CELEX: 51980PC0567
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Date: 1980-10-08
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) AMENDING REGULATION (EEC) No 725/79 AS REGARDS THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY SAVING#PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) AMENDING COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 726/79 AS REGARDS THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS TO EXPLOIT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES (Presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                  PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION*
                            ( SEC ) AMENDING REGULATION .( EEC ) No -725 /79 AS
         REGARDS THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR DEMONSTRATION
                            PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY SAVING
                                   PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
                 ( sac ) ADDING COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 726 / 79 AS .
                REGARDS THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS'
                                TO EXPLOIT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
               (Presented by the Commission to the Council )
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                        -       *    . EXPLANATORYMEMÇLRANPUM
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           1.         On 12 June 1978 the Council , acting on a proposal from the Commission ,
          adopted Regulation ( EEC ) No 1303 / 78 ( 1 ) on the granting of financial support
           for demonstration projects in the field of energy saving .
          2.          On 9 April 1979 the Council adopted Regulation ( EEC ) No 725 / 79 ( 2 )
          fixing the maximum amount of aid to be made available pursuant to Regulation
          ( EEC ) No 1303 / 78 . The maximum amount of this aid was fixed at 55 m EUA over
          four years .
                      At its meeting dealing with energy' on 27 March 1979 ( 3 )/ the Council
          considered that this allocation of 55 m EUA was sufficient to cover the full
          span of the programme . When fixing this overall ceiling , the Council stated ,
          however , that it did not rule out the possibility of re-examining the problem
          of this limited figure in the light of the experience gained following implemen­
          tation of the programme .
                                            "                 /
          3.        . More than 320 proposals were sent to the Commission in response to the ,
          first call for submissions which it published on 4 July 1978 ( 4 ). Fifty-three
          of these , involving financial support to a total of 21*4 m EUA , were accepted
          ( 5 ). Twelve proposals involving 4.400.000 EUA were withdrawn .
                      A total of 304 proposed projects were recorded in response to the
          second call for projects published on 26 September 1979 ( 6 ). On 29 July 1980
          the Commission decided to grant financial support totalling of 27.147.442 EUA
          to 60 demonstration projects .
          ( 1 ) 0J L 158, 16.6.1978
        ' ( 2 ) OJ L 93 , 12.4.1979
          ( 3 ) Doc . 6130 / 79 ( ENER 42 )
          ( 4 ) 0J C 158 of 4.7.1978 , P. 2
          ( 5 ) 20 m EUA from the 1978 and 1979 Budgets and 1.4 m EUA to be repaid in 1980
                  from a provisional transfer within Item 3200 of the 1979 Budget from the
                  hydrocarbons programme .
Jv6 / (Sij(6i:0J C 241 , 21.9.1979 .
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         Because of budgetary limitations , this selection could not include
efner' erej»Gt9 wh1eh the caiRfMiilen and the Advuery CammlttM on (* reieir «mm»
Management ( ACPM ). considered to be potentially interesting demonstration
projects .
4.       On 27 and 28 April 1980 the European Council reaffirmed the need
for pursuing and expediting a policy of energy savings and rational use
of energy . Furthermore , on 6 June 1980 the Council adopted a resolution
concerning new lines of action by the Community in the field of energy
saving .                                                     ^
5.       In view of the above and as only 10 m EUA would remain for 1981 and
1982 from the four-year budgetary allocation of 55 m EUA , and as at least
30 m EUA would be needed for 1981 and 35 m EUA for 1982 to continue the
programme harmoniously and without interruption , the Commission proposes
that the Council amend Regulation ( EEC ) No 725 / 79 of 9 April by increasing
the existing budgetary allocation of 55m EUA , thus bringing the total
allocation for the programme to 110 m EUA .    :       x
 6.      The sole objective of this programme is therefore to ensure the
 normal financing of the programme until it expires after four years, in
 line with Regulation ( EEC ) No 1303 / 78 .
 ---pagebreak--- 7,        The Commission has , formally and repeatedly made jcnown Its objections
SO tn* unilateral flying , by the Council , of financial ceilings in the
provisions of Its Regulations and Decisions
          In a declaration that was noted In the Council 's minutes , the Commission
considered that " the respect due to the powers of the Papilament with regard
?o non-obj. Igatory expenditure implies that figures should pot be IncLuded
•in the Council Regulation except by way of illustration with the sole a}m
of enabling the budgetary authority to have a reasonable Idea of the volume
of expenditure that will probably be involved ".
