the European Union, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular 
Article 235 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas Regulation No 1038/79/EEC was adopted to implement a specific hydrocarbon 
exploration project in Greenland; 
Whereas the project was completed in the time planned; 
Whereas, in view of the results obtained on completion of the project, it was not 
exploited commercially; 
Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain a legislative act which is no longer useful, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 . , 
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Regulation 1038/79/EEC is hereby repealed. 
Article 2 
This Regulation is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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COUNCIL DECISION 
of 
repealing recommendation 76/492/EEC 
on the rational use of energy by promoting 
the thermal insulation of buildings 
The Council of the European Union, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas recommendation 76/492/EEC was adopted to implement the organization 
of public information campaigns, so as to publicize the most suitable means of 
improving the insulation of dwellings and adopt harmonised reference standards 
for thermal insulation at Community level; 
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by 
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide 
emissions by improving energy efficiency;1 
Whereas recommendation 76/492/EEC has been overtaken by the Community 
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Recommendation 76/492/EEC is hereby repealed. * 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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COUNCIL DECISION 
of 
repealing recommendation 76/493/EEC 
on the rational use of energy in the 
heating systems of existing buildings 
The Council of the European Union, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas recommendation 76/493/EEC was adopted to vary heat and hot-water 
consumption in buildings occupied part time or as dwellings; 
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by 
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide 
emissions by improving energy efficiency;1 
Whereas recommendation 76/493/EEC has been overtaken by the Community 
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Recommendation 76/493/EEC is hereby repealed. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
1 OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28. ^ ' 
COUNCIL DECISION 
of 
repealing recommendation 77/712/EEC 
on the regulating of space heating, 
the production of domestic hot water and 
the metering of heat in new buildings 
The Council of the European Union, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas recommendation 77/712/EEC was adopted to promote the variation and 
monitoring of heat consumption in buildings, and of temperatures while premises 
are occupied or unoccupied with a view to making sufficient energy savings; 
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by 
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide 
emissions by improving energy efficiency;1 
Whereas recommendation 77/712/EEC has been overtaken by the Community 
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Recommendation 77/712/EEC is hereby repealed. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28. Ï ? 
<••• C 
COUNCIL DECISION 
of BiJoZI^CciJS^ 
repealing recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom 
on the reduction of energy requirements for 
buildings in the Community 
The Council of the European Union, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom was adopted to propose 
investment programmes up to 1985 aimed at reducing energy demand by 
improving thermal insulation in buildings, reducing superfluous ventilation and 
improving the efficiency of heating and cooling systems; 
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by 
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide 
emissions by improving energy efficiency;1 
Whereas recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom has been overtaken by 
the Community legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful 
purpose; 
Whereas the period of application of the recommendation (1979-85) has now 
expired, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom is hereby repealed. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
OJL 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28. ? ^ 2 
COUNCIL DECISION 
• of -' 
repealing recommendation 76/496/EEC 
on the rational use of energy for 
electrical household appliances 
The Council of the European Union, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas recommendation 76/496/EEC was adopted to propose all appropriate measures 
to inform purchasers of the energy consumption of each appliance by means of labelling 
and national information campaigns; 
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by Council 
Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard 
product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household 
appliances;1 
Whereas recommendation 76/496/EEC has been overtaken by the Community legislative 
process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
Recommendation 76/496/EEC is hereby repealed. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
OJL 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16. ^4 

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