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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)118 Final Brussels .19March 1975
DRAFT RESOLUTION OFTHE COUNCIL
ON
FIXING ASHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE TOREDUCE OIL CONSUMPTION
(submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
C0M(75 )11»Final

SHORT TERM OBJECTIVE TOREDUCE OIL CONSUMPTION
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.During thediscussion oftheCouncil on13th February 1975 "theneed to
reduce oilconsumption intheCommunity inshort term hasbeen generally
accepted .However ,thesize ofthesavings tobeachieved andthewayin
which itshould done raised certain problems .TheCommission therefore pro­
posed tostudy these questions with theexperts ofMember States andtosub­
mit theresults totheCouncil 'snext session on23rd April .
2.After these various contacts anddiscussions andtaking account ofthe
proposals putforward inparticular bytheFrench andtheBelgian delegations
intheenergy groups theattached resolution isproposed .While thefigures
have notbeen substantially changed ,thepresentation hasbeen modified .
3.Sothereduction ofoilconsumption iscompared with theyear 1973 (552mt),
thelast year forwhich accurate statistics areavailable .According tothe
estimates based onthelatest figures gives bytheMember States ,areduction
inconsumption during 1974 and1975 isassumed,leading toaninternal con­
sumption level of500mtin1975 *
4*This reduction ofsome 52mtisduemainly tothree factors :theeconomic
situation ,theeffect oftheprice increases foroiland thefirst results
ofthemeasures tosave energy introduced incertain Member States .In
total ,they result inareduction ofaround 9$in1975 for "theCommunity as
awhole ,compared tothe1973 level .
5»This reduction seems tobelargely duetothepresent weak economic situation
(growth ofGNP1,8%in1974 and1,5%in1975 )andto thehigh oilprices .
Theresults ofenergy saving measures (including those concerning prioes such
assupplementary taxation ofoilproducts bytheGovernments )canbeevaluated
fortheCommunity asawhole as15Mtfor1975 twhioh is3$oftheinternal
oilconsumption .

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6.Astothemeasuresimplementedordesignedtoachievethesereductionsin
oilconsumption ,thechoicebetweenthemandtheirintensityofapplication
dependsontheeconomioandsocialintensityofeachoftheMemberStates,
buttheymustallbedirectedtowardsacommonobjeotive.Thatiswhythe
CommissionintendstogiveclearformtotheMemberStates'commitmentbya
resolution. •<"• ;^ .<

DRAFTRESOLUTION OPTHECOUNCIL
ABOUTFIXINGSHORTTERMOBJECTIVES FOR
REDUCINGOILCONSUMPTION
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
InviewoftheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
InviewoftheCommission *sdraft.
ConsideringtheresolutionsoftheCouncilofthe17"thDecember1974
concerningtheobjectivesfor1985aCommunityenergypolicyand
theprogrammeofCommunityactioninthefieldoftherationaluseof
energy,
Consideringthatthereductioninthegrowthoftheinlandconsumption
ofenergythroughmeasuresfortherationalutilization ofenergysavings
whichdonotcompromiseeconomicandsocialobjectives,isoneofthe
objectivesoftheCommunityenergypolicy,
ConsideringthattheCommunitycan,throughareductioninoilimports,
alleviatetheburdenonthebalanceofpaymentsresultingfromthepresent
levelofthepriceofoil,
Consideringthatitisthereforeessentialtoestablishanobjectivefor
thereductionofoilconsumptionintheCommunity,
ConsideringthatmeasurescanbetakenbytheNemberStatesinorderto
ensuretherealisationofthisobjectivej
ConsideringthattheCommunityshouldhavethepossibilitytofixitself
similarobjectivesforthefuture,

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approves theobjective ofbringing internal oil
consumption inthe Community down to$00mtin
1975 »which istosayareduction of9%compared
to1973 , '
asks Member States tofollow uptheeffort already
underway inthis matter soastoachieve this objective ,
takes note ofthe various measures that the Commission
considers itgenerally possible toadopt ,andwhich
could beimplemented bytheMember States according to
their particular situation ,
asks theCommission tosend tothe Council areport on
theachievement ofthis objective andonthemeasures
taken byMember States ,
asks theCommission topresent theCouncil with aproposal
forshort term objectives forreducing theinternal
consumption ofoilin1976 andrequests that itreceive
this proposal intime for ittodeoide upon itbefore the
end ofthemonth ofJune 1975 *