          On the occasion of the present Regulation the Commission once more
reiterates Its request that the new total amount of financial! aid shoulcj
appear only by way of illustration .
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                PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 725 / 79 as regards the granting of financial
   support for demonstration projects 1n the , field of energy taving
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 HAVING regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1303/ 78 of 12 June 1978 on the
 granting of financial support for demonstration projects in the field of
 energy saving ( 1 ), and in particular Article 10 thereof ,
 HAVING regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 2 ),
                    ,                                                            /
 HAVING regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 3 ),
 WHEREAS the maximum amount of aid to be made available pursuant to
 Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1303 /78 was fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC )
 No 725 / 79 ;
 WHEREAS the developments that have occurred in the energy sector since the
 entry into force of               Regulation ( EEC ) No 725 / 79 make it necessary
 to increase the      finance for the energy-saving sector initially fixed at 55 million
EUA ,     in order to expedite the application of energy-saving technologies ,
processes and . equipment ;
 WHEREAS the Commission has submitted to the Council estimates relating to
 expenditure for the overall four-year programme . '                                •    „  v
                               '"   "  .              :                               ./. ' •
 ( 1 ) 0J No L 158 ,     16.6.1978 , p. 6
 (2)
 ( 3)
 ( 4 ) 0J No L 93 ,     12.4.1979, P. 1
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MA » AflOPTSIÎ THÏ8 HBCSULAT ÏON
                                      Article 1
The Sole Article of Regulation ( EEC ) No 725 / 79 is replaced by the following :
                                  Sole Article
The maximum amount of aid to be granted pursuant to Regulation ( EEC )
                                        \
No 1303 / 78 is hereby estimated at 110 million European units of account for
                         <                 .       ^
the whole of the four-year programme . This figure is given purely for
guidance purposes ."            ,
                                      Article 2
This Regulation shall enter mtq force on the third day following its
publication' in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in Its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                For the Council *
                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   1.     The Council , acting on a proposal from the Commission , adopted , on
   12 June 1978 , Regulation (EEC) No 1 302/78 1 or> the granting of financial
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  support for projects to exploit alternative tinergy sources .      Three
                                                                            2
  Regulations implementing this Regulation m respect of solar energy ,
  the liquefaction and gasification of solid fuels^, and geothermal
  energy^ were adopted on 9 April 1979 -
  2 . Council Regulation (EEC) No 726/79 of 9 April 1979^ laid down the
  maximum amount of aid to "be granted to these projects over a five-year
 period .      Of a total 95 m EUA , the following maxima are established :
                                                              (million EUA ;
                              \
  -     liquefaction and gasification of solid fuelsj                $0
 -      exploitation of geothermal fields) J                         22.3 ,
 - , exploitation of solar energy :                                  22.5
  3. Th6 Commission has proposed to the Council that Regulation Fo 726/79
  be amended in such a way that the maximum amount for the whole range is
  fixed , "by way of illustration , at 145 ® 'Mlk , the amount for the
  liquefaction &.nd* gasification of solid fuels likewise being raised , from
  50 to 100 m EUA6 . ,
 4.      Stepping up efforts to promote Utew forms of energy with a view to
 reducing dependence on imported oil is in keeping with the guidelines
approved "by the Council which themselves in no way conflict with the
 repeated declarations of the European Council .
     ( EEC ) no 1302 / 78, 0J no L 1 58, 16.6.1978 .
    (EEC) No 727/79 , 0J L 93 , 12.4.1979 .
3(SEC ) H O 728/79 , OJ L 93 , 12.4.1979.
            N O 729/79 , OJ L 93 , 12.4.1979 .
5 (2EC) 3?p 72^79 , OJ L 93 , 12.4.1979.
  6C0M(79)623 final , 29.11.79*
 ---pagebreak---   5.   The calls for projects made by the Commission pursuant to
  Regulations No 727/79 and No 729/79 revealed the interest shown by
  industry and ioaal authorities for Community Aid to projeoti using
  solar energy and geothermal energy .
 The following figures bear witness to this :
                                                           Solar       Geothermal
                                                           energy        energy
 First calls for projects ( 1979 )
 ( a) - proposals received (number)                         135            36
      - total value of investment (yn EUA)                  108           150
      - aid requested (m EUA)                -               43            50
 ( b) – projects adopted :
         , number                                            2<$           13
        \ value of investment (m EUA)                        2(5.5 -       70
         » aid granted (m SUA)                        -   - 6.3             9
Second calls for pro.jects ( 1980 )
 (a) - proposals reoeived            :     „               151 (*)         33
      - total value of investment (jn EUA)                 117            164
      - aid requested (m EUA)                               47             54
( b) – projects adopted
        » number                                             -             17
        . value of investment (m EUA)                        -            132   -
        . aid granted                                        -             10
♦ including 47 for solar-heated swimming pools only .
