Decision No 1741/1999/EC of the European Parliament and OF THE Council of 29 July 1999 amending Decision No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans- European energy networks
Date: 1999-07-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: electrical energy, energy grid, natural gas, project of common interest, trans-European network

6. 8. 1999

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

DECISION No 1741/1999/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 29 July 1999

amending Decision No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans-European energy
networks

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL OF THE EURO-
PEAN UNION,

(3) Whereas new projects must be added to the list,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

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

1. points c 6, c 8,

f 1, g 7 and h 11 shall be amended as

indicated in Annex I to this Decision;

2. the points set out in Annex II to this Decision shall be

added.

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (3),

Article 2

(1) Whereas the indicative list of projects of common
interest established by Decision No 1254/96/EC (4) needs
to be updated periodically in line with developments in
interconnected energy networks both inside and outside
the Community and taking account of the enlargement
process and, more generally, the strengthening of energy
links with third countries;

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1999.

(2) Whereas the descriptions of some projects of common
interest currently featuring on the list need to be modi-
fied;

For the European Parliament

For the Council

The President

N. FONTAINE

The President

S. HASSI

(1) OJ C 320, 17.10.1998, p. 12 and OJ C 119, 30.4.1999, p. 15.
(2) OJ C 101, 12.4.1999, p. 25.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 11 March 1999 (OJ C 175,

21.6.1999, p. 260). Council Decision of 19 July 1999.

(4) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 147. Decision as amended by Decision No

1047/97/EC (OJ L 152, 11.6.1997, p. 12).

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AMENDMENTS TO THE INDICATIVE LIST OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST

ANNEX I

1. Point c 6 is replaced by the following:

‘c 6 Spain: strengthening and development of internal connections.'

2. Point c 8 is replaced by the following:

‘c 8 Greece: strengthening and development of internal connections.'

3. Point f 1 is replaced by the following:

‘f 1 Ireland — United Kingdom: strengthening of the gas transport capacity between the two countries.'

4. Point g 7 is replaced by the following:

‘g 7 France: developing underground gas storage facilities.'

5. Point h 11 is replaced by the following:

‘h 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 the other
Balkan countries.'

ANNEX II

PROJECTS TO BE ADDED TO THE INDICATIVE LIST OF PROJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST

1.

‘a 2 Ireland - United Kingdom (Wales): connection by submarine cable of the network of Ireland to the network of the
United Kingdom (Wales).'

2.

‘a 8 United Kingdom (Scotland): connection by submarine cable of the Shetland Islands.'

3.

‘a 9 Greece: connections between the islands, and between the islands and the mainland.'

4.

‘b 16 Denmark - Germany: strengthening the aerial connections between the two countries.'

5.

6.

‘c 13 United Kingdom (Northern Ireland): strengthening of internal connections in Northern Ireland, in relation to the
interconnections with Ireland.'

‘f 13 Italy - Greece - Other Balkan Countries: construction of a gas pipeline to supply Greece and other Balkan countries
through Southern Italy.'

7.

‘f 14 Austria - Czech Republic: construction of gas pipelines to connect the networks of the two countries.'

8.

‘f 15 Austria:

interconnection of isolated gas transmission networks.'

9.

‘f 17 Austria - Slovenia - Croatia: strengthening of the gas transport capacity between the three countries.'

10.

‘g 6 Germany: developing underground gas storage facilities.'

11.

‘g 14 Italy: construction of an offshore LNG terminal.'

12.

‘g 15 United Kingdom: developing underground gas storage facilities.'

13.

‘h 10 Caspian Sea Countries - European Community: construction of new gas pipelines to allow the European
Community to be supplied from resources in the Caspian Sea Countries.'

14.

‘h 15 The Netherlands - Germany - Switzerland - Italy: increasing gas transport capacity of the TENP pipeline running
from the Netherlands through Germany to Italy.'

15.

‘h 16 Belgium - France - Switzerland - Italy: increasing gas transport capacity from North-Western Europe through
France to Italy.'

16.

‘h 17 Denmark - Poland: constuction of a gas pipeline through Denmark to Poland.'