CELEX: 51995PC0391(08)
Language: en
Date: 1995-07-26
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION OF REPEALING RECOMMENDATION 76/496/EEC ON THE RATIONAL USE OF ENERGY FOR ELECTRICAL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                              Brussels, 26.07.1995
                                              COM(95) 391 final
                                                 95/0214 (CNS)
                                                 95/0215 (CNS)
                                                 95/0216 (CNS)
                                                 95/0217 (CNS)
                      COMMISSION REPORT
         A REVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENERGY LEGISLATION
             COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE TEXTS
                IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY POLICY
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                  COMMISSION REPORT
                    A REVIEW OF COMMUNITY ENERGY LEGISLATION
The European Council held in Brussels in December 1993 stressed the importance of
streamlining and simplifying certain legislative acts for economic operators, notably small
businesses.
In its conclusions, the European Council referred to the Commission's White Paper
indicating, among other things, that Member States should pay particular attention to
improving flexibility within firms and on the labour market, by eliminating excessively
rigid regulations, and through greater mobility.
In this context, the Council meeting on energy of 29 November 1994 asked the
Commission to present a report on Community energy legislation, with proposals aimed
at streamlining and simplifying Community legislation where necessary and possible.
In response, the Commission has just examined the legislation on the rational use of
energy and on oil. In accordance with the suggestions made when the issue was first
examined by the Council, the Commission formally consulted the SAVE advisory
committee (on the provisions relating to energy efficiency) and the Industry Supply
Advisory Group (ISAG). The Commission has taken full account in this report of the
opinions expressed.
Furthermore, in September 1994 the Commission set up a group of independent experts
on legal and administrative simplification, chaired by Mr Bernhard Molitor. This group
was given the remit of examining the impact of Community and national legislation on
employment and competitiveness, with a view to streamlining and simplifying it where
possible and of reporting to the Commission before the European Council in Cannes.
This group, after meeting nine times, adopted this report at its latest meeting on 10 June.
The European Council in Cannes took note of it. At the time, the Commission gave a
generally favourable reception to the proposals of the general chapter of the report.
Among these proposals, the group suggests that the existing legislation should be tested
for its usefulness, impact on the economy and readability.
The Commission also took account of those criteria when drafting this report on the
review of Community energy legislation.
The Commission's proposals made in line with its current thinking and the underlying
reasons are set out below. They are grouped into subjects (rational use, oil), and each is
subdivided into two headings. The first lists the acts which could be repealed. The second
contains the acts which should be maintained, in some cases subject to amendments.
The Commission intends to continue with this revision exercice of energy legislation in
other areas not covered at present by this report.
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 ---pagebreak--- Acts to be ^repealed
From 1^76Çtôt!Ï979, "theV Council and the Commission made! various^
recommendations concerning measures intended to allow a more rational use of
energy. After examining their scope, the Commission has concluded that they
have now lost much of their practical value.                             ,1
1:      76/492/EEC:
        Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy by
       promoting the thermal insulation of buildings.
       This recommendation proposes the organization of public information
        campaigns, so as to publicize the most suitable means of improving the
       insulation of dwellings and adopt harmonized reference standards for
       thermal insulation at Community level.
2.      76/493/EEC:
       Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy in
       the heating systems of existing buildings.
       This act proposes that in existing buildings occupied part time or as
       dwellings, heating systems should be fitted with a system for varying their
       heat consumption. It also proposes periodic maintenance and inspection of
       heat generators and the installation of hot water metering in apartment
       buildings.
3.     77/712/EEC:
       Council recommendation of 25 October 1977 on the regulating of space
       heating, the production of domestic hot water and the metering of heat in
       new buildings.
       This act promotes the variation and monitoring of heat consumption in
       buildings, and of temperatures while premises are occupied or unoccupied.
       Domestic hot water should not enter the circuit at over 60° Celsius and
       meters should be installed in new buildings to enable heat to be measured
       and costs to be shared fairly between occupants.
4.     79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom:
       Council recommendation of 5 February 1979 on the reduction of energy
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       requirements for buildings in the Community
       This recommendation proposed investment programmes up to 1985 aimed
       at reducing energy demand by improving thermal insulation in buildings,
       reducing superfluous ventilation and improving the efficiency of heating
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 5/r     88/285/EE&
         Commission Recommendation of 29 March 1988 on third party financing.
         This proposés measures to Member States for promoting thirîd-party
         financing of investments in energy efficiency, such as the elimination of
         various legal and administrative barriers, incentives to private or public
         enterprise, granting of subsidies, etc.
 Since these five recommendations were drawn up, the areas concerned have again
been covered by Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993*.to limit
 carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE). Since they
 have been overtaken by the Community legislative process and are no longer
relevant, the Commission considers that these recommendations (Nos 1 to 5)
 should no longer figure arnong the legislative acts and other instruments relating
to energy.
Two other recommendations are worth examining:
6.       76/496/EEC:
         Council recommendation of 4 May 1976 on the rational use of energy for
         electrical household appliances.
        This recommends the adoption of all appropriate measures to inform
        purchasers of the energy consumption of each appliance by means of
        labelling, and national information campaigns.
        The scope of the recommendation has already been covered in the Council
        Directive of 14 May 1979 on the indication by labelling of the energy
        consumption of household appliances (79/530/EEC), which was itself
        repealed and replaced by Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September
         1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of
        the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances.
The Commission therefore considers that this recommendation should no longer
figure among the legislative acts and other instruments relating to energy.
7.      80/823/EEC:
        Commission recommendation of 29 July 1980 on the rational use of
        energy in industrial enterprises.
        The principle of the Community "Energy Bus" programme was based on
        that recommendation, and was the only concrete effect of it. The.
        programme no longer exists. The principles contained in the
        recommendation have also been incorporated in Directive 93/76/EEC
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                                             The other parts of the recommendation are no longer relevant. For
                                             example, the Commission has not updated the Community information
                                             system, technical assistance and consultation database for the past ten
                                             years; furthermore, the agreement between the Commission and the parties
                                             interested in achieving the objectives of the Community "Energy Bus",
                                             programme no longer exists:
                                     The Commission therefore considers that this recommendation should no longer
                                     figure among the legislative acts and other instruments relating to energy.
                     b.              Acts which should not be repealed
                                     In contrast to the texts mentioned above in the report, some legislative acts
                                     concerning energy efficiency, partly out of date, could be maintained,, either
                                     because they are not fully covered by the SAVE Directive or another legislative
                                     act, or because they are still of value in achieving the objective of improving
                                     energy use.
                                      1.     77/713/EEC:
                                             Council recommendation of 25 October 1977 on the rational use of energy
                                             in industrial undertakings
                                             This recommendation is currently covered only very partially by Directive
                                             93/76/EEC (SAVE) which concerns only "programmes with the aim of
                                             promoting the regular completion of energy audits ...", whereas
                                             recommendation 77/713/EEC also mentions:
                                             •       the setting-up of public bodies or departments to mount campaigns
                                                     to provide information and increase awareness, and to encourage
                                                     energy savings;
                                             •       an exchange of experience at national level, and possibly at
                                                     Community level;
                                             •       a chapter on energy in industrial undertakings' annual reports.
                                            The Commission therefore considers that, despite is non-binding nature,
                                            this recommendation could usefully be maintained.
                                     2.      78/170/EEC:
                                            Council Directive of 13 February 1978 on the performance of heat
                                            generators for space heating and the production of hot water in new or
                                            existing non-industrial buildings and on the insulation of heat and domestic
                                            hot-water distribution in new non-industrial buildings
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                           ' 1992 en efficiency requirements fornew hot-water boilers fired with liquid
                              or gaseous fuels, but it is different in a number of ways, so could be
                              maintained.
