CELEX: 51989PC0221
Language: en
Date: 1989-05-24
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRICITY USE

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        C0M(89) 221 final
                                        Brussels, 24 May 1989
                           Amendment to the
                            Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL DECISION
     concerning the adoption of a Community Action Programme for
      improving the efficiency of electricity use
   (presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of
                    Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)
 ---pagebreak---         Modified proposed Council Decision concerning the adoption of a
        Community Action Programme for Improving the efficiency of
        electricity use, presented by the Commission of the European
        Communities by virtue of Article 149 § 3 of the Treaty.
        TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION        AMENDMENTS PRESENTED BY THE
        OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES             EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                                               ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                              (Amendment 1)
                                             Second recital
   Vhereas in     its resolution of 16         Whereas in its resolution of 16
   September 1986 concerning new energy       September 1986 concerning new energy
   policy    objectives   for   1995 the       policy objectives      ifor- 1995 and
   Council called for a vigorous policy        convergence of the policies of the
  for energy saving;                          fffhff afitifl the Council called for
                                              a vigorous policy for energy saving;
                                            (Amendment 2)
                                            Recital 5a (new)
                                             Whereas an immediate conseauence of
                                             saving energy is the savina. of non-
                                             renewable raw materials and a
                                             resulting reduction in the pollution
                                             ôT~the environments and whereas this
                                             is therefore consistent with the
                                          ,  objectives laid down by Article 130r(1)
                                             of the Treaty of Roue;
                                            (Amendment 3)
                                            lighth rmcital
                                                                   f1r
  Uhereas * Community Action Programme      <*«*•»• »          •       ! L J S i d be
  should be instituted to achieve these     Co-unity Action Progra»* » * » £ * *
  objectives, and     whereas   the. EEC    institute       to     achieve       th«M
  Treaty has not provided       for the     objectives, and       whereas - - - *
  lecessarya powers to achieve these        Treaty has not provided for cie
  objectives.                          —•   £c...ary Powers to achieve these
                                            objectives.
   C+) OJ C 307, 2.12.1988, p. 6
                                  . 45 -                             Pi 130.925
?y 4 -T
 ---pagebreak---        TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION      AMENDMENTS PRESENTED BY THE
       OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES          EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                                            ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
     The Commission shall report regularly   J.The     Cemmissio*     shall     report
     to the Council, to       the European     regularly to the Council, to the
     Parliament and to the Economic and        European    Parliament    and to the
     Social Committee on . the progress ef     Economic and Social Committee on the
     the.Community Action Programme.    Tme    progress ef the Community Action
     first such report shall be made not       Programme.     The first such report
        *- s.T- ~U
      .ater than aine months following the     shall se made not later than nine
     adaption of this Decision                 months following the adoption of
                                               thie Decision     mrid^-fcharaaftar at
                                               interval» not exceeding eiohteen
                                     JU^
PV 4                                                             PE 130.925
                                                                                       3
 ---pagebreak---     TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION      AMENDMENTS' PRESENTED BY THE
   OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES           EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                                         ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                              (Amendment 6)
                                             ANNXX TO DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
                                              •?2iQÎ_li„Consume^_2riforrr;STicr:
                                              First incent
  the provision     of   information by      the    provison     of information by
  electricty    distributors,   consumer     electricity distributors, consumer
  organisations and, where appropriate,     organisations           and,         where
  by Member State Governments.              appropriate,        by     Member    state
                                            Governments, including more detailed
                                            information about tariffs, metering
                                            and accounts.
                                            (Amendment 7)     ^_
                                           ANNEX TO DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
                                          - Point Î* Consumer information
                                            New indent after thê~fïrst~Tndent
                                         - the improvement of the—lateUifttt
                                            svetem to       include the f o l l w H W
                                            features; approprlntfnfSff Standard»
                                                                          .Qt WJC
                                                (Amendment 12)
                                                 ANNEX TO THE DRAFT DÉCISION
                                           Point 2, T-echnical advice, second indent
   activities by professional              - activities by professional
   institutions concerned with- the           institutions concerned with the
   specification and installation of          specification and installation of
   electrical equipment to ensure that        electrical equipment to ensure that
   their members are adequately               their members are adequately
   informed on the efficient use of           informed on the efficient use of
   electricity.                               electricity, the_aim_being_tg
                                              saiesyâ£d_çonsumer_interests_while
                                             ftro£8S*inq, the_jnterests_pf_the
                                             commynit*_as_a_whole,
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       EXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION        AMENDMENTS PRESENTED BY THE
    O c THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES             EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                                             ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                               (MftMufeonts      8, 10, 11 X- "
                                               A2WEX TO DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
       .                                      Point ~5L Efficiencies of eLectr-caL
                                            . aggliancies and ecuicfisent
                                             First indent
- the establishment of co11Aborttit*        - the establishment of collaboration
  between manufacturers to improve the         between manufacturers to improve the
  efficiency      of    appliances    and.      efficiency         of     appliances      and
  equipment;                                    eouiament and          in particular the"
                                               fittina        of    thermostats      to ail
                                               +\f~+i«om\      tmiimfnt with • h t a U M
                                               liMttJu
          Second to fourth indents inclusive unchanged
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                                               - <»rov^           electronic     £PiiJLC2l    d
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                                                  rnpainoDtion.        bv   use    Of im?tt.
                                                  rtidt na a n d cc> ntro1 aicroprcicesaary;
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Commission of the European Communities
COM(89) 221 final
Amendment to the proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
concerning the adoption of a Community action programme for improv-
ing the efficiency of electricity use
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) of the EEC
Treaty)
24.5.1989
Office for Officiai Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 — 5 pp. — Format: 21.0 x 29.7 cm
EN
ISSN 0254-1475                                                         '
ISBN 92-77-49995-8
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-202-EN-C
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 ---pagebreak---                                           ISSN 0254-1475
COM(89) 221 final
 DOCUMENTS
Amendment to the proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
concerning the adoption of a Community action
programme for improving the efficiency of
electricity use
(presented by the Commission pursuant to
Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty)
 12                                     24.5.1989
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-202-EN-C
ISBN 92-77-49995-8
€
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES