NoC179/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.7.92
ProposalforaCouncilDirectivetolimitcarbondioxideemissionsbyimprovingenergy
efficiency(SAVEprogramme)
(92/C179/05)
COM(92)182final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon20May1992)
thoseresponsibleforsuchbuildingsarefrequentlynot
theoccupiers;whereas,moreover,insubsidizedhousing
energycostsoftenrepresentaconsiderableproportionof
thetotalcosts;
Whereasthebilling,tooccupiersofbuildings,of
heating,air-conditioning andhot-watercostsonthe
basisofactualconsumptionwillcontributetowards
energysavingintheresidentialsector;
Whereastherecommendations andresolutionsadopted
bytheCouncilonthebillingofheatingandhot-water
costs(2)havebeenappliedinonlytwoMemberStates,
whereasasignificantproportionofheatingair-con­
ditioningandhot-watercostsarestillbeingbilledonthe
basisoffactorsotherthanenergyconsumption ;
Whereasnewmethodsoffinancialsupportareneededto
facilitateinvestmentsinenergysavinginthepublic
sector;whereas,inthisconnection,theMemberStates
shouldfacilitateandmakefulluseofthepossibilities
offeredupbythirdpartyfinancing;
Whereasnewbuildingswillhaveanimpactonlong-term
energyconsumption ;whereastheyshouldthereforebe
fittedwithefficientthermalinsulationtailoredtothe
localclimate;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle130a
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
Whereason29October1990theCouncilsetan
objectiveofstabilizingcarbondioxide(C02)emissions
bytheyear2000;
WhereasbyDecision91/565/EEC(*)theCouncil
adoptedtheSAVEprogrammeaimedatmakingmore
rationaluseofenergyintheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle130roftheTreatystipulatesthatone
objectiveofactionbytheCommunityrelatingtothe
environmentshallbetoensureaprudentandrational
utilizationofnaturalresources;whereasthesenatural
resourcesincludeoilproducts,naturalgasandsolidfuels
whichareessentialsourcesofenergybutalsotheleading
sourcesofC02emissions;
Whereastheresidentialandtertiarysectorsaccountfor
nearly40%offinalenergyconsumption inthe
Communityandareexpanding,atrendwhichisbound
toincreasetheirenergyconsumptionand,hence,also
theirC02emissions;
Whereas,byprovidingobjectiveinformationaboutthe
energycharacteristicsofbuildings,energycertification
willhelptoimprovetransparencyofthepropertymarket
andtoencourageinvestmentsinenergysavings;
Whereasthiscertification isallthemorevitalin
buildingsownedbythepublicauthorities,giventhatWhereasregularmaintenanceofboilersandvehicleshas
asignificantimpactontheirenergyconsumptionand
emissionsofpollutants;whereasregularinspectionwill
reducebothofthesetotheminimum;
Whereasindustryisgenerallywillingtomakemore
efficientuseofenergytomeetitsowneconomic
objectives;whereastheenergyauditsalreadyintroduced
incompanieswithhighenergyconsumptionshouldbe
generallyappliedtobringaboutsingificant
improvements inenergyefficiencyinthissector,
(2)Councilrecommendation 76/493/EEC,OJNoL140,
28.5.1976,p.12.
Councilrecommendation 77/712/EEC,OJNoL295,
18.11.1977,p.1.
Councilresolutionof9June1980,OJNoC149,
18.6.1980,p.3.
Councilresolutionof15January1985,OJNoC20,
22.1.1985,p.1. C)OJNoL307,8.11.1991,p.34.

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HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE : betweentheoccupiersofallorpartofabuildingonthe
basisofthespecificquantitiesofheat,coldandhot
waterconsumedbyeachoccupier.Thisshallapplyto
buildingsorpartsofbuildingssuppliedbyacollective
heating,air-conditioning orhot-waterinstallation .These
measuresshallbetakensavewheretechnicallyimpossible
orwherethecostsexceedthesavingsexpected.
Article4
ForthepurposesofthisDirective,'third-partyfinancing'
meanstheprovisionoftheservicesofauditing,instal­
lation,operation,maintenanceandfinancingona
turnkeybasisforanenergyefficiencyinvestment,with
therecoveryofthecostoftheseservicesbeing
contingent,eitherwhollyorinpart,onthelevelof
energysavings.
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasuresto
favourthird-partyfinancingforinvestmentinthepublic
sector,notablybyremovingregulatoryandadminis­
trativeobstacles.
Article5
MemberStatesshalltaketheappropriatemeasuresto
ensureeffectivethermalinsulationofnewbuildings,
takingalong-termview,onthebasisofstandardstobe
laiddowntakingaccountoftheclimaticconditionsor
regions.
Article6
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasuresto
ensureregularinspectionofheatinginstallationsinorder
toattain:
—optimumoperatingconditionsfromthepointofview
ofenergyconsumption,and
—minimumemissionsofpollutants.
Article7
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasuresto
ensureregularinspectionofmotorvehiclesinorderto
attain:
—optimumoperatingconditionsfromthepointofview
ofenergyconsumption ,and
—minimumemissionsofpollutants.