                              The main differences between the two Directives are:                •
                                     Directive 78/170 covers all fuels, whereas Directive 92/42 covers
                                      only liquid or gaseous fuels;
                                      Directive 78/170 makes reference to all forms of secondary energy,
                                      i.e. all heat generators and not only hot-water boilers; *
                                      Directive 78/170 also covers insulation of heat and hot-water
                                      distribution, whereas this is not covered by the new Directive
                                      92/42;
                                      Directive 78/170 relates to heating installations as a whole,
                                      whereas Directive 92/42 covers only water boilers;
                                      finally, the new Directive 92/42 makes reference only to new hot-
                                     water boilers rated at 4 to 400 kW, whereas Directive 78/170 also
                                      covers hot-air and steam boilers with no power limit.
                              The Commission therefore proposes that Directive 78/170/EEC be
                              maintained since it has a broader coverage than Directive 92/42/EEC.
             B.       Oil legislation
                      The Commission has also examined certain legislative acts concerning oil, with
                      the following results:                                                                       ,
                      a.      Legislative acts to be repealed
                              1.      1038/79 (EEC):
                                     Council Regulation (EEC) of 24 May 1979 on Community support
                                     for a hydrocarbon exploration project in Greenland.
                                     The project was abandoned long ago. The act is therefore no
                                     longer relevant and the Commission proposes that it be repealed.
                              2.     Other Community acts are no longer of any practical application.
                                     They relate to the notification of the Commission of imports and
                                     exports of qrude oil and natural gas. The application of these acts
                                     was suspended in 1981, after consulting the IS AG.
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                             The Regulations concerned are.
                              i       1055/72:
                                     Regulation (EEC) No of the Council of Ï8 May
                                      1972 on notifying the Commission of imports of
                                     crude oil and natural gas.
                             2.      3254/74:     .
                                      Council Regulation (EEC) of 17 December 1974,
                                     applying Regulation (BEC) No 1055/72 on notifying
                                     the Commission of imports of crude oil and natural
                                     gas, to petroleum products falling within
                                     subheadings 27.10 A, B, C I and C II of the
                                     Common Customs Tariff.
                             The six-monthly notifications (enterprises' actual figures)
                             and annual notifications (forecasts) required from the
                             Member States under the two above-mentioned Regulations
                             were abandoned for all crude oil and gas imports owing to
                             a structural change in the market (spot contracts replacing
                             long-term contracts for oil). Furthermore, increasingly
                             detailed data for crude oil and natural gas have been
                             obtained on a monthly basis via the Statistical Office of the
                             European Communities (Eurostat) on the basis of the
                             available customs data.
                     The Commission therefore proposes that these two Regulations be
                     repealed. The two corresponding Commission implementing
                     Regulations (Nos 1068/73 and 2677/75) will also be repealed as a
                     consequence.
                     (ii)    Notification of the Commission of exports of crude oil and
                             natural gas.
                             1.      388/75:
                                     Regulation (EEC) of the Council of 13 February
                                     1975 on notifying the Commission of exports of
                                     crude oil and natural gas to third countries.
                                     These notifications have also been abandoned, since
                                     they also proved to be much'less detailed than the
                                     information available from Eurostat (mainly the
                                     customs data) and covered only part of crude oil
                                     and natural gas exports.
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Acts which should not be repealed
Other legislative acts concerning oil also need to be reviewed regarding
their real usefulness.
1.      76/491/EEC:
        Council Directive of 4 May 1976 regarding a Community
        procedure for information and consultation on the prices*of crude
        oil and petroleum products in the Community.
        This Directive was introduced after the first oil crisis in order to
        monitor the supply conditions for crude oil and petroleum products,
        and the operation of the market in the Member States. It helped to
        make costs and prices of petroleum products more transparent,
        essential to the smooth operation of the markets, notably the free
        movement of goods in the Community.
        Since the principle of this Directive is still very useful today, the
        Commission proposes that it be maintained.
        On the other hand, the implementing provisions of Directive
        76/491/EEC were set out in a Commission Decision (77/190/EEC),
        and amended several times by subsequent Decisions (Nos
        79/607/EEC and 81/883/EEC).
