No C 221/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 8. 88 
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(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a specific research and technological development 
programme in the field of energy — non-nuclear energies and rational use of energy — 
1989-1992 
'JOULE' 
(/oint Opportunities for {^conventional or Long-term .Energy supply) 
COM(88) 388 final 2 — SYN 143 
(Presented by the Commission on 26 July 1988) 
(88/C 221/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 130 q 
(2) thereof, 
Having regard to the Commission proposal, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas Article 130 k of the Treaty states that the 
framework programme is to be implemented by specific 
programmes developed under each heading; 
Whereas by Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC (') the 
Council adopted a Community framework programme 
of research and technological development (1987-1991) 
defining energy projects on non-nuclear energies and the 
rational use of energy; 
Whereas in the framework programme one of the 
criteria for the evaluation of each specific programme 
and the selection of Community projects is the contri­
bution it makes to strengthening the Community's 
economic and social cohesion while adhering to the 
objective of scientific and technical quality; 
Whereas on 16 September 1986 the Council adopted 
resolution 86/C241/01 (2) concerning new Community 
energy policy objectives for 1995 and convergence of the 
policies of the Member States; 
O OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1. 
(*) OJ No C 241, 25. 9. 1986, p. 1. Whereas the implementation of an energy strategy for 
the Community calls for the strengthening of research, 
development and demonstration projects at Community 
level; 
Whereas the energy research and development 
programmes adopted by Council Decisions 
75/510/EEC O, 79/785/EEC (4) and 85/198/EEC (5) 
gave favourable results and opened up promising 
prospects as regards the objectives pursued; 
Whereas the research and development projects covered 
by this Decision appear necessary and are a suitable 
means of continuing the activities undertaken and of 
launching new ones to achieve the objectives pursued; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3640/85 (6) 
provides for the granting of financial support to demon­
stration projects in the exploitation of alternative energy 
sources, energy saving and the substitution of hydro­
carbons and to industrial pilot projects and demon­
stration projects in the field of solid fuel liquefaction and 
gasification; whereas such support should be granted 
only to projects based on completed research and devel­
opment work; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3639/85 (7) 
provides for the granting of financial support for 
Community technological development projects in the 
hydrocarbons sector; whereas such support is granted 
only to projects for which the research stage is 
completed; 
O OJ No L 231, 2. 9. 1975, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 231, 13. 9. 1979, p. 30. 
(') OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 16. 
(*) OJ No L 350, 27. 12. 1985, p. 29. 
O OJ No L 350, 20. 12. 1985, p. 25. 
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Whereas on 26 November 1986 the Council adopted 
resolution 86/C 316/01 (!) on a Community orientation 
to develop new and renewable energy sources; 
Whereas on 19 October 1987 the Council adopted 
resolution 87/C 328/01 (2) on the continuation and 
implementation of a Community policy and action 
programme on the environment (1987-1992); 
Whereas the implementation of the environment policy 
involves the development of clean technologies, 
especially for particularly polluting energy sources, 
amongst other things by suitable research programmes; 
Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research 
Committee (CREST) has been consulted, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 
Article 1 
A specific research and technological development 
programme for the European Economic Community in 
the field of energy — non-nuclear energies and rational 
use of energy — as defined in the Annex is hereby 
adopted for a period of four years from 1 January 1989. 
Article 2 
The amount considered necessary for implementation of 
the programme is 122 million ECU, including expen­
diture on a staff of 34. 
Article 3 
Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme 
and the rate of the Community's financial participation 
are set out in the Annex. Article 4 
During the third year of implementation the Commission 
shall review the programme and send a report on the 
results of its review to the Council and to the European 
Parliament, accompanied where necessary by proposals 
for the amendment or extension of the programme. 
The Commission shall evaluate the results obtained. It 
shall send a report to the Council and to the European 
Parliament. 
The abovementioned reports shall be drawn up in 
accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (2) of the 
framework programme. 
Article 5 
The Commission shall be responsible for the execution 
of the programme and shall be assisted in its implemen­
tation by the Management and Coordination Advisory 
Committee No 7 set up by Council Decision 
84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (3). 
Contracts concluded by the Commission shall govern the 
rights and obligations of each party, in particular 
arrangements for the dissemination, protection and 
exploitation of research results. 
Article 6 
Where framework scientific and technical cooperation 
agreements have been concluded between non-
Community States in Europe and the European 
Communities, organizations and businesses established in 
those countries may participate in a project undertaken 
under the programme. 
Article 7 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
(') OJ No C 316, 1. 12. 1986, p. 1. 
O OJ No C 328, 7. 12. 1987, p. 1. (») OJ No L 177, 4. 7. 1984. p. 25. 
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The objective of developing energy technologies is directly linked to the Community'senergystrategy,the 
aim of which is to increase security of supply in the long term and to reduce energy imports to a 
reasonable cost, bearing in mind the environment. As far as the technologies involved are concerned, this 
objective requires the contribution of solid fossil fuels and new and renewable sources of energy to be 
increased inthe medium and long term and energyefficiency to be greatly improved. 
This primary objective must be accompanied by a research effort to reduce significantly nuisance and 
pollutioncaused by the production anduseofenergy. 
tn addition the development of advanced energy technologies should help to stimulate and improve 
industrialcompetitiveness,includin^thatof small-andmedium-sizedenterprises,in theCommunity. 
These objectives can be achieved through progress in the development and availability of techniques, 
processes andproducts allowing the rationaluseof energy, in the nonpollutin^use of solid fuels and 
hydrocarbons,inthe efficient andeconomic use of renewable energy sources and inthe development of 
models for energyand the environment. 
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The programme shall consist of activities carried out by means of shared-cost research and study contracts, 
coordinationprojects andawards of trainingandmobility grants. 
The participants may be industrial companies — including small-and medium-size enterprises — research 
institutions, universities, individuals or any combination thereof established in the Community, projects 
must be carried out by participants from more thanone^tember^tate. 
r^or shared-cost contracts, the Community participation shall generally be about ^O^Bo of the total e^pen-
diture but this percentage may be varied depending on whether the projects supported are atadevelopment 
stag^e such that, beyond the present programme, public financing would no longer be required or are ofa 
morebasic scientific nature.