CELEX: 51990PC0089
Language: en
Date: 1990-03-26
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) CONCERNING THE PROMOTION OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGY IN EUROPE - THERMIE

5. 5. 90                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  N o C 111/13
              Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) concerning the promotion of
                                       energy technology in Europe — Thermie (')
                                                          COM(90) 89 final
              (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 30 March 1990)
                                                             (90/C 111/13)
              0) OJ No C 101, 22. 4. 1989, p. 3 (COM(89) 121 final).
     TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                     AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                        COMMUNITIES                                                     ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                                   Preamble unchanged
                                                    Recital 1 unchanged
                                                                                            Amendment No 1
Recital 2                                                             Recital 2
Whereas this same resolution states that one of the hori-             Whereas this same resolution states that one of the hori-
zontal objectives of Community energy policy is to                    zontal objectives of Community energy policy is to
encourage continuous and reasonably               diversified         encourage continuous and reasonably              diversified
promotion of technological innovations and appropriate                promotion of technological innovations and appropriate
dissemination of the results throughout the Community;                dissemination of the results throughout the Community;
that in spite of the present energy situation there should            that in spite of the present energy situation there should
be no relaxation of efforts to diversify the Community's              be no relaxation of efforts to diversify the Community's
energy supply and improve energy efficiency; whereas                  energy supply and improve energy efficiency; whereas
the promotion of new technologies will help to achieve                the promotion of new technologies will help to achieve
these objectives;                                                     these objectives and to ensure better protection of the
                                                                      environment from the impact of energy technologies;
                                                                                            Amendment No 2
Recital 3                                                             Recital 3
Whereas it is important to link these efforts with the                Whereas it is important to link these efforts in order to
Community strategy for science and technology as                      ensure strong coherence with the Community strategy
defined in the framework programme for Community                      for science and technology and with the specific
actions on technology R & D ;                                         programmes defined in the framework programme for
                                                                      Community actions on technology R & D , both in terms
                                                                      of programme execution and in terms of the fianancial
                                                                      status of the programme in the financial perspective.
                                               R e c i t a l s 4 to 8 u n c h a n g e d
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                      COMMUNITIES                                            ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                                                                  Amendment No 3
Recital 9                                                      Recital 9
Whereas, after the research stage, financial support          Whereas, after the research stage, financial support
should be granted in appropriate cases to projects for the    should be granted in appropriate cases to projects for the
promotion of advanced technology in the field of              promotion of advanced technology in the field of
energy;                                                       energy, and should, in particular, be used to develop the
                                                              potential of innovative small and medium-sized enter-
                                                              prises;
                                                Recital 10 unchanged
                                                                                  Amendment No 4
                                                              After the 10th recital; add a new recital to read:
                                                              Whereas it is necessary to estimate the Community
                                                              finance necessary for the execution of their action;
                                                              whereas this amount is covered by the financial
                                                              perspective attached to the Interinstitutional Agreement
                                                              of 29 June 1988 (OJ No L 185, 1988); whereas the
                                                              appropriations actually available will be determined
                                                              under the budgetary procedure in compliance with the
                                                              said Agreement;
                                                                                  Amendment No 7
Recital 11                                                     Recital 11
Whereas cooperation between undertakings in various           Whereas cooperation between undertakings in various
Member States in the field of energy technology is             Member States in the field of energy technology must be
desirable;                                                     maintained and encouraged;
                                                                                  Amendment No 8
                                                               New recitals after 11th recital:
                                                               Whereas technology transfer in the energy sector could
                                                               contribute significantly to more efficient energy
                                                               production and the reduction of pollutant emissions in
                                                               the less favoured areas of the Community and in the
                                                               developing countries;
                                                               Whereas such technology transfers should therefore be
                                                               encouraged both within the framework of existing
                                                               Community programmes and by any other appropriate
                                                               means;
                                           Recitals 12 and 13 unchanged
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                         COMMUNITIES                                                ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                                                                        Amendment No 9
                           Article 1                                                         Article 1
The Community may, under the conditions laid down in              The Community may, under the conditions laid down in
this Regulation, grant financial support for projects for         this Regulation, grant financial support for projects for
the promotion of energy technology in the fields referred         the promotion of energy technology in the fields referred
to in Article 3 and untertake the associated measures             to in Article 3 and undertake the associated measures
referred to in Article 5.                                         referred to in Article 5. The amount of Community
                                                                  expenditure deemed necessary for the execution of the
                                                                   action introduced by the present Regulation is ECU 700
                                                                   million for the period 1990 to 1994.