        The implementing provisions contain a number of tables to be
        filled in, some of which could be eliminated, as the information
        they contain is no longer relevant. The Commission should
        simplify these decisions. The group of experts on oil prices has
        agreed with the Commission to simplify the data required, as set
        out in an Annex to the report.
Legislative acts which should be maintained for the time being.
The Commission has also examined the three other legislative texts
mentioned below.
1.      77/186/EEC:
        Council Decision of 14 February 1977 on.the exporting of crude
        oil and petroleum products from one Member State to another in
        the event of supply difficulties.
 ---pagebreak---  This Decision is based on former Article 103(4) of the EC Treaty
 and should allow, with the Commission's authorization, principally:
         exports to another Member State to be made subject to a
         system of licences to be granted automatically for a
         minimum period of 15 working days and a maximum of
         one month (Article 1);
         the suspension of the issue of all export licences to Member
         States for 10 working days, the shortening of their duration
         or even their withdrawal (Article 2).
 The essential ground for this Decision was initially (in 1977) to
restrict or limit oil trade in the event of excessive price disparities
between Member States, which would have led to uncontrolled
flows.
The Decision has become extremely difficult to implement,
however, owing to the abolition of customs formalities and
controls. There is no way of checking that petroleum products
crossing a "frontier" have received a licence, except by setting up
an ad hoc administrative procedure.
This Decision should be repealed eventually, but Member States'
experts (in the ISAG) consider that owing to the strategic nature of
oil supplies and the difficulties that the Community could face with
external supplies, Decision 77/186 should be repealed only in the
context of a new directive on crisis measures.
This new directive, which the Commission has at the conception
stage, will propose appropriate measures to protect the security of
Community supplies in a crisis, while complying with the rules of
the Treaty. A proposal along these lines will be made as soon as
possible.
77/706/EEC:
Council Decision of 7 November 1977 on the setting of a
Community target for a reduction in the consumption of primary
sources of energy in the event of difficulties in the supply of crude
oil and petroleum products.
This Decision was prepared and adopted in 1977, at a time when
France had not yet joined the International Energy Agency (IEA)
and was not therefore bound to abide by the Agency's rules, in
particular the obligation to reduce oil consumption in case of
supply difficulties (Articles 13 and 14 of the IEP). Decision 77/706
therefore set percentage quotas for reducing consumption,
harmonized overall with the IEA provisions and applicable to all
Member States.
 ---pagebreak---                  In addition, there was a concern to achieve genuine solidarity
                 between the Member States. Decision 77/706 accordingly provided,
                 in a second phase (known as C2), for a possibility for additional
                 and differentiated reductions of consumption between Member
                 States, according to their ability to substitute other energy sources
                 (coal, etc.) for oil in power stations.
                 This idea - though an interesting one - was not applied in practice
                 since the possibilities for substituting petroleum products in power
                 stations very quickly became almost insignificant.
                 Decision 77/706 is therefore no longer relevant, except as regards
                 the provision allowing the coordination of national measures to
                 restrict consumption. It should not therefore be repealed until a
                 new decision, organising reductions in consumption, to be made by
                 the Community as a whole in the framework of the IEA
                 mechanisms, has been adopted and implemented.
         3.      75/339/EEC:
                 Council Directive obliging the Member States to maintain
                 minimum stocks of fossil fuel at thermal power stations.
                 Several Member States consider that this Directive no longer serves
                 any purpose. Power utilities in fact keep the stocks they need at
                 power stations, regardless of the Directive.
                 The Directive is nevertheless a useful crisis measure. It would
                 therefore be preferable to assess its usefulness and decide to repeal
                 it, if appropriate, in the broader context of the examination of the
                 new crisis measures adapted to the internal market.
