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**COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

**Brussels, 26.07.1995**
COM(95) 391 final

95/0214 (CNS)
95/0215 (CNS)
95/0216 (CNS)
95/0217 (CNS)

**COMMISSION REPORT**

**A** **REVIEW** **OF** **COMMUNITY ENERGY LEGISLATION**

_**COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION**_

_**CONCERNING THE REPEAL**_ _**OF**_ _**SEVERAL COMMUNITY**_ _**LEGISLATIVE**_ _**TEXTS**_

_**IN THE FIELD**_ _**OF**_ _**ENERGY**_ _**POLICY**_

**COMMISSION REPORT**

**A REVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENERGY LEGISLATION**

The European Council held in Brussels in December 1993 stressed the importance of
streamlining and simplifying certain legislative acts for economic operators, notably small
businesses.

In its conclusions, the European Council referred to the Commission's White Paper
indicating, among other things, that Member States should pay particular attention to
improving flexibility within firms and on the labour market, by eliminating excessively
rigid regulations, and through greater mobility.

In this context, the Council meeting on energy of 29 November 1994 asked the
Commission to present a report on Community energy legislation, with proposals aimed
at streamlining and simplifying Community legislation where necessary and possible.

In response, the Commission has just examined the legislation on the rational use of
energy and on oil. In accordance with the suggestions made when the issue was first
examined by the Council, the Commission formally consulted the SAVE advisory
committee (on the provisions relating to energy efficiency) and the Industry Supply
Advisory Group (ISAG). The Commission has taken full account in this report of the
opinions expressed.

Furthermore, in September 1994 the Commission set up a group of independent experts
on legal and administrative simplification, chaired by Mr Bernhard Molitor. This group
was given the remit of examining the impact of Community and national legislation on
employment and competitiveness, with a view to streamlining and simplifying it where
possible and of reporting to the Commission before the European Council in Cannes.

This group, after meeting nine times, adopted this report at its latest meeting on 10 June.

The European Council in Cannes took note of it. At the time, the Commission gave a
generally favourable reception to the proposals of the general chapter of the report.

Among these proposals, the group suggests that the existing legislation should be tested
for its usefulness, impact on the economy and readability.

The Commission also took account of those criteria when drafting this report on the
review of Community energy legislation.

The Commission's proposals made in line with its current thinking and the underlying
reasons are set out below. They are grouped into subjects (rational use, oil), and each is
subdivided into two headings. The first lists the acts which could be repealed. The second
contains the acts which should be maintained, in some cases subject to amendments.

The Commission intends to continue with this revision exercice of energy legislation in
other areas not covered at present by this report.

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_**Acts**_ _**to be ^repealed**_

**From** 1^76Çtôt!Ï979, "theV **Council and** **the** **Commission** **made!** **various^**
**recommendations** **concerning** **measures intended to allow a more rational use** **of**
**energy. After examining their scope, the Commission has concluded that** **they**
**have now lost much of their practical** **value.** **,1**

1: 76/492/EEC:

Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy by
promoting the thermal insulation of buildings.

This recommendation proposes the organization of public information
campaigns, so as to publicize the most suitable means of improving the
insulation of dwellings and adopt harmonized reference standards for
thermal insulation at Community level.

2. 76/493/EEC:

Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy in
the heating systems of existing buildings.

This act proposes that in existing buildings occupied part time or as
dwellings, heating systems should be fitted with a system for varying their
heat consumption. It also proposes periodic maintenance and inspection of
heat generators and the installation of hot water metering in apartment
buildings.

3. 77/712/EEC:

Council recommendation of 25 October 1977 on the regulating of space
heating, the production of domestic hot water and the metering of heat in
new buildings.

This act promotes the variation and monitoring of heat consumption in
buildings, and of temperatures while premises are occupied or unoccupied.
Domestic hot water should not enter the circuit at over 60° Celsius and

meters should be installed in new buildings to enable heat to be measured
and costs to be shared fairly between occupants.

