CELEX: 51990PC0207
Language: en
Date: 1990-05-21
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE TRANSIT OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH TRANSMISSION GRIDS ( COM ( 89 ) 336 FINAL )

14. 6. 90                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 144/7
                                                              II
                                                      (Preparatory Acts)
                                                COMMISSION
             Amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive on the transit of electricity through
                                                    transmission grids (')
                                              COM(90) 207 final. — SYN         207
             (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 22 May 1990)
                                                       (90/C 144/06)
             (') O] No C 8, 13. 1. 1990 (COM(89) 336 final).
                    ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                   AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
                                                         First recital
                                                                                        Amendment No 1
Whereas it is necessary to adopt the measures required             Whereas it is necessary to adopt the measures required
to complete the internal market during the period ending           to complete the internal market during the period ending
31 December 1992; whereas successive European Coun-                31 December 1992; whereas successive European Coun-
cils have recognized the need for a single internal mar-           cils have recognized the need for a single internal mar-
ket, and, in particular in Rhodes, the need for a single           ket, and, in particular in Rhodes, the need for a single
energy market;                                                     energy market; in order to complete the internal market
                                                                   in the electricity sector the Community must develop and
                                                                   adopt an overall energy policy plan aimed at minimizing
                                                                   risks;
                                                         Third recital
                                                                                         Amendment No 3
Whereas the completion of the internal market for                  Whereas the completion of the internal market for
energy and more particularly in the electricity sector will        energy and more particularly in the electricity sector
take into account the objective of economic and social             must take into account the objective of social economic
cohesion;                                                          and cohesion; and specifically must ensure the optimum
                                                                   supply of electricity to all citizens of all community re-
                                                                   gions, so as to raise and harmonize living standards and
                                                                   lay the foundations for development particularly in the
                                                                   most disadvantaged regions;
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                       ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                 AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
                                                         Fourth recital
                                                                                         Amendment No 4
  Whereas the objective of the single electricity market is         Whereas energy policy, more than all the other measures
  to ensure greater profitability and security of supply by          contributing to the completion of the internal market,
  freer trade without unacceptable restrictions on competi-          should take account not only of the need to reduce costs
  tion; whereas the special nature of the electricity sector         and ensure competition, but also of the need to ensure
  must be taken into account in the pursuit of this objec-          security of supply and the compatibility of methods of
  tive;                                                             generating energy with the environment;
                                                       New fifth recital
                                                                                        Amendment No 5
                                                                    Whereas, if the pursuit of this objective is to succeed,
                                                                    account must be taken of the specific characteristics of
                                                                    the electricity industry;
                                                    Former eleventh recital
                                                                                        Amendment No 8
 Whereas the financial, technical and legal conditions of          Whereas the financial, technical and legal conditions of
 such transit must, as a general rule, be worked out               such transit must be worked out directly between the
 directly between the networks concerned;                          networks concerned;
                                                   Former fourteenth recital
                                                                                   Amendments Nos 47 and 12
Whereas it could prove necessary that the Council de-             Whereas it could prove necessary that pursuant to Article
 cide, without prejudice to the Commission's own powers,           100a of the EEC Treaty the Council decide, if possible
 complementary conditions governing the modalities of             by 1 January 1993, without prejudice to the Commis-
 intra-Community transit;                                          sion's own powers, complementary conditions governing
                                                                   the modalities of intra-Community transit;
                                                   Former fifteenth recital
                                                                                       Amendment No 13
Whereas the establishment of an internal electricity              Whereas the establishment of an internal electricity mar-
market will stimulate gradual integration of national             ket will stimulate gradual integration of national elec-
electricity grids, and whereas special infrastructure mea-        tricity grids, and whereas, therefore, special infrastruc-
sures would help to speed up the linking-up of out-               ture measures and programmes will have to be undertak-
lying areas and islands in the Community to the inter-            en so as to speed up the linking-up of outlying areas and
connected grid;                                                   islands in the Community to the interconnected grid, as
                                                                  an effective and socially beneficial measure;
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                    ORIGINAL PROPOSAL                                    AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
                                         Former sixteenth recital unchanged
                                                Articles 1 to       unchanged
                         Article 4                                                           Article 4
                                                                                       Amendment No 21
If the absence of agreement is not duly motivated, or if            If the absence of agreement is not duly motivated, or if
the motivation appears unjustified or insufficient, the             the motivation appears unjustified or insufficient, the
Commission, acting on a complaint from the requesting               Commission, acting on a complaint from the applicant or
body or on its own initiative, shall put in hand the proce-         on its own initiative, shall put in hand the procedures
dures provided for by the Treaty or other applicable                provided for by the Treaty or other applicable Com-
Community legal provisions.                                         munity legal provisions.
                         Article 5                                                           Article 5
                                                                                       Amendment No 23
Before 1 January 1993, without prejudice to the Com-                If possible before 1 January 1993, without prejudice to
mission's own powers, the Council will decide — as far              the Commission's own powers, the Council will decide
as necessary and in conformity with Article 100a of the             — as far as necessary and in conformity with Article
Treaty — principles and complementary conditions                    100a of the Treaty — principles and complementary
governing the modalities of transit.                                conditions governing the modalities of transit.
                                                  T h e r e s t is nchanged