C. Summary of conclusions
   In summary, after examining both fields - rational use of energy and oil - the
   Commission would propose that the Council:
   a.    repeal the following acts:
                 on the rational use of energy:
                 1. Council recommendation 76/492/EEC;
                 2. Council recommendation 76/493/EEC;
                 3. Council recommendation 77/712/EEC;
                 4. Council recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom;
 ---pagebreak---                   5. Council recommendation 76/496/EEC;                  -v.:.-
                  on oil:
                  1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1038/79;
                  2. Regulation (EEC) No 1055/72 of the Council;
                  3. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/74;
                  4. Regulation (EEC) No 388/75 of the Council.
b.        to maintain Council Directive 76/491/EEC, subject to the necessary
          amendments to the Commission implementing Decision (77/190/EEC), as
          set out in the annex to the report.
c.        to maintain:
                  regarding rational use of energy:
                  1. Council Recommendation 77/713/EEC;
                  2. Council Directive 78/170/EEC;
d.       to maintain for the time being
                  regarding oil:
                  1. Council Decision 77/186/EEC;
                  2. Council Decision 77/706/EEC;
                  3. Council Directive 75/339/EEC.
If it is decided to repeal the measures as proposed above, the Commission, for its
part, will have to repeal the following acts:
         regarding the rational use of energy:
          1.      Commission recommendation 88/285/EEC;
         2.       Commission recommendation 80/823/EEC.
         regarding oil:
          1.      Regulation (EEC) No 1068/73 of the Commission;
         2.       Regulation (EEC) No 2677/75 of the Commission;
         3.       Regulation (EEC) No 2678/75 of the Commission.
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 ---pagebreak--- D.      Additional declaration by the Commission
Although resolutions are not legislative acts and cannot therefore be repealed, the
Commission thought fit to express its view on the usefulness of each of the resolutions
that the Council presidency had submitted to the Commission for review and possible
repeal.
The Commission feels that the following resolutions, already incorporated into a binding
legislative act, namely the SAVE Directive, are no longer of use. There is therefore no
longer any need to continue publishing them or make reference to them in future
legislative acts:
1.       Council Resolution of 17 December 1974 on a Community action programme on
        the rational utilization of energy;
2.       Council resolution of 15 March 1985 on the rational use of energy in the building
         sector.
The position of the following resolution on the other hand is a little different, since its
annex contains useful reference information, such as recommended measures for
encouraging energy savings in agriculture, commerce, transport, etc.:
3.      Council resolution of 9 June 1980 concerning new lines of action by the
        Community in the field of energy saving.
The Commission would therefore prefer that this resolution be maintained.
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                       ANNEX on t ^
                   Decision 77/)30/EEC. irjf Directive 76/491/EEC concerningim^§r^^W
                          information and consultation procedure for oil prices                                                         ^-
                  Application Decision 77/190/EEC and its subsequent amendments could be simplified by
                  eliminating certain tables which are no longer useful, namely tables 1 and 3 annexed to
                 the implementing Decision:
                              table 1:                            -           crude oil prices - import prices FOB
                              Many countries no longer have this information and it is no longer of interest in
                              the present context.
                                                                              crude oil prices - import prices CIF
                               Countries send this information every month as part of the crude oil records. The
                              quarterly information can therefore be eliminated;
                              table 3 :                           -           prices of imported petroleum products.
                              The information sent by the Member States is not uniform and is not very
                              representative in certain cases.
                 On the other hand, we feel that tables 2 and 5 must be retained, so as to be able to follow
                 the trend of the margin at the refinery stage, which is very useful information also given
                 in the document on refining:
                              table 2:                            -           crude oil supply cost (CIF) (imports and local production).
                              This table gives a global figure for all supplies in tonnes and barrels and the
                              relevant CIF price. This information is not available from the Statistical Office or
                              other bodies;
                                 table 5:                         -           inland market net sales proceeds and ex-refinery netback
                                                                              including distribution costs.
                              The information sent by the Member States corresponds to the accounting data
                              sent by the oil companies on à basis clearly defined in the Directive's
                              implementing decision. Moreover, in many Member States, the companies are
                              bound to send this information to the Ministries concerned.
                 Table 4 should also be retained as it provides for the monthly notification of consumer
                 prices:
                              table 4:                            -           consumer prices of petroleum products on the 15th of the
                                                                              month (including taxes).