4. 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom:

Council recommendation of 5 February 1979 on the reduction of energy
requirements for buildings in the Community v

This recommendation proposed investment programmes up to 1985 aimed
at reducing energy demand by improving thermal insulation in buildings,
reducing superfluous ventilation and improving the efficiency of heating

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**5/r** **88/285/EE&**

**Commission** **Recommendation of 29** **March** **1988 on third party financing.**

**This** **proposés measures** **to Member States for promoting** **thirîd-party**
**financing of investments in energy efficiency,** **such** **as the elimination** **of**
**various legal and administrative barriers, incentives to private or** **public**
**enterprise, granting of** **subsidies,** **etc.**

**Since these five recommendations were drawn up, the areas concerned have again**
**been covered by Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September** **1993*.to** **limit**
**carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE). Since they**
**have been overtaken by the Community legislative process and are no longer**
**relevant, the Commission considers that these recommendations (Nos 1 to 5)**
**should no longer figure arnong the legislative acts and other instruments relating**
**to energy.**

**Two other recommendations are worth examining:**

**6.** **76/496/EEC:**

**Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy for**
**electrical household appliances.**

**This recommends the adoption of all appropriate measures to inform**
**purchasers of the energy consumption of each appliance by means of**
**labelling, and national information campaigns.**

**The scope of the recommendation has already been covered in the Council**
**Directive of 14 May 1979 on the indication by labelling of the energy**
**consumption of household appliances** **(79/530/EEC),** **which was** **itself**
**repealed and replaced by Council Directive** **92/75/EEC** **of 22** **September**
**1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of**
**the consumption of energy and other resources** **by** **household** **appliances.**

**The Commission therefore considers that this recommendation should no longer**
**figure among the legislative acts and other instruments relating to energy.**

**7.** **80/823/EEC:**

**Commission recommendation of 29 July 1980 on the rational use of**
**energy in industrial enterprises.**

**The principle of the Community "Energy** **Bus"** **programme was based** **on**
**that recommendation, and** **was** **the only concrete effect** **of** **it.** **The.**
**programme no longer exists. The principles contained in the**
**recommendation have also been incorporated in Directive 93/76/EEC**

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example, the Commission has not updated the Community information
system, technical assistance and consultation database for the past ten
years; furthermore, the agreement between the Commission and the parties
interested in achieving the objectives of the Community "Energy Bus",
programme no longer exists:

The Commission therefore considers that this recommendation should no longer
figure among the legislative acts and other instruments relating to energy.

_b._ _Acts which should not be repealed_

In contrast to the texts mentioned above in the report, some legislative acts
concerning energy efficiency, partly out of date, could be maintained,, either
because they are not fully covered by the SAVE Directive or another legislative
act, or because they are still of value in achieving the objective of improving

energy use.

1. 77/713/EEC:

Council recommendation of 25 October 1977 on the rational use of energy
in industrial undertakings

This recommendation is currently covered only very partially by Directive
93/76/EEC (SAVE) which concerns only "programmes with the aim of
promoting the regular completion of energy audits ...", whereas
recommendation 77/713/EEC also mentions:

          - the setting-up of public bodies or departments to mount campaigns
to provide information and increase awareness, and to encourage
energy savings;

          - an exchange of experience at national level, and possibly at
Community level;

          - a chapter on energy in industrial undertakings' annual reports.

The Commission therefore considers that, despite is non-binding nature,
this recommendation could usefully be maintained.

2. 78/170/EEC:

Council Directive of 13 February 1978 on the performance of heat
generators for space heating and the production of hot water in new or
existing non-industrial buildings and on the insulation of heat and domestic
hot-water distribution in new non-industrial buildings

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**The main differences** **between** **the** two Directives are:             

**Directive 78/170** covers **all** fuels, whereas Directive 92/42 covers
only liquid or gaseous fuels;

Directive 78/170 makes reference to all forms of secondary energy,
i.e. all heat generators and not only hot-water boilers;                  

Directive 78/170 also covers insulation of heat and hot-water
distribution, whereas this is not covered by the new Directive
92/42;

Directive 78/170 relates to heating installations as a whole,
whereas Directive 92/42 covers only water boilers;

finally, the new Directive 92/42 makes reference only to new hotwater boilers rated at 4 to 400 kW, whereas Directive 78/170 also
covers hot-air and steam boilers with no power limit.

The Commission therefore proposes that Directive 78/170/EEC be
maintained since it has a broader coverage than Directive 92/42/EEC.

**B.** **Oil legislation**

The Commission has also examined certain legislative acts concerning oil, with

the following results:,

_a._ _Legislative acts to be_ _repealed_

1. 1038/79 (EEC):

Council Regulation (EEC) of 24 May 1979 on Community support
for a hydrocarbon exploration project in Greenland.

The project was abandoned long ago. The act is therefore no
longer relevant and the Commission proposes that it be repealed.