The replies received also revealed the existence of a large number of
high-quality projects meeting the criteria contained in the Regulations
and thus eligible for aid .
  Council resolution of 9 June 1 980 concerning Community energy policy
  objectives for 1990 and convergence of the policies of the Member States ,
  0J    No . C 149 - 18.6.1980 .
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                                       - 3 -                                         J
   6 . Some o»3 m SUA of the total 22„5 ai EUA available have already been
  allocated in the solar energy sector . The remaining 16.-2 m EUA will probably
  hp hr«4 vi ? by ihp end of tb «! year following the d*>r>4-s*6n tha-fe will -taken
  on granting aid to the projects put forward in the second call for projects .
  7.   Some 3-5 m EUA of the total 22*5      EUA still remain available for the
  geothermal energy sector following the decision on a second call for projects
  taken by the Commission on 24 July 198O0
  8.   The remaining funds would not permit normal and efficient continuation of
  the five–year programme launched in thy solar and geothermal energy sectors
  by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1302/ 78 =
/
  The ceiling should therefore be raised , as it has already been for coal •
  liquefaction and gasification ( – already dealt with in a proposal along
  these lines – see ( 3 ) above ),
  9.   The Commission therefore proposes that the Council adopt the attached
  draft Regulation amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 726/79 in order to double
  the maximum amounts – by way of illustration – for solar and geothermal
  energy ,
  10 . The Commission has , on several occasions and with the fullest formality ,
  formulated objections to the unilateral fixing , by the Council , of financial
  ceilings in the provisions of its Regulations and Decisions .
  In a declaration that was noted in the Council 's minutes , the Commission
  considered that " the respect due to the powers of the Parliament with regard
  to non-obligatory expenditure implies that figures should not be included in
  the Council Regulation except by way of illustration with the sole aim of
  enabling the budgetary authority to have a reasonable idea of the volume of
  expenditure that will probably be involved ".
  On the occasion of the present proposal for a Regulation the Commission once
  more reiterates its request that the new total amount of financial aid should
  appear only by way of illustration .
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                                   ΑΙΓΝΕΧ
                               Prop9saL for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                                               ι
 amending Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 726 /79 as , regards the granting of f inane
 support for projects to exploit alternative energy sources
 THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to CounciJ. Regulation (EEC) No 1302/78 of 12 June 1 978 on the
granting of financial support for projects to exploit alternative energy
        1
sources . and in particular Article 11 thereof .       •
                                                       2
Having regard to the proposal froiji the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament3,
                /■                            ....
WHEREAS the maximum amount of aid to be taade available pursuant to
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1302/78 was fixed "by Council               -
Regulation (EEC) No 726/f94?
WHEREAS the developments that have occurred in the energy sector since the
entry into force of Counoil Regulation (EEC) No 726/79 make it necessary .
to increase the finance for solar energy , and geothermat " energy, initially
fixed at 22.5 m EUA for ®ach sectpr , in order to expedite the ^application of
these technologies ;
WHEREAS the Commission has submitted to the Council estimates
relating to expenditure            for the overall five-year programme and for
its various sectors :
  OJ No L 158 of 16.6.1978 , p. 3
20J
30J
40J No L 93 of 12.4.1979, P. 2.
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
                                     Article 1
The Sole Article of Reguiatisn (HO) No ?26/79 ia replaced by the followingj
                                " Sole Article
1 . The maximum amount of aid to be granted pursuant to Regulation (EEC ) No 1302/78
      is hereby estimated , |py way of illustration, at 200 million European units of
      account for the .whole of the five-year programing .
2 . The following maxima »re estimated          by way of illustration , for the
   , following sectors ;                    i
                                                                    (million EUA)
      - liquefaction and gasification of solid fuels        .             100
         exploitation of geothermal fields                                 50
      - 'exploitation of solar energy                                      50
3 „ . The figures contained in the first and second paragraphs sire given purely
for guidance purposes » _
The Commission may, within Hihe limit of 200 million European units of account ,
modify this apportionment by up to \Q(%> of any of the sectoral amounts ,"
                                    Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into foKce on the third day following its publication
 in the Official JournaL of the European Communities ,
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
 Done .at Luxembourg                          For the Council ,
                                              The President