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 ---pagebreak--- This information is notified on a monthly basis and published in thé oil bulletin^
In view of the interest of the information to the Commission and the Ministries^
and professional organisations, which enables monitoring of trends in consumer,
prices on various markets, the table should be retained.
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 ---pagebreak---                 COMMUNICATION     FROM   THE    COMMISSION
          CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE TEXTS
                              IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY POLICY
As a follow-up to the conclusions reached in the Commission's report on the Review
of Community Energy legislation on energy the Commission proposes that the
following acts be repealed :
               Regulation 388/75/EEC on notifying the Commission of export of crude
               oil and natural gas to third countries
               Regulation 1055/72/EEC on notifying the Commission of imports of
               crude oil and natural gas and Regulation 3254/74/EEC applying
               Regulation 1055/72/EEC
               Regulation 1038/79/EEC on Community support for a hydrocarbon
               exploration project in Greenland
               Recommendation 76/492/EEC on the rational use of energy by
               promoting the thermal insulation of buildings
               Recommendation 76/493/EEC on the rational use of energy in the
               heating systems of existing buildings
               Recommendation 77/712/EEC on the regulating of space heating, the
               production of domestic hot water and the metering of heat in new
               buildings
               Recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom on the reduction of
               energy requirements for buildings in the Community
               Recommendation 76/496/EEC on the rational use of energy for electrical
               household appliances
The legislative proposals necessary for repealing these acts are annexed to the
Communication.
It is proposed that the Council adopts these proposals as appropriate, according to the
relevant procedures laid down by the Treaties, following receipt of the opinions of the
European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee.
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                   repealing Regulation No 388/75/EEC ^ ^                                  .
              on notifying the Commission of exports of                            :
              crude oil and natural gas to third countries
The Council of the European Union,                                              ^
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular
Articles 5 and 213 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 Economic and Social Committee,
Whereas Regulation No 388/75/EEC was adopted at a time when the structure of the
market was very different from today's, being based mainly on long-term crude-oil supply
contracts, now replaced by "spot" contracts;
Whereas the six-monthly and annual notifications are no longer requested for all crude
oil and natural gas;
Whereas more detailed monthly information on crude oil and natural gas is now obtained
via the Statistical Office of the European Communities, notably on the basis of the
available customs data;
Whereas Regulation 388/75/EEC was designed to give the Commission access to reliable
information as required to define a prudent Community oil supply policy;
Whereas the required information currently covers only a part of crude oil and natural gas
exports;
Whereas the application of Regulation 388/75/EEC was suspended in 1981; whereas it
has never proved necessary to reactivate it;
Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain it, since it is no longer relevant,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation 388/75/EEC is hereby repealed.
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This Regulation
Done at Brussels,
                   For the Council
                   The President
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                 repealing Regulation No 1055/72 (EEC)
                      on notifying the Commission of
                   imports of crude oil and natural gas
The Council of the European Union,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in
particular Articles 5 and 213 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 Economic and Social Committee,
Whereas Regulation No 1055/72/EEC was adopted at a time when the structure
of the market was very different from today's, being based mainly on long-term
crude-oil supply contracts, now replaced by "spot" contracts;
Whereas the six-monthly and annual notifications are no longer requested for all
crude oil and natural gas;
Whereas more detailed monthly information on crude oil and natural gas is now
obtained via the Statistical Office of the European Communities, notably on the
basis of the available customs data;
Whereas Regulation 1055/72/EEC was designed to give the Commission access
to reliable information as required to define a prudent Community oil supply policy;
Whereas the required information currently covers only a part of crude oil and
natural gas exports;
Whereas the application of Regulation 1055/72/EEC was suspended in 1981;
whereas it has never seemed necessary to reactivate it;
Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain the Regulation, since it is no
longer relevant,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation 1055/72/EEC is hereby repealed.