2. Other Community acts are no longer of any practical application.
They relate to the notification of the Commission of imports and
exports of qrude oil and natural gas. The application of these acts
was suspended in 1981, after consulting the IS AG.

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**The Regulations concerned** are.

i **1055/72:**

**Regulation** (EEC) No of the Council of Ï8 May
1972 on notifying the Commission of imports of
crude oil and natural gas.

2. 3254/74: .

Council Regulation (EEC) of 17 December 1974,
applying Regulation (BEC) No 1055/72 on notifying
the Commission of imports of crude oil and natural
gas, to petroleum products falling within
subheadings 27.10 A, B, C I and C II of the
Common Customs Tariff.

The six-monthly notifications (enterprises' actual figures)
and annual notifications (forecasts) required from the
Member States under the two above-mentioned Regulations
were abandoned for all crude oil and gas imports owing to
a structural change in the market (spot contracts replacing
long-term contracts for oil). Furthermore, increasingly
detailed data for crude oil and natural gas have been
obtained on a monthly basis via the Statistical Office of the
European Communities (Eurostat) on the basis of the
available customs data.

The Commission therefore proposes that these two Regulations be
repealed. The two corresponding Commission implementing
Regulations (Nos 1068/73 and 2677/75) will also be repealed as a

consequence.

(ii) Notification of the Commission of exports of crude oil and
natural gas.

1. 388/75:

Regulation (EEC) of the Council of 13 February
1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of
crude oil and natural gas to third countries.

These notifications have also been abandoned, since
they also proved to be much'less detailed than the
information available from Eurostat (mainly the
customs data) and covered only part of crude oil
and natural gas exports.

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_**Acts which should not be**_ _**repealed**_

Other legislative acts concerning oil also need to be reviewed regarding
their real usefulness.

1. 76/491/EEC:

Council Directive of 4 May 1976 regarding a Community
procedure for information **and** consultation on the prices*of crude
oil and petroleum products in the Community.

This Directive was introduced after the first oil crisis in order to

monitor the supply conditions for crude oil and petroleum products,
and the operation of the market in the Member States. It helped to
make costs and prices of petroleum products more transparent,
essential to the smooth operation of the markets, notably the free
movement of goods in the Community.

Since the principle of this Directive is still very useful today, the
Commission proposes that it be maintained.

On the other hand, the implementing provisions of Directive
76/491/EEC were set out in a Commission Decision (77/190/EEC),
and amended several times by subsequent Decisions (Nos
79/607/EEC and 81/883/EEC).

The implementing provisions contain a number of tables to be
filled in, some of which could be eliminated, as the information
they contain is no longer relevant. The Commission should
simplify these decisions. The group of experts on oil prices has
agreed with the Commission to simplify the data required, as set
out in an Annex to the report.

_**Legislative**_ _**acts which should be maintained for the time being.**_

The Commission has also examined the three other legislative texts
mentioned below.

1. 77/186/EEC:

Council Decision of 14 February 1977 on.the exporting of crude
oil and petroleum products from one Member State to another in
the event of supply difficulties.

This Decision is based on former Article 103(4) of the EC Treaty
and should allow, with the Commission's authorization, principally:

exports to another Member State to be made subject to a
system of licences to be granted automatically for a
minimum period of 15 working days and a maximum of
one month (Article 1);

the suspension of the issue of all export licences to Member
States for 10 working days, the shortening of their duration
or even their withdrawal (Article 2).

The essential ground for this Decision was initially (in 1977) to
restrict or limit oil trade in the event of excessive price disparities
between Member States, which would have led to uncontrolled
flows.

The Decision has become extremely difficult to implement,
however, owing to the abolition of customs formalities and
controls. There is no way of checking that petroleum products
crossing a "frontier" have received a licence, except by setting up
an ad hoc administrative procedure.

This Decision should be repealed eventually, but Member States'
experts (in the ISAG) consider that owing to the strategic nature of
oil supplies and the difficulties that the Community could face with
external supplies, Decision 77/186 should be repealed only in the
context of a new directive on crisis measures.

This new directive, which the Commission has at the conception
stage, will propose appropriate measures to protect the security of
Community supplies in a crisis, while complying with the rules of
the Treaty. A proposal along these lines will be made as soon as
possible.

77/706/EEC:

Council Decision of 7 November 1977 on the setting of a
Community target for a reduction in the consumption of primary
sources of energy in the event of difficulties in the supply of crude
oil and petroleum products.

