Amended proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) adopting a multiannual programme to promote international cooperation in the energy sector - Synergy programme
Date: 1996-05-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, energy policy, environmental policy, international cooperation, security of supply

COMMISSION OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

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Brussels,06.05.1996 
COM(%)  194  final 

95/0126 (CNS) 

Amended  proposal  tor a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  ŒO 

adopting 

a  muitiannual 

programme  to  promote 

international 

cooperation 

in  the  energy  sector 

-  Synergy 

programme 

(presented  by the Commission  pursuant to Article  189 a (2) 
of  the  EC-Treaty) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The  Commission  presented  on  6  September  1995  a  proposal  for  a  Regulation 
adopting  a mentionnai  programme  to promote  international  co-operation  in the 
energy sector. 

The Parliament delivered its opinion on 15 April 1996. 

The  Parliament's  main  concerns  meet  those  of  the  Commission  and  amendments 
adopted reinforcing the initial proposal.  Therefore they have been accepted by 
the Commission. 

Only  two  amendments  which  question  the  competence  of  the  delegation  to  the 
Commission have been rejected. 

The  Commission  presents  the  attached  modified  proposal  which  takes  into 
consideration most of the amendments adopted by the Parliament. 

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Modified 
programme  to  promote 
programme  (COM(95)0197 

proposal 

for 
international 

a  Council  Regulation 
cooperation 
-  95-0126 

-  C4-0432/95 

(EC)  adopting 

a  muitiannual 

in  the  energy  sector 

-  Synergy 

(CNS)) 

The  modifications 
(references 
of 
approved 

to 
recitals 

the  previous  Commission's 

proposal 

as  presented 

hereafter 

and  articles 

are 

those  of 

the  previous 

proposal) 

are 

Commission  text 

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for 
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environment. 
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the 
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'Synergy', 

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those  countries 
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the 
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political. 

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security 

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4(1) 

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the  definition, 

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6, 

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gases  and  of  pollutants 

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emissions 

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industry; 

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technologies 
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energy 

networks 

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technologies; 

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of 

to  enhance 
supplies, 

the  security 

and 

of  energy 

to 

improve  energy  efficiency, 

To  that  end, 
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international 
energy  sector. 

the  Community  shall 
relations 

with 

intensive 

organizations 

in 

the 

- 

- 
- 

to  enhance 
supplies, 

and 

the  security 

of  energy 

improve  energy  efficiency., 

to 
the  safety 

of  power  generation 

plant. 

To  that  end, 
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international 
energy  sector. 

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relations 

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organizations 

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for 
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member  countries 
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energy 
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to  avoid 

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by  SYNERGY 
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in  order 

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Article 

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inform 
regarding 
SYNERGYprogramme 
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implementation 
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in 
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Parliament 
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course 
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European  Parliament, 
the  Economic  and  Social  Committee. 

by  30  June 
report 
on 
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the 
to 
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the  Council 

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of 

of 

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by  31  December  1999 

present 

report 

on  thé 

the  previous 
impact 

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interim 
and,  by  31  December  2001. 
report 
implementation 
programme 
in 
years  and  the 
member  countries 
the 
accompanied 
assessment  by  independent 
which 
is  based.  This 
be 
Parliament, 
the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee. 

the 
Council 

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final 

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INDICATIVE  ACTION  PROGRAMME 

implementation 

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tasks 

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objectives 
Commission's 
European  Union  Energy  Policy': 

are 
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out 
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The  Synergy  guidelines 
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for  1996-2000 

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AREAS  OF  COOPERATION LINKED  TO 
THE  COMMUNITY'S ENERGYSTRATEGY 

(a)  Activities 

objectives: 

pursuant 

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enlarged  Union; 

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particular, 
sources; 

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integration; 

local 
renewable 

and, 

in 
energy 

regional 

energy 

action 
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programmes 
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the 
Mediterranean, 

to  promote  consistency 

in 
of  Community 

implementation 

in 

specific 

Black 
the  Gulf); 

Sea, 

regions 
the 

action 
respect 
trade. 

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dialogue 

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between 

countries 

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particular, 
the  provisions 
the  European  Energy  Charter; 

by  helping 
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countries 

the  Treaty 

producer 

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sector: 
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conferences, 

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staff 
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decision-makers 

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awareness; 

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techniques, 

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situation. 

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II.  GEOGRAPHICAL  PRIORITIES 
W  TH 

COMPLEMENTARI TY 
COMMUNI  TY"  S 
COOPERATIOrPROGRAMMES 

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leading 

relations 

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role 

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energy  objectives 
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other 
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consumers 
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also  help  non-Community 
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energy 

to 
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the 
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2). 
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with 

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also 
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the 
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activities. 
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instruments 

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energy 

by 
other 
instruments(Objective 

projects 
Community 
3). 

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areas 

these  objectives, 

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concentrate 

on  the  geographical 

in 

relations 

the 

and  will 
the  priorities 

Community's 
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in 

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priorities 
external 
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certain 
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brackets): 

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with 
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11 

(c)  Emergency action 

Synergy  may  also 
required 
the 

international 

initiate 
by  sudden  developments 

any  action 
in 

situation. 

III. 

FUNDING SYNERGY 

(a)  Reference  amount 

The  reference 
attached 
duration 
ECU 50  m. 

of 

amount 

for  setting 
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for 

table 

entire 

the 

the  programme  shall 

be 

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amount 

shall 
the  budgetary 

not 

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(b)  Apportionment  of  funds 

follows 

translates 

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the 
to  the 
the 
to 
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and  broken 

areas. 

priority 
and  does  not  constitute 
respect 
funds.  Some  activities 

of 

the 

corresponding 

set 

which 

table 
financial 

terms 
described 

The 
into 
guidelines 
activities 
objectives 
geographical 
for  guidance 
a 
allocation 
may  relate 
efficiency 
thus 
local 
development 
both 
the 
involve 
European  undertakings. 

commitment 
of 

to  more 

energy 

of 

in 

than  one  area: 

the. 
and 
resources  may 
of 
promotion 

This 
the  entire 

apportionment 
duration 

shall 
of 

for 
apply 
the  programme. 

12 

Indicative 

apportionment 

of  appropriations 

(%)  by 

type  of  action 

and 

implementation 

regions 

(Amendment  26  (continued) 

Type  of  activity 

or 

General 
inter 
regional 

and 

Central 
Eastern 
European 
countries 

Former 
Soviet 
countries 

Prioritv 

regions 

Mediterranean, 
Arab/Gulf 
countries, 
Palestinian 
territories 

Asia 

Latin 
America 

Africa 

Total 

Producer-
consumer 
dialogue 

Increasing 
energy 
efficiency 
use  of 
renewables 

Developing 
resources 
concepts 

i  Preparing 
adhesion 

and 

local 

and 

4 

1 

. 

Integration 

Promoting 
technologies 
undertaking 

and 

3 

and 

Training 
advice 
decision-makers 

for 

Nuclear 

safety 

Other  evaluation 

Total 

3 

11 

5 

4 

6 

3 

2 

20 

5 

8 

1 

4 

3 

3 

5 

10 

1 

1 

3 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

3 

1 

2 

2 

4 

20 

29 

6 

8 

10 

14 

6 

3 

24 

20 

7 

9 

9 

100 

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