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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)322 final .
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Council Recommendation onElectricity Tariff Structure
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
Subject sCouncilRecommendation onElectricityTariffStructures intheCommunity
1.InJune1980theCommission presentedtotheCounciladraftCouncilRecommend­
-ationonelectricitytariffstructuresintheCommunity (C0M(80)356final.
?.26.6.1980).
2.On7May1981Parliament adopteditsopinionontheproposedCouncilRecommend­
ationandproposedtheamendments toArticle4and6ShownatAnnexAtothis
-note.
5.TheCommission agreeswiththeadditiontoArticle4asitservestoclarify
whatisintended.Thisarticleseekstheavoidanceoftariffsbasedonthetype
ofuseofelectricity (suchaslighting,cooking,anddirectheating).Insuch
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casesadditional metersareinstalledandadministrative andotherexpenditure
isincurred,theobjectivebeingtopromotecertainusesofelectricity .
Incontrasttothesecases,tariffdifferences areacceptable wherethe
electricity istobeusedfor,say,off-peakelectricstorageheatingorheat
pumps,whereabetterutilisation ofinvestmentinelectricity supplyplant
isobtained.Theselatterapplication 'sareinlinewithCommunitypolicyon
therationaluseofenergy.
4.Thisnecessarydistinction betweentariffsthatmayjustifiably varybetween
specifictypesofuseofelectricity ismadeclearandshowntobecompatible
withenergypolicybytheadditiontoArticle4,.
5.TheCommissionaccordingly proposestotheCouncilthatArticle4ofthedraft
CouncilRecommendation (inC0M£80)356finat~26.6.1980)shouldread:
"Tariffsbasedontheusetowhichelectricity isputshouldbeeliminated,
unlesssuchtariffsconformwiththegeneralrequirements ofArticle 1
aboveandcontribute totheachievement oflong-termenergypolicy
objectives."
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Note:thewordsaddedtothetextinCGM(80)356finalareunderlined.

ANNEXA
Textproposedbythe
theCommissionoftheEuropean
CommunitiesAmendedtext
RECOMMENDATION ONTHEELECTRICITY TARIFFSTRUCTURES INTHECOMMUNITY
Preamble,RecitalsandArticles 1,2and3unchanged
Article4 Article4
Tariffsbasedontheusetowhich
electricityisputshouldbeeliminated.•Tariffsbasedontheusetowhich
electricityisputshouldbeelimin­
ated,unlesssuchtariffsconformwith
thegeneralrequirements ofArticle1,
aboveandcontribute totheachievement
oflong-termenergypolicyobjectives..
Article5-unchanged
Article6 Article6
Tariffsshouldnotbekeptartificially
low,forexampleforsocialmotivesor
anti-inflationary policyreasons;
insuchcases,separateaction,where
warranted,shouldbetaken.Tariffsshouldnotbekeptartificial­
lylow,forexampleforsocialmotives
oranti-inflationary policyreasons;
insuchcases,separateaction,where
warranted,shouldbetaken,orany
socialsupportelementshouldbeclearly
identified assuchsoastoaidtrans­
parencyofpricing.
Article7andsubsequently -unchanged