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                         COUNCIL REGULATION
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                 repealing Regulation No 1038/79/EEC
                       on Community support for a
           hydrocarbon exploration project in Greenland
The Council of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular
Article 235 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 Economic and Social Committee,
Whereas Regulation No 1038/79/EEC was adopted to implement a specific hydrocarbon
exploration project in Greenland;
Whereas the project was completed in the time planned;
Whereas, in view of the results obtained on completion of the project, it was not
exploited commercially;
Whereas there is therefore no need to maintain a legislative act which is no longer useful,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1         .            ,
                                                                                          v
Regulation 1038/79/EEC is hereby repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                      For the Council
                                                      The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                    COUNCIL DECISION
                                          of
                     repealing recommendation 76/492/EEC
                on the rational use of energy by promoting
                         the thermal insulation of buildings
The Council of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas recommendation 76/492/EEC was adopted to implement the organization
of public information campaigns, so as to publicize the most suitable means of
improving the insulation of dwellings and adopt harmonised reference standards
for thermal insulation at Community level;
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide
emissions by improving energy efficiency;1
Whereas recommendation 76/492/EEC has been overtaken by the Community
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Recommendation 76/492/EEC is hereby repealed. *
Done at Brussels,
                                            For the Council
                                           The President
        O J L 2 3 7 , 22.9.1993, p. 28.
                                         ?o
 ---pagebreak---                                COUNCIL DECISION
                                       of
                repealing recommendation 76/493/EEC
                    on the rational use of energy in the
                   heating systems of existing buildings
The Council of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas recommendation 76/493/EEC was adopted to vary heat and hot-water
consumption in buildings occupied part time or as dwellings;
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide
emissions by improving energy efficiency;1
Whereas recommendation 76/493/EEC has been overtaken by the Community
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Recommendation 76/493/EEC is hereby repealed.
Done at Brussels,
                                        For the Council
                                        The President
1
        OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28.      ^    '
 ---pagebreak---                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                                       of
                 repealing recommendation 77/712/EEC
                     on the regulating of space heating,
               the production of domestic hot water and
                   the metering of heat in new buildings
The Council of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas recommendation 77/712/EEC was adopted to promote the variation and
monitoring of heat consumption in buildings, and of temperatures while premises
are occupied or unoccupied with a view to making sufficient energy savings;
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide
emissions by improving energy efficiency;1
Whereas recommendation 77/712/EEC has been overtaken by the Community
legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Recommendation 77/712/EEC is hereby repealed.
Done at Brussels,
                                        For the Council
                                        The President
        OJ L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28.        Ï   ?
                                          <••• C
 ---pagebreak---                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                                        of                 BiJoZI^CciJS^
   repealing recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom
              on the reduction of energy requirements for
                           buildings in the Community
The Council of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,
Whereas recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom was adopted to propose
investment programmes up to 1985 aimed at reducing energy demand by
improving thermal insulation in buildings, reducing superfluous ventilation and
improving the efficiency of heating and cooling systems;
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by
Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide
emissions by improving energy efficiency;1
Whereas recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom has been overtaken by
the Community legislative process and therefore no longer serves any useful
purpose;
Whereas the period of application of the recommendation (1979-85) has now
expired,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom is hereby repealed.
Done at Brussels,
                                          For the Council
                                          The President
        O J L 237, 22.9.1993, p. 28.
                                            ^? 2
 ---pagebreak---                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                                      •   of -'
                  repealing recommendation 76/496/EEC
                        on the rational use of energy for
                          electrical household appliances
The Council of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas recommendation 76/496/EEC was adopted to propose all appropriate measures
to inform purchasers of the energy consumption of each appliance by means of labelling
and national information campaigns;
Whereas the field covered by the recommendation has again been covered by Council
Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard
product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household
appliances;1
Whereas recommendation 76/496/EEC has been overtaken by the Community legislative
process and therefore no longer serves any useful purpose,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Recommendation 76/496/EEC is hereby repealed.
Done at Brussels,
                                           For the Council
                                           The President
        O J L 297, 13.10.1992, p. 16.
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