RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION WITH A VIEW TO THE ADOPTION OF A SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IN THE FIELD OF NON-NUCLEAR ENERGIES ( 1991-1994 )
Date: 1991-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: development plan, energy policy, renewable energy, research programme, technological change

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91)  305 final  - SYN  269 

Brussels,  24 Jul y 1991 

Re-examined  proposal  for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

with a view to the adoption of a 

specific research and technological development programme in 

the field of non-nuclear Energies (1991-1994) 

(presented  by  the Commission  pursuant  to Article  149.2(d) 
of  the EEC  treaty) 

EXPLANATORY  STATEMENT 

1. 

2. 

3. 

During  its  examination,  at  the  second  reading,  of  the  proposal  "Non-nuclear  Energy" 
(initial proposal COM(90) 164 final SYN 269, amended proposal COM (90) 50 final SYN 
269),  which  was  held  on  10  July  1991,  the  European  Parliament  adopted  three 
amendments  to the common  position of  the  Council.  These  amendments  are  intended 
to  reintroduce  into  the  draft  decision  the  notion  of  "integrated  projects",  which  was 
proposed by the Commission but anulled by the Council. 

The Commission accepts amendements 1 and 2 in their entirety - and as far as areas 3 and 
4  of  Annex  II  are  concerned  -  that  part  of  the  amendment  n°  3  which  concerns  the 
insertion of the notion of  "integrated projects" into Annex II. 

As far as the other parts of amendment 3 are concerned  (cf.  Annex II), the  Commisison 
considers  that  allocating  10  to  12  % of  the  Programme  budget  to  integrated  projects 
would be damaging to flexibility as well as to the equilibrium between programme areas. 
Although initially proposed by the Commission, the replacement of the financial allocation 
by percentage  ranges was  not  retained by the  Commisison,  in view of  the  fact  that  the 
specific Programmes already adopted by the Council contained financial allocations in Mio 
ECU. 

As a result, the Commission has formulated its re-examined proposal by incorporating the 
amendments which it has accepted  into the text of  the common position. 

Annex I 

Re-examined proposal for a 
COUNCIL  DECISION 
with a view to the adoption of a 
specific  research and technological  development  programme in 
the field of  non-nuclear energies  (1991-1994) 

The  re-examined  proposal  of  the Commission  is comprised  of  the text of  the Common  position 
adopted by the  Council, on 6.5.1991  (DOC. 5733/1/91), amended in the following way : 

Annex I. area 3 

"Biomass" 

2nd sentence  to be  replaced by 

: 

"Coordination with actions carried out under the specific agricultural and agro-industrial research 
programme will be ensured through integrated projects under the responsibility of the Commisison 
and assisted by the two programme committees concerned". 

Annex I. area 4 

"Energy  efficiency  in  transport,  including  appropriate  substitutes  for 
conventional  fuels". 

3rd sentence  to be  replaced by 

: 

"Co-ordination with transport projects carried outunder the Industrial and Materials Technologies 
programme  will  be  ensured  through  integrated  projects  under  the  responsibility  of  the 
Commisison,  assisted by the two programme Committees concerned". 

Annex II to be read as follows : 

"Indicative allocation  of  funds deemed  necessary 

Area 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

* 

(1) 

(2) 

Analysis of strategies and modelling 

Minimum emission  power production  from fossil 
sources 

Renewable energy sources 

Energy utilization  and conservation 

Allocation 
(millions of  ecus) 

9 

36 

57,43 * 

53 

* 

Total 

155,43  (1)  (2) 

including the integrated  projects 

Including staff costs  amounting to ECU  11 million  and administrative 
costs amounting to ECU 7 million. 

An  amount deemed  necessary of  ECU  1,57  million, not  included in the 
ECU  155,43 million, would be set aside as a contribution  from  the 
specific  programme on  non-nuclear energies  to centralized  action  for 
disseminating  and exploiting  the results." 

3 

B U R O P BA 

P A R L I A M E NT 

1 JULY 1991 

A3-0187/3 

AMENDMENT No. 3 
tabled by the Committee on Energy, Research and Technology 

RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SECOND READING 
Rapporteur: Mr Gasoliba I Bohra 

(A3-0187/91) 

Common position of the Council (C3-0214/91 - SYN 269) 
NON-NUCLEAR ENERGIES 

Common position of the Council 

Text amended by Parliament 

(Amendment No. 3) 
Annex II 

INDICATIVE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS DEEMED 
NECESSARY 

INDICATIVE  BREAKDOWN OF  EXPENDITURES 
FOR THE PERIOD 1990-1994 

AREA 

ALLOCATION 
millions of ecus 

111 

1. Analysis of strategies  9 

and modelling 

Area 1: Analysis of strategies 
and modelling 

5-7 

2. Minimum emission power  36 
production from fossil 
sources 

Area 2: Minimum emission power  20-30 
production from fossil 
sources 

3. Renewable energy 

57,43 

sources 

Area 3: Renewable energy 
sources 

25-35 

4. Energy utilization 
and conservation 

53 

Area 4: Energy utilization 

25-35 

and conservation 

TOTAL 155,43f1)(2) 

Integrated projects 

10-12 

The breakdown  between different areas 
does not exclude the possibility that 
projects could cover several areas. 

The breakdown between different areas 
does not exclude the possibility that 
projects could cover several areas. 

(1) Including staff costs amounting to 
ECU  11 million and administrative 
costs amounting to ECU 7 million. 

(2) An amount deemed  necessary of ECU 
1,57  million, not  Included  in the 
ECU  155,43 million, would  be  set 
aside  as  a  contribution  from  the 
specific  programme  on  non-
nuclear  energies  to  centralized 
action  for  disseminating  and 
exploiting the results. 

PE 152.922/3 
•••;. 
O r.  EN 

L 

ISS'NOZ'i)-:M 75 

COM(91) 305 final 

DOCUMENTS 

Catalogue number : CD-CO-9.1-338 -BN-0 

ISBN 92-77-74777-3 

Office  for  Official  Publications  of  (be. lliiropcan <  onninmitios 

i /-2V85 Luxembourg