Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision amending Decision No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans-European energy networks
Date: 1998-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: electrical energy, energy grid, natural gas, project of common interest, trans-European network

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Article  7

Final  provisions

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its  publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European
Communities.

Regulation  (EEC)  No  1102/89  shall  remain  in  force  until  the  date  of  entry  into  force  of  this  Regulation.

Proposal  for  a  European  Parliament  and  Council  Decision  amending  Decision  No  1254/96/EC
laying  down  a  series  of  guidelines  for  trans(cid:220)European  energy  networks

(98/C  320/05)

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

COM(1998)  542  final  -  98/0284(COD)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  on  30  September  1998)

THE  EUROPEAN  PARLIAMENT  AND  THE  COUNCIL
OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  the  first  paragraph  of
Article  129d  thereof,

Whereas  the  descriptions  of  some  projects  of  common
interest  currently  featuring  on  the 
list  need  to  be
adapted;

Whereas  new  projects  must  be  added  to  the  list,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

HAVE  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION:

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and
Social  Committee,

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  of  the
Regions,

Acting  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in
Article  189b  of  the  Treaty,

Whereas  the  list  of  projects  of  common  interest  estab(cid:220)
lished  by  Decision  No  1254/96/EC  of  the  European
Parliament  and  of 
the  Council(cid:216)(˛),  as  amended  by
Decision  No  1047/97/EC(cid:216)(ˇ),  needs  to  be  updated  peri(cid:220)
odically 
interconnected
energy  networks  both  inside  and  outside  the  European
Community  and  taking  account  of  the  enlargement
process  and,  more  generally,  the  strengthening  of  energy
links  with  non(cid:220)member  countries;

line  with  developments 

in 

in 

Article  1

The  indicative  list  of  projects  of  common  interest  set  out
in  the  Annex  to  Decision  No  1254/96/EC  is  hereby
amended  as  follows:

1.(cid:217)points  c(cid:216)8,  f(cid:216)1,  g(cid:216)7  and  h(cid:216)11  are  amended  as  indicated

in  Annex  I  to  this  Decision;

2.(cid:217)the  points  appearing  in  Annex  II  to  this  Decision  are

added.

Article  2

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  third  day
following  that  of  its  publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of
the  European  Communities.

Article  3

This  Decision  is  addressed  to  the  Member  States.

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  161,  29.6.1996,  p.  149.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  152,  11.6.1997,  p.  12.

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ANNEX  I

TRANS(cid:220)EUROPEAN  ENERGY  NETWORKS

ELECTRICITY  NETWORKS

(c) Development  of  internal  connections  necessary  to  make  the  best  use  of  interconnections  between

Member  States

Point  c(cid:216)8  is  replaced  by  the  following  text:

"c(cid:216)8:

Greece:

Strengthening  and  development  of  internal  connections.’

NATURAL  GAS  NETWORKS

(f) Connection  of  isolated  gas  networks  to  European  interconnected  networks,  including  the  necessary

improvement  of  the  existing  networks,  and  connection  of  separate  natural  gas  networks

Point  f(cid:216)1  is  replaced  by  the  following  text:

"f(cid:216)1:

Ireland  -  United  Kingdom:

Strengthening  of  the  gas  transport  capacity  between  the  two  countries.’

(g) Increasing  reception  (LNG)  and  storage  capacities  necessary  to  satisfy  demand,  and  diversification  of

supply  sources  and  routes  for  natural  gas

Point  g(cid:216)7  is  replaced  by  the  following  text:

"g(cid:216)7:

France:

Developing  underground  gas  storage  facilities.’

(h) Increasing  transmission  capacity  (gas  delivery  pipelines)  necessary  to  meet  demand  and  diversification  of

supply  sources  and  routes  for  natural  gas

Point  h(cid:216)11  is  replaced  by  the  following  text:

"h(cid:216)11: Russia  -  Ukraine  -  Moldavia  -  Romania  -  Bulgaria  -  Greece  -  other  Balkan  countries:

Improvements  to  the  gas  transportation  networks  to  ensure  supplies  from  Russian  resources  to
the  new  gas  network  in  Greece  and  to  other  Balkan  countries.’

