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No C 221/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 8. 88

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_(Preparatory Acts)_

# COMMISSION

Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a specific research and technological development
programme in the field of energy — non-nuclear energies and rational use of energy —

1989-1992

'JOULE'

(/oint Opportunities for {^conventional or Long-term .Energy supply)

_COM(88) 388 final 2_ — _SYN 143_

_(Presented by the Commission on 26 July 1988)_

(88/C 221/05)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 130 q
(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Commission proposal,

In cooperation with the European Parliament,

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

Whereas Article 130 k of the Treaty states that the
framework programme is to be implemented by specific
programmes developed under each heading;

Whereas by Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC (') the
Council adopted a Community framework programme
of research and technological development (1987-1991)
defining energy projects on non-nuclear energies and the
rational use of energy;

Whereas in the framework programme one of the
criteria for the evaluation of each specific programme
and the selection of Community projects is the contribution it makes to strengthening the Community's
economic and social cohesion while adhering to the
objective of scientific and technical quality;

Whereas on 16 September 1986 the Council adopted
resolution 86/C241/01 ( [2] ) concerning new Community
energy policy objectives for 1995 and convergence of the
policies of the Member States;

O OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1.
(*) OJ No C 241, 25. 9. 1986, p. 1.

Whereas the implementation of an energy strategy for
the Community calls for the strengthening of research,
development and demonstration projects at Community
level;

Whereas the energy research and development
programmes adopted by Council Decisions
75/510/EEC O, 79/785/EEC ( [4] ) and 85/198/EEC ( [5] )
gave favourable results and opened up promising
prospects as regards the objectives pursued;

Whereas the research and development projects covered
by this Decision appear necessary and are a suitable
means of continuing the activities undertaken and of
launching new ones to achieve the objectives pursued;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3640/85 ( [6] )
provides for the granting of financial support to demonstration projects in the exploitation of alternative energy
sources, energy saving and the substitution of hydrocarbons and to industrial pilot projects and demonstration projects in the field of solid fuel liquefaction and
gasification; whereas such support should be granted
only to projects based on completed research and development work;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3639/85 ( [7] )
provides for the granting of financial support for
Community technological development projects in the
hydrocarbons sector; whereas such support is granted
only to projects for which the research stage is
completed;

O OJ No L 231, 2. 9. 1975, p. 1.
O OJ No L 231, 13. 9. 1979, p. 30.
(') OJ No L 83, 25. 3. 1985, p. 16.
(*) OJ No L 350, 27. 12. 1985, p. 29.
O OJ No L 350, 20. 12. 1985, p. 25.

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Whereas on 26 November 1986 the Council adopted
resolution 86/C 316/01 ( [!] ) on a Community orientation
to develop new and renewable energy sources;

Whereas on 19 October 1987 the Council adopted
resolution 87/C 328/01 ( [2] ) on the continuation and
implementation of a Community policy and action
programme on the environment (1987-1992);

Whereas the implementation of the environment policy
involves the development of clean technologies,
especially for particularly polluting energy sources,
amongst other things by suitable research programmes;

Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research
Committee (CREST) has been consulted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

_Article 1_

A specific research and technological development
programme for the European Economic Community in
the field of energy — non-nuclear energies and rational
use of energy — as defined in the Annex is hereby
adopted for a period of four years from 1 January 1989.

_Article 2_

The amount considered necessary for implementation of
the programme is 122 million ECU, including expenditure on a staff of 34.

_Article 3_

Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme
and the rate of the Community's financial participation
are set out in the Annex.

_Article 4_

During the third year of implementation the Commission
shall review the programme and send a report on the
results of its review to the Council and to the European
Parliament, accompanied where necessary by proposals
for the amendment or extension of the programme.

The Commission shall evaluate the results obtained. It
shall send a report to the Council and to the European
Parliament.

The abovementioned reports shall be drawn up in
accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (2) of the
framework programme.

_Article 5_

The Commission shall be responsible for the execution
of the programme and shall be assisted in its implementation by the Management and Coordination Advisory
Committee No 7 set up by Council Decision
84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC ( [3] ).

Contracts concluded by the Commission shall govern the
rights and obligations of each party, in particular
arrangements for the dissemination, protection and
exploitation of research results.

_Article 6_

Where framework scientific and technical cooperation
agreements have been concluded between nonCommunity States in Europe and the European
Communities, organizations and businesses established in
those countries may participate in a project undertaken
under the programme.

_Article 7_

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

(') OJ No C 316, 1. 12. 1986, p. 1.
O OJ No C 328, 7. 12. 1987, p. 1. (») OJ No L 177, 4. 7. 1984. p. 25.

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The objective of developing energy technologies is directly linked to the Community'senergystrategy,the
aim of which is to increase security of supply in the long term and to reduce energy imports to a
reasonable cost, bearing in mind the environment. As far as the technologies involved are concerned, this
objective requires the contribution of solid fossil fuels and new and renewable sources of energy to be
increased inthe medium and long term and energyefficiency to be greatly improved.

This primary objective must be accompanied by a research effort to reduce significantly nuisance and
pollutioncaused by the production anduseofenergy.

tn addition the development of advanced energy technologies should help to stimulate and improve
industrialcompetitiveness,includin^thatof small-andmedium-sizedenterprises,in theCommunity.

These objectives can be achieved through progress in the development and availability of techniques,
processes andproducts allowing the rationaluseof energy, in the nonpollutin^use of solid fuels and
hydrocarbons,inthe efficient andeconomic use of renewable energy sources and inthe development of
models for energyand the environment.

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The programme shall consist of activities carried out by means of shared-cost research and study contracts,
coordinationprojects andawards of trainingandmobility grants.

The participants may be industrial companies — including small-and medium-size enterprises — research
institutions, universities, individuals or any combination thereof established in the Community, projects
must be carried out by participants from more thanone^tember^tate.

r^or shared-cost contracts, the Community participation shall generally be about ^O^Bo of the total e^penditure but this percentage may be varied depending on whether the projects supported are atadevelopment
stag^e such that, beyond the present programme, public financing would no longer be required or are ofa
morebasic scientific nature.