This Decision was prepared and adopted in 1977, at a time when
France had not yet joined the International Energy Agency (IEA)
and was not therefore bound to abide by the Agency's rules, in
particular the obligation to reduce oil consumption in case of
supply difficulties (Articles 13 and 14 of the IEP). Decision 77/706
therefore set percentage quotas for reducing consumption,
harmonized overall with the IEA provisions and applicable to all
Member States.

**In addition, there was a concern** **to** **achieve genuine solidarity**
**between the Member States. Decision 77/706 accordingly provided,**
**in a second phase (known as C2), for a possibility for additional**
**and differentiated reductions of consumption between Member**
**States, according to their ability to substitute other energy** sources
(coal, etc.) for **oil** in power stations.

This idea - though an interesting one - was not applied in practice
since the possibilities for substituting petroleum products in power
stations very quickly became almost insignificant.

Decision 77/706 is therefore no longer relevant, except as regards
the provision allowing the coordination of national measures to
restrict consumption. It should not therefore be repealed until a
new decision, organising reductions in consumption, to be made by
the Community as a whole in the framework of the IEA
mechanisms, has been adopted and implemented.

3. 75/339/EEC:

Council Directive obliging the Member States to maintain
minimum stocks of fossil fuel at thermal power stations.

Several Member States consider that this Directive no longer serves
any purpose. Power utilities in fact keep the stocks they need at
power stations, regardless of the Directive.

The Directive is nevertheless a useful crisis measure. It would

therefore be preferable to assess its usefulness and decide to repeal
it, if appropriate, in the broader context of the examination of the
new crisis measures adapted to the internal market.

C. **Summary of conclusions**

In summary, after examining both fields - rational use of energy and oil - the
Commission would propose that the Council:

a. repeal the following acts:

on the rational use of energy:

1. Council recommendation 76/492/EEC;

2. Council recommendation 76/493/EEC;

3. Council recommendation 77/712/EEC;

4. Council recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom;

**5. Council recommendation** **76/496/EEC;** **-** **v** **.** **[:]** **.-**

**on oil:**

**1.** **Council Regulation (EEC) No 1038/79;**

**2.** **Regulation** (EEC) No 1055/72 **of the Council;**

3. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/74;

4. Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of the Council.

b. to maintain Council Directive 76/491/EEC, subject to the necessary
amendments to the Commission implementing Decision (77/190/EEC), as
set out in the annex to the report.

c. to maintain:

regarding rational use of energy:

1. Council Recommendation 77/713/EEC;

2. Council Directive 78/170/EEC;

d. to maintain for the time being

regarding oil:

1. Council Decision 77/186/EEC;

2. Council Decision 77/706/EEC;

3. Council Directive 75/339/EEC.

If it is decided to repeal the measures as proposed above, the Commission, for its
part, will have to repeal the following acts:

regarding the rational use of energy:

1. Commission recommendation 88/285/EEC;

2. Commission recommendation 80/823/EEC.

regarding oil:

1. Regulation (EEC) No 1068/73 of the Commission;

2. Regulation (EEC) No 2677/75 of the Commission;

3. Regulation (EEC) No 2678/75 of the Commission.

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**D.** **Additional declaration by the** **Commission**

**Although resolutions are not legislative acts and cannot therefore be repealed, the**
**Commission** **thought** **fit to express its view on the usefulness of each of** **the** **resolutions**
that **the Council presidency had submitted to the Commission for review and possible**
repeal.

The Commission feels **that the following resolutions, already incorporated into a binding**
legislative act, namely **the SAVE Directive, are no longer of** **use.** **There is therefore no**
longer any need to **continue publishing them** **or** **make reference to them in future**
legislative acts:

1. Council Resolution of 17 December 1974 on **a** Community **action programme** on
the rational utilization of energy;

2. Council resolution of 15 March 1985 on the rational use of energy in **the** building
sector.

The position of the following resolution on **the** other **hand** is **a** little different, since its
annex contains useful reference information, **such as** recommended measures for
encouraging energy savings in agriculture, commerce, **transport,** etc.:

3. Council resolution of 9 June 1980 concerning new lines of action by **the**
Community in the field of energy saving.

The Commission would therefore prefer that this resolution be maintained.

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**Decision** _**77/)30/EEC.**_ **irjf** **Directive 76/491/EEC** **concerning** _**im^§r^^W**_
**information and consultation procedure for oil prices** **^-**

Application Decision 77/190/EEC and its subsequent amendments could be simplified by
eliminating certain tables which are no longer useful, namely tables 1 and 3 annexed to
the implementing Decision:

table 1:        - crude oil prices - import prices FOB

Many countries no longer have this information and it is no longer of interest in
the present context.

crude oil prices - import prices CIF

Countries send this information every month as part of the crude oil records. The
quarterly information can therefore be eliminated;

table 3 :         - prices of imported petroleum products.