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TRANS(cid:220)EUROPEAN  ENERGY  NETWORKS

Points  1  to  15  following  are  inserted  as  appropriate  in  the  alphabetical  and  numerical  order  of  the  list:

ELECTRICITY  NETWORKS

(a) Connection  of  isolated  electricity  networks  to  European  interconnected  networks

1.

"a(cid:216)2:

Ireland  -  United  Kingdom  (Wales):

Connection  by  submarine  cable  of  the  network  of  the  Republic  of  Ireland  to  the  network
of  the  United  Kingdom  (Wales).’

2.

"a(cid:216)8:

United  Kingdom  (Scotland):

Connection  by  submarine  cable  of  the  Shetland  Islands.’

(b) Development  of  interconnections  between  Member  States

3.

"b(cid:216)16: Denmark  -  Germany:

Strengthening  the  aerial  connections  between  the  two  countries.’

(c) Development  of  internal  connections  necessary  to  make  the  best  use  of  interconnections  between

Member  States

4.

"c(cid:216)13:

United  Kingdom  (Northern  Ireland):

Strengthening  of  internal  connections  in  Northern  Ireland,  in  relation  to  the  intercon(cid:220)
nections  with  the  Republic  of  Ireland.’

GAS  NETWORKS

(f) Connection  of  isolated  gas  networks  to  European  interconnected  networks,  including  the  necessary

improvement  of  the  existing  networks,  and  connection  of  separate  natural  gas  networks

5.

"f(cid:216)13:

Italy  -  Greece  -  other  Balkan  countries:

Construction  of  a  gas  pipeline  to  supply  Greece  and  other  Balkan  countries  through
Southern  Italy.’

6.

"f(cid:216)14:

Austria  -  Czech  Republic:

Construction  of  gas  pipelines  to  connect  the  networks  of  the  two  countries.’

7.

"f(cid:216)16:

Austria:

Interconnection  of  isolated  gas  transmission  networks.’

8.

"f(cid:216)17:

Austria  -  Slovenia  -  Croatia:

Strengthening  of  the  gas  transport  capacity  between  the  three  countries.’

(g) Increasing  reception  (LNG)  and  storage  capacities  necessary  to  satisfy  demand,  and  diversification

of  supply  sources  and  routes  for  natural  gas

9.

"g(cid:216)6:

Germany:

Developing  underground  gas  storage  facilities.’

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10.

"g(cid:216)14:

Italy:

Construction  of  an  offshore  LNG  terminal.’

11.

"g(cid:216)15: United  Kingdom:

Developing  underground  gas  storage  facilities.’

(h) Increasing  transmission  capacity  (gas  delivery  pipelines)  necessary  to  meet  demand  and  diversifi(cid:220)

cation  of  supply  sources  and  routes  for  natural  gas

12.

"h(cid:216)10: Caspian  Sea  countries  -  EU:

Construction  of  new  gas  pipelines  to  allow  the  European  Union  to  be  supplied  from
resources  in  the  Caspian  Sea  Countries.’

13.

"h(cid:216)15:

The  Netherlands  -  Germany  -  Switzerland  -  Italy:

Increasing  gas  transport  capacity  of  the  TENP  pipeline  running  from  the  Netherlands
through  Germany  to  Italy.’

14.

"h(cid:216)16:

Belgium  -  France  -  Switzerland  -  Italy:

Increasing  gas  transport  capacity  from  north(cid:220)western  Europe  through  France  to  Italy.’

15.

"h(cid:216)17: Denmark  -  Poland:

Construction  of  a  gas  pipeline  through  Denmark  to  Poland.’