                                                                  The budgetary authority shall determine the appropri-
                                                                   ations available for each financial year.
                                                                                       Amendment No 10
                         Article 2 (1)                                                     Article 2 (1)
For the purpose of this Regulation, 'projects for the             For the purpose of this Regulation, 'projects for the
promotion of energy technology', hereinafter referred to          promotion of energy technology', hereinafter referred to
as 'projects', means projects designed to develop and              as 'projects', means projects designed to develop and
promote for the Community innovative technologies in              promote for the Community innovative technologies in
the field of energy and for which the implementation              the field of energy and for which the implementation
entails a large element of risk.                                  entails a large element of financial risk.
                                                                                       Amendment No 14
                         Article 3 (2)                                                     Article 3 (2)
                                                                  Amend to read as follows:
Annexes I to IV list the sectors covered by each of these         Annexes I to IV list the sectors covered by each of these
fields. These lists may be amended by the Commission to           fields. These lists may be amended by the Commission to
keep pace with changes on the energy market and/or                keep pace with technological developments after
technological developments after consulting the Advisory          consulting the Advisory Committee referred to in Article
Committee referred to in Article 8 (3).                            8 (3), and keeping Council and Parliament informed.
                                                                                        Amendment No 18
                           Article 6                                                         Article 6
(h) it must, as a rule, be carried out within Community            (h) it must be carried out within Community territory.
     territory. However, if it is in the interests of the               Only in exceptional cases, when it is absolutely
     Community to have all or part of a project carried                 essential to the interests of the Community to have
     out in a non-member State, because of the special                  all or part of a project carried out in a non-member
     characteristics of the project, such a project may also            State, because of the special characteristics of the
     receive financial support.                                         project, such a project may also receive financial
                                                                        support.
                                                    Article 7    nchanged
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                                                                                           Amendment 21
                          Article 8 (2)                                                      Article 8 (2)
                                                   Paragraph 1 unchanged
2. In the invitations to submit projects, the Commission           2. In the invitations to submit projects, the Commission
shall specify those sectors to be given priority when              shall specify those sectors to be given priority when
selecting projects. This list of priorities shall be drawn up      selecting projects. This list of priorities shall be drawn up
by the Commission after consulting the Advisory                    by the Commission after consulting the Advisory
Committee referred to in paragraph 3. It shall also                Committee referred to in paragraph 3. It shall also
specify the information applicants will be required to             specify the information applicants will be required to
supply for the purposes of selecting projects.                     supply for the purposes of selecting projects. Closer
                                                                   coordination with national schemes will avoid dupli-
                                                                   cation of similar projects.
                                                            ANNEX I
1. Buildings                                                       1. Buildings
                                             Paragraph 1.1, (a) to (e) unchanged
                                                                                          Amendment No 25
                                                                   1. Buildings
                                                                   Paragraph 1.1
                                                                   Add:
                                                                   (f) using heat from combined heat and power plants.
                                                    Paragraph 1.2 unchanged
2. Industry                                                        2. Industry
                                                                                          Amendment No 27
2.1. Projects designed to make major changes to manufacturing      2.1. Projects designed to make major changes to manufacturing
     processes by using advanced technologies to bring about            processes by using advanced technologies to bring about
     substantial reductions in energy consumption per unit of           substantial reductions in energy consumption per unit of
     product under acceptable economic conditions.                      product.