The information sent by the Member States is not uniform and is not very
representative in certain cases.

On the other hand, we feel that tables 2 and 5 must be retained, so as to be able to follow
the trend of the margin at the refinery stage, which is very useful information also given
in the document on refining:

table 2:        - crude oil supply cost (CIF) (imports and local production).

This table gives a global figure for all supplies in tonnes and barrels and the
relevant CIF price. This information is not available from the Statistical Office or
other bodies;

table 5:         - inland market net sales proceeds and ex-refinery netback
including distribution costs.

The information sent by the Member States corresponds to the accounting data
sent by the oil companies on à basis clearly defined in the Directive's
implementing decision. Moreover, in many Member States, the companies are
bound to send this information to the Ministries concerned.

Table 4 should also be retained as it provides for the monthly notification of consumer
prices:

table 4:        - consumer prices of petroleum products on the 15th of the
month (including taxes).

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This information is notified on a monthly basis and published in thé oil bulletin^
In view of the interest of the information to the Commission and the Ministries^
and professional organisations, which enables monitoring of trends in consumer,
prices on various markets, the table should be retained.

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_**COMMUNICATION**_ _**FROM**_ _**THE**_ _**COMMISSION**_

_CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE_ _TEXTS_

_IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY POLICY_

As a follow-up to the conclusions reached in the Commission's report on the Review
of Community Energy legislation on energy the Commission proposes that the
following acts be repealed :

Regulation 388/75/EEC on notifying the Commission of export of crude
oil and natural gas to third countries

Regulation 1055/72/EEC on notifying the Commission of imports of
crude oil and natural gas and Regulation 3254/74/EEC applying
Regulation 1055/72/EEC

Regulation 1038/79/EEC on Community support for a hydrocarbon
exploration project in Greenland

Recommendation 76/492/EEC on the rational use of energy by
promoting the thermal insulation of buildings

Recommendation 76/493/EEC on the rational use of energy in the
heating systems of existing buildings

Recommendation 77/712/EEC on the regulating of space heating, the
production of domestic hot water and the metering of heat in new
buildings

Recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom on the reduction of
energy requirements for buildings in the Community

Recommendation 76/496/EEC on the rational use of energy for electrical
household appliances

The legislative proposals necessary for repealing these acts are annexed to the
Communication.

It is proposed that the Council adopts these proposals as appropriate, according to the
relevant procedures laid down by the Treaties, following receipt of the opinions of the
European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee.

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**repealing** **Regulation No 388/75/EEC ^**
**on notifying the** **Commission** **of exports** **of** **:**
**crude oil and natural gas to third** **countries**

The Council of the European Union, ^

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular
Articles 5 and 213 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

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

Whereas Regulation No 388/75/EEC was adopted at a time when the structure of the
market was very different from today's, being based mainly on long-term crude-oil supply
contracts, now replaced by "spot" contracts;

Whereas the six-monthly and annual notifications are no longer requested for all crude
oil and natural gas;

Whereas more detailed monthly information on crude oil and natural gas is now obtained
via the Statistical Office of the European Communities, notably on the basis of the
available customs data;

Whereas Regulation 388/75/EEC was designed to give the Commission access to reliable
information as required to define a prudent Community oil supply policy;

Whereas the required information currently covers only a part of crude oil and natural gas
exports;

Whereas the application of Regulation 388/75/EEC was suspended in 1981; whereas it
has never proved necessary to reactivate it;

Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain it, since it is no longer relevant,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation 388/75/EEC is hereby repealed.

