CELEX: 51986PC0433
Language: en
Date: 1986-07-11
Title: AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) INSTITUTING A COMMUNITY PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN LESS-FAVOURED REGIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BY EXPLOITING INDIGENOUS ENERGY POTENTIAL ( VALOREN PROGRAMME )

1.8.86                                      Official Journal of the European Communities                               N o C 194/7
              Amendments to the proposal for a Council Regulation instituting a Community programme for
              the development of certain less-favoured regions of the Community by exploiting indigenous
                                            energy potential (VALOREN programme) (')
                                                          COM(86) 433 final
               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of
                                                   the EEC Treaty on 11 July 1986)
                                                            (86/C 194/07)
 1. The 10 th recital shall be replaced by the following:               4. The first indent of Article 4 (2) (a) shall be replaced
                                                                           by the following:
    'Whereas, in the regions qualifying for assistance
    under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2618/80 of                           'investment projects designed to reduce specific
    7 October 1980 instituting a specific Community                        energy consumption, such as insulation, regulation,
    regional development measure contributing to                           lagging, load balancing, and work connected with
    improving security of energy supply in certain                         the rationalization of production processes/.
    Community regions by way of improved use of new
    techniques for hydro-electric power and alternative                 5. The first indent in Article 4 (2) (b) shall be replaced
    energy sources (4) as amended by Regulation                            by the following:
    (EEC) No 218/84 (5), and under Council Regulation
    (EEC) No 2619/80 of 7 October 1980 instituting a
    specific Community regional development measure                        'investment projects to secure efficient utilization of
    contributing to the improvement of the economic and                    natural gas, combined           heat and       electricity
    social situation of the border areas of Ireland and                    generation, recovery of waste heat and the
    Northern Ireland (6), as amended by Regulation                         replacement of oil products by urban, agricultural
    (EEC) No 3637/85 (7), additional measures are                          and industrial waste, by lignite or peat and by agri-
    required to augment and supplement the assistance                      culture and forestry by-products,'.
    available.
                                                                        6. The heading in Article 4 (3) (a) shall be replaced by
                                                                           the following:
    (4) OJ No L 271, 15. 10. 1980, p. 23.
    O   O J N o L 2 7 , 31. 1. 1984, p. 19.                                'survey and studies which particularly in the light of
    0)  OJ No L 271, 15. 10. 1980, p. 28.                                  the results obtained by way of Community research,
    O   OJ No L 350, 27. 12. 1985, p. 6.'                                  development and demonstration programmes in the
                                                                           energy field are aimed at:'.
 2. The 12th and final recital shall be replaced by the                 7. Article 6 (2) shall be replaced by the following:
    following:
                                                                           'The following shall be eligible for Fund assistance in
    'Whereas Community assistance must be provided                         respect of operations referred to in Article 5: public
    under multiannual programmes drawn up by the                           authorities, local and regional authorities, other
    competent authorities of the Member States                             bodies, businesses, cooperatives or individuals.'
    concerned; whereas the Commission, in approving
    the programmes, should establish that the measures
                                                                        8. Article 6 (4) (a) shall be replaced by the following:
    planned are in keeping with this Regulation.'
                                                                           'Aid granted under the Community programme shall
 3. The first phrase in Article 4 (1) (a) shall be replaced                not be combined with aid provided for elsewhere
    by the following:                                                      in the Fund Regulation or in Regulations (EEC)
                                                                           No 2618/80, as amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                           No 218/84, and (EEC) N o 2619/80, as amended by
    'the following renewable energy sources: solar and                     Regulation (EEC) N o 3637/85.'
    wind energy, biomass, energy valorization of urban
    and industrial waste, small-scale hydro-power and
    geothermal energy.'                                                 9. The following shall be added to Article 7:
                                                                           '— the drawing-up and implementation of the
                                                                           programme shall be closely coordinated with policies
O OJ No L 147, 14. 6. 1986, p. 4.                                          and     financial    instruments    at national       and
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    Community levels, and in particular with the                          'in the latter case, the information must   contain, in
    European Social Fund, the European Investment                         particular, an estimate of the new           jobs and
    Bank and the New Community Instrument.'                               productive activities that will result       from the
10. In the Annex, point 2 (b) (i) shall be replaced by the                measures provided for in the programme      and of the
    following:                                                            planned technology transfers'.
    'forecasts for investment in alternative and renewable
    energies (solar and wind energy, biomass, energy
    valorization of urban and industrial waste, small-scale           12. In the Annex the following shall be added to point
    hydro-power and geothermal energy), location of                       4(d):
    projects, and information on their technical
    advancement and economic feasibility;'.                               'the description must be, accompanied by information
11. In the Annex the phrase in the second set of brackets                 regarding the national authorites' intentions as to the
    in point 2 (b) (vi) shall be deleted and the following,               use of resources provided under the Community's
    without brackets, added:                                              other structural financial instruments;'.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 fixing the
                                         conversion rates to be applied in agriculture
                                                       COM(86) 435 final
                                (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 July 1986)
                                                         (86/C 194/08)
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
             Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
             Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the
             unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common
             agricultural policy ('), and in particular Article 2 (3) 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 Monetary Committee.
             Whereas the representative rates currently applicable were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC)
             No 1678/85 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No . . . ./86; whereas a check has
             revealed an error in Annexes IV and X of the said Regulation in respect of products processed
             from agricultural products; whereas the Annexes in question should, therefore, be corrected,
              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                             Article 1
             Annexes IV and X to Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 are hereby replaced by the Annexes to
             this Regulation.
                                                             Article 2
             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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.
             O OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1.
             (2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11.