CELEX: 51988PC0388
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-20
Title: 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 " ( JOINT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OR LONG-TERM ENERGY SUPPLY )

No C 221/6                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                    25. 8. 88
                                                             II
                                                     (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,                         Whereas the implementation of an energy strategy for
                                                                 the Community calls for the strengthening of research,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            development and demonstration projects at Community
Economic Community, and in particular Article 130 q              level;
(2) thereof,
                                                                 Whereas the energy research and                   development
Having regard to the Commission proposal,                        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
In cooperation with the European Parliament,                     prospects as regards the objectives pursued;
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
                                                                 Whereas the research and development projects covered
Social Committee,                                                by this Decision appear necessary and are a suitable
                                                                 means of continuing the activities undertaken and of
Whereas Article 130 k of the Treaty states that the              launching new ones to achieve the objectives pursued;
framework programme is to be implemented by specific
programmes developed under each heading;
                                                                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3640/85 (6)
                                                                 provides for the granting of financial support to demon-
Whereas by Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC (') the                  stration projects in the exploitation of alternative energy
Council adopted a Community framework programme                  sources, energy saving and the substitution of hydro-
of research and technological development (1987-1991)            carbons and to industrial pilot projects and demon-
defining energy projects on non-nuclear energies and the          stration projects in the field of solid fuel liquefaction and
rational use of energy;                                           gasification; whereas such support should be granted
                                                                  only to projects based on completed research and devel-
Whereas in the framework programme one of the                     opment work;
criteria for the evaluation of each specific programme
and the selection of Community projects is the contri-           Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3639/85 (7)
bution it makes to strengthening the Community's                  provides for the granting of financial support for
economic and social cohesion while adhering to the                Community technological development projects in the
objective of scientific and technical quality;                    hydrocarbons sector; whereas such support is granted
                                                                  only to projects for which the research stage is
Whereas on 16 September 1986 the Council adopted                  completed;
 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 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.
 O OJ No L 302, 24. 10. 1987, p. 1.                               (*) OJ  No  L 350, 27. 12. 1985, p. 29.
 (*) OJ No C 241, 25. 9. 1986, p. 1.                              O   OJ  No  L 350, 20. 12. 1985, p. 25.
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Whereas on 26 November 1986 the Council adopted                                           Article 4
resolution 86/C 316/01 (!) on a Community orientation
to develop new and renewable energy sources;                    During the third year of implementation the Commission
                                                                shall review the programme and send a report on the
Whereas on 19 October 1987 the Council adopted                  results of its review to the Council and to the European
resolution 87/C 328/01 (2) on the continuation and              Parliament, accompanied where necessary by proposals
implementation of a Community policy and action                 for the amendment or extension of the programme.
programme on the environment (1987-1992);                       The Commission shall evaluate the results obtained. It
                                                                shall send a report to the Council and to the European
Whereas the implementation of the environment policy            Parliament.
involves the development of clean technologies,
especially for particularly polluting energy sources,           The abovementioned reports shall be drawn up in
amongst other things by suitable research programmes;           accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (2) of the
                                                                framework programme.
Whereas the Scientific and Technical             Research
Committee (CREST) has been consulted,                                                     Article 5
                                                                The Commission shall be responsible for the execution
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:                                      of the programme and shall be assisted in its implemen-
                                                                tation by the Management and Coordination Advisory
                                                                Committee No 7 set up by Council Decision
                         Article 1
                                                                84/338/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (3).
A specific research and technological development               Contracts concluded by    the Commission shall govern the
programme for the European Economic Community in                rights and obligations      of each party, in particular
the field of energy — non-nuclear energies and rational         arrangements for the        dissemination, protection and
use of energy — as defined in the Annex is hereby               exploitation of research   results.
adopted for a period of four years from 1 January 1989.
                                                                                          Article 6
                         Article 2
                                                                Where framework scientific and technical cooperation
The amount considered necessary for implementation of           agreements have been concluded between non-
the programme is 122 million ECU, including expen-              Community States in Europe and the European
diture on a staff of 34.                                        Communities, organizations and businesses established in
                                                                those countries may participate in a project undertaken
                          Article 3                             under the programme.
Detailed rules for the implementation of the programme                                    Article 7
and the rate of the Community's financial participation
are set out in the Annex.                                       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.
                                                         ^pte^e^taUo^
         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^pen-
         diture 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.