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**This** **Regulation**

**Done at Brussels,**

**For the** **Council**

**The President**

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**COUNCIL REGULATION**

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**repealing Regulation No 1055/72 (EEC)**

**on notifying the Commission of**
**imports of crude oil and natural gas**

The Council of the European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the **European Community and in**
particular Articles 5 and 213 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

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

Whereas Regulation No 1055/72/EEC was adopted at a time **when the structure**
of the market was very different from today's, being based mainly **on long-term**
crude-oil supply contracts, now replaced by "spot" contracts;

Whereas the six-monthly and annual notifications are no longer **requested for all**
crude oil and natural gas;

Whereas more detailed monthly information on crude oil and **natural gas is now**
obtained via the Statistical Office of the European Communities, **notably on the**
basis of the available customs data;

Whereas Regulation 1055/72/EEC was designed to give the **Commission access**
to reliable information as required to define a prudent Community oil **supply policy;**

Whereas the required information currently covers only a part **of crude oil and**
natural gas exports;

Whereas the application of Regulation 1055/72/EEC was **suspended in 1981;**
whereas it has never seemed necessary to reactivate it;

Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain the Regulation, since **it is no**
longer relevant,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation 1055/72/EEC is hereby repealed.

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**COUNCIL** **REGULATION**

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**repealing Regulation No 1038/79/EEC**

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**on Community support for**
**hydrocarbon** **exploration project in Greenland**

The Council of the European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular
Article 235 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

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

Whereas Regulation No 1038/79/EEC was adopted to implement a specific hydrocarbon
exploration project in Greenland;

Whereas the project was completed in the time planned;

Whereas, in view of the results obtained on completion of the project, it was not
exploited commercially;

Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain a legislative act which is no longer useful,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 .,

v

Regulation 1038/79/EEC is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

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**COUNCIL DECISION**

**of**

**repealing recommendation 76/492/EEC**
**on the rational use of energy by promoting**

**the thermal insulation of buildings**

The Council of the European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas recommendation 76/492/EEC was adopted to implement the organization
of public information campaigns, so as to publicize the most suitable means of
improving the insulation of dwellings and adopt harmonised reference standards
for thermal insulation at Community level;

Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide
emissions by improving energy efficiency; [1 ]

Whereas recommendation 76/492/EEC has been overtaken by the Community
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Recommendation 76/492/EEC is hereby repealed. _*_

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

###### OJL237, 22.9.1993, p. 28. ?o

COUNCIL DECISION

of

repealing recommendation 76/493/EEC
on the rational use of energy **in the**
heating systems of existing **buildings**

The Council of the European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the **European Community,**

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas recommendation 76/493/EEC was **adopted to** vary **heat and hot-water**
consumption in buildings occupied part time **or as dwellings;**

Whereas the field covered by the recommendation **has again been covered by**
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 **to limit carbon dioxide**
emissions by improving energy efficiency; [1 ]

Whereas recommendation 76/493/EEC has been **overtaken by the Community**
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any **useful purpose,**

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Recommendation 76/493/EEC is hereby repealed.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

1 OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28. _^_ '

**COUNCIL DECISION**

**of**

**repealing recommendation** **77/712/EEC**

**on the regulating of space heating,**
**the production of domestic hot water and**

**the metering of heat in new buildings**

The Council of the European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas recommendation 77/712/EEC was adopted to promote the variation and
monitoring of heat consumption in buildings, and of temperatures while premises
are occupied or unoccupied with a view to making sufficient energy savings;

Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide
emissions by improving energy efficiency; [1 ]

Whereas recommendation 77/712/EEC has been overtaken by the Community
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Recommendation 77/712/EEC is hereby repealed.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28. _Ï_ _?_
_**<•••**_ _**C**_

**COUNCIL DECISION**

of B i J o Z I ^ C c i J S ^

**repealing recommendation** **79/167/ECSC,** **EEC, Euratom**

**on the reduction of energy requirements for**

**buildings in the Community**

The Council of the European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

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

Whereas recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom was adopted to propose
investment programmes up to 1985 aimed at reducing energy **demand by**
improving thermal insulation in buildings, reducing superfluous ventilation **and**
improving the efficiency of heating and cooling systems;

Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide
emissions by improving energy efficiency; [1 ]

Whereas recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom has been overtaken by
the Community legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful

purpose;

Whereas the period of application of the recommendation (1979-85) has now
expired,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom is hereby repealed.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

OJL 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28.
_**^**_ _?_ _**2**_

**COUNCIL** **DECISION**

                       - of -'

**repealing recommendation** **76/496/EEC**

**on the rational use of energy** **for**

**electrical household appliances**

The Council of the European Union,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas recommendation 76/496/EEC was adopted to propose all appropriate measures
to inform purchasers of the energy consumption of each appliance by means of labelling
and national information campaigns;

Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by Council
Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard
product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household
appliances; [1 ]

Whereas recommendation 76/496/EEC has been overtaken by the Community legislative
process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Recommendation 76/496/EEC is hereby repealed.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

OJL 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16. **^ 4**

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