                                                                                          Amendment No 28
2.2. Projects implementing new technologies or using new           2.2. Projects implementing new technologies or using new
     equipment:                                                         equipment:
     (a) to reduce energy consumption by rationalizing an               (a) to reduce energy consumption by rationalizing or
         existing manufacturing process;                                    replacing an existing manufacturing process;
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                                COMMUNITIES                                                                            ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                                                    P a r a g r a p h 2.2 (b) u n c h a n g e d
                                                           P a r a g r a p h s 2 . 3 , 2.4 a n d 2.5 u n c h a n g e d
                                                                                                                             Amendment No 29
                                                                                               Paragraph 2.5
                                                                                              Add new indent:
                                                                                               (d) replacing pollutant technologies by those with a controllable
                                                                                                     environmental impact.
                                          P a r a g r a p h s 2 . 6 , 2.7 a n d a d d i t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n s u n c h a n g e d
3. Energy, industry, electricity and heat                                                      3. Energy, industry, electricity and heat
                                                              P a r a g r a p h s 3.1 and 3.2 u n c h a n g e d
                                                                                                                            Amendment No 30
                                                                                              Paragraph 3.2, insert new subparagraph:
                                                                                              More effective methods of reducing heat loss from motors and
                                                                                              transformers.
                                                                       P a r a g r a p h 3.3 u n c h a n g e d
                                                                                     ANNEX       II
                                                                         Paragraph 1 unchanged
2. Energy from biomass, agricultural products and waste                                       2. Energy from biomass, agricultural products and waste
                                                                                                                            Amendment No 32
Secto rs of application :                                                                      Sectors of application:
(a) direct or indirect use of biomass and all plant, animal, urban                             (a) direct or indirect use of biomass and all plant, animal, urban
     and industrial waste (') and waste from specially cultivated                                    and industrial waste (').
     energy crops;
(') Except for those types of waste which are covered by technological                         (') Except for those types of waste which are covered by technological
    projects relating to solid fuels (see Annex III below).                                         projects relating to solid fuels (see Annex III below).
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                            COMMUNITIES                                                            ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                                                                                        Amendment N o 33
(b) use of technology to produce biomass for energy purposes                   (b) use of technology to produce biomass for energy purposes
     or to convert biomass, agricultural products and waste in                       and projects entailing the use of these derivatives for direct
     order to derive fuel, and projects entailing the use of these                   and indirect energy use.
     derivatives for direct and indirect energy use.
                                                  Additional conditions unchanged
                                                     P a r a g r a p h s 3 and 4 u n c h a n g e d
5. Wind energy                                                                 5. Wind energy
                                                                                                       Amendment N o 34
Sector of application:                                                         Sector of application:
Setting up wind farms to produce electricity.                                  Setting up wind energy production units as part of an integrated
                                                                               scheme for the development of local energy sources.
                                                        ( a ) , (b) a n d (c) u n c h a n g e d
                                                                      ANNEX     III
1. Combustion                                                                  1. Combustion
                                                               (a) to (e) u n c h a n g e d
                                                                                                       Amendment N o 38
                                                                               Add new indents:
                                                                               (f) flue gas desulphurization (FGD) systems, verification of
                                                                                    output, cost of reagents, production of sludges and solids,
                                                                                    which can either be eliminated or recycled;
                                                                               (g) controlling C 0 2 produced during combustion.
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                                                    ANNEX IV unchanged
                                                           ANNEX V
                                                       Associated measures
                                                        (a) unchanged
                                                                                         Amendment No 41
(b) Circulating information and results of projects for wider      (b) Circulating information and results projection for wider
    dissemination within the Community.                                dissemination within the Community. It is necessary to
                                                                       provide a more sophisticated interrogation language for the
                                                                       Sesame data bank, to make it more user-friendly, when
                                                                       used as a promotional instrument.