Article8
MemberStatesshalltakealltheappropriatemeasuresto
ensuretheperformanceofenergyauditsofindustrial
undertakingstooptimizetheirenergyefficiencyand
limitemissionsofpollutants.Article1
ThepurposeofthisDirectiveistosecuretheattainment
bytheMemberStatesoftheobjectiveoflimitingcarbon
dioxideemissionsbyimprovingenergyefficiency,
notablybymeansofthefollowingmeasures;
—energycertificationofbuildings,
—thebillingofheating,air-conditioning andhot-water
costsonthebasisofactualconsumption ,
—promotingthird-partyfinancingforenergyefficiency
investmentsinthepublicsector,
—thermalinsulationofnewbuildings,
—regularinspectionofboilers,
—regularinspectionofvehicles,
—energyauditsofbusinesses .
Article2
Energycertificationofbuildingsshallconsistofa
descriptionoftheirenergycharacteristics whichmust
provideinformationforprospectivebuyers.
WithinfiveyearofthedatesetinArticle11thisinfor­
mationshallbeextendedtoprospectivetenants.
Certificationshallalsoapplytobuildingsownedbythe
publicauthorities .
MemberStatesshalltaketheappropriatemeasuresin
orderprogressivelytobringintoeffect:
—energycertificationofbuildingsputupforsaleor
rentintransactionsbetweenprivatecitizens;
amendmentsmaybeallowedforcertaintypesand
categoriesofbuildingandcertainclimaticconditions,
—certificationofpublic-sectorbuildingsatarateofat
least5%oftheexistingstockperyear.
Article3
MemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethebillingofheating,air-conditioning and
hot-watercostsonthebasisofactualconsumption in
orderthatthecostoftheseservicescanbeapportioned

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Tothisend,MemberStatesshalldeterminethe
categoriesofindustrialestablishments forwhichsuch
energyauditsaretobegraduallyintroduced,onthe
basisoftheircontributiontocarbondioxideemissions,
whereverthesearehigh.
Article9
MemberStatesshallreporttotheCommissioneverytwo
yearsontheresultsofthemeasurestakentoimplement
thisDirective .Article11
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,
regulationsandadministrative provisionsnecessaryto
complywiththisDirectivenotlaterthan...
WhenMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,theseshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccom­
paniedbysuchreferenceatthetimeoftheirofficial
publication .Theprocedureforsuchreferenceshallbe
adoptedbyMemberStates.
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissionthetextsoftheprovisionsofnationallaw
whichtheyadoptinthefieldgovernedbythisDirective.
Article12
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.Article10
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityona
proposalfromtheCommissionandafterconsultingthe
EuropeanParliamentandtheEconomicandSocial
Committee,shall,wherenecessary,adoptanyadditional
provisionstotheruleslaiddowninthisDirective.
AmendmenttotheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveamendingDirective79/157/EEConthe
approximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtothepermissiblesoundlevelantthe
exhaustsystemofmotorvehicles
(92/C179/06)
COM(92)263final/2—SYN337
(SubmittedbytheCommissionpursuanttoArticle149(3)oftheEECTreatyon11June1992)
1.Afterthefirstrecital,thenewrecitalisadded:
'WhereastheEuropeanParliamenthasalreadycalled
ontheCommissiontosubmitaproposalin1992
layingdownthemaximumpermissiblenoiselimits
takingaccountofthenoisedisturbancethresholds
definedbytheOECD;'.further,moredetailedstudiesandresearchonthe
problemsassociatedwith,andthetechnicalsolutions
fornoisecreatedby,thecontactbetweentyresand
theground—willresultintheestablishmentof
realisticandreproduciblecriteriaandmethodsfor
determiningthisimportanttypeofnoisepollutionand
forlayingdowntherelevantrequirementstobe
compliedwith;'.
2.Theseventhrecitalisamendedasfollows:3.Theninthrecitalisamendedasfollows:
'Whereas,ofthenoisepollutionemanatingfrom
vehicles,thatcausedbythetyreshasprovedtobe
particularlyseverewhenthevehicle'sspeedexceeds
60km/h;whereasprotectingthepubliceffectively
againstnoisepollution,particularlythatcausedby
trafficinurbanareas,requiresthattwofurtherstages
becompleted;whereasthefirststage,coveredbythis
Directive,consistsingivingasmuchadditionalweight
aspossibletothecurrentrequirementsofeach
categoryofvehiclewithrespecttothesoundlevelsof
themechanicalpartsandexhaustsystemsofmotor
vehicles;whereasthesecondstage—inthelightof'Whereasmanydifferenttypesoftyreandroad
surfacealreadyexistforthedifferentgeographical
andatmosphericconditions;whereasitisnecessaryto
continuestudiesandresearchsoastobeableto
establishcriteriatobemetbytyres,andtodefinea
specificnumericalvalueforthetype-approval of
motorvehicles;whereastheresultsofsuchstudies
andresearchwillenabletheintroduction offurther
requirements ,inadditiontomeasurescoveringnoise
ofmechanicalsourceprovidedforinthisDirective,at
asecondstage;'.