CELEX: 51993PC0279
Language: en
Date: 1993-07-06
Title: Amended proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE relative to the Council Directive aiming at the limitation of CO2 emissions by improving energy efficiency (presented in the framework of the SAVE programme) (COM/92/182)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           C0M(93) 279 final
                                           Brussels,  6 July 1993
                       Amended proposal for a
                          COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                              ralat ive to the
               Council Directive aiming at the limitation
            of CQ 2 emissions by improving energy efficiency
    (presented in the framework of the SAVE programmel_COM (92) 182
      (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                          of the EEC-Treaty)
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                        EXPLANATORY  UPMQRANDUM
During the session of 27 May 1993 of the European Parliament, the
Commission declared itself ready to accept in their entirety amendments
2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12 and new formulations of amendments 1, 13, 14 and 16.
 ---pagebreak---                                           Amended proposal for a
                                               COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                                                      r e l a t i v e t o the
                               Council D i r e c t i v e aiming at the l i m i t a t i o n
                         of C0 2 emissions by improving energy e f f i c i e n c y
                (presented in the framework: o f the SAVE programme) COM (92) 182
   A.       Amendment accepted
   Text proposed by the Commission of                                              Modifications made by the
            the European Communities                                             Parliament and accepted by
                                                                                                the Commission
                                                     (Amendment No. 2)
                                                            R e c i t a l 10
   Whereas new b u i l d i n g s w i l l h a v e an                       Whereas new b u i l d i n g s w i l l have an
   impact             on      long-term              energy               impact               on      long-term          energy
   consumption;          whereas t h e y              should              consumption;               whereas     they     should
    t h e r e f o r e be f i t t e d with e f f i c i e n t               t h e r e f o r e be f i t t e d with e f f i c i e n t
    thermal i n s u l a t i o n t a i l o r e d t o t h e                  thermal i n s u l a t i o n t a i l o r e d t o t h e
    local climate;                                                         l o c a l c l i m a t e ; whereas t h i s a p p l i e s
                                                                           equally                to      public-authority
                                                                           buildings t               where      the       pub l i e
                                                                           a u t h o r i t i e s should s e t an example i n
                                                                           taking environmental c o n s i d é r a t i on s
                                                                           i n t o account:
                                                      (Amendment No. 3)
                                                     R e c i t a l 12a (new)
                                                                           Whereas Improving energy e f f i c i e n c y
                                                                            i n a l l r e g i o n s of the Community w i l l
                                                                            strengthen              economic      and      social
                                                                            cohesion             in    the   Community,           as
                                                                            provided f o r in A r t i c l e 130a of t h e
                                                                            PEÇ Treaty;
                                                 (Amendment No. 6)
                                        A r t i c l e 2, f i r s t paragraph
Energy c e r t i f i c a t i o n of         buildings                  Energy c e r t i f i c a t i o n      of     buildings
s h a l l c o n s i s t of a d e s c r i p t i o n of                  s h a l l c o n s i s t o! .• d e s c r i p t i o n o!
t h e i i energy c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s which                   t h e i r energy c t u i . K t c i i s t i c s which
must            provide        information               for           must            provide          information         foi
prospective buyers.                                                    prospective                buyers    concerning          a
                                                                       building's                energy    efficiency         in
                                                                       r e l a t i o n t o p u r e l y a v a i l a b l e and
                                                                       comparable                  reX£renc_e__ f a c t o r s _ 4
                                                                       S i < m i t i ç a o t ghan^e^^_impr,ç>j/enignj;^_or
                                                                       deteriorati_pns                 in     the      energy
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         Minutes of the session of 28 May 1993 (EP 171.255)
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                                                   (Amendment No. 7)
                        Article 2, fourth paragraph, introductory phrase
Member        States        shall          take         the          Member        States            shall      take      the
appropriate            measures            in        order           appropriate measures in order                         to
progressively to bring into effect:                                  bring into effect:
                                                  (Amendment No. 9)
                                                         Article 3
Member States shall take the measures                               Member States shall take the measures
necessary to ensure the billing of                                  necessary to ensure the billing of
heating, air-conditioning and hot-                                  heating, air-conditioning and hot-
water costs on the basis of actual                                  water costs on the basis of actual
consumption in order that the cost of                               consumption in order that the cost of
these services can be apportioned                                    these services can be apportioned
between the occupiers of all or part                                 between the occupiers of all or part
of a building on the basis of the                                    of a building on the basis of the
specific guantities of heat, cold and                                specific quantities of heat, cold and
hot water consumed by each occupier.                                 hot water consumed by each occupier.
This shall apply to buildings or                                     This shall apply to buildings or
parts of buildings supplied by a                                     parts of buildings supplied by a
collective heating, air-conditioning                                 collective heating, air-conditioning
or hot-water installation.                           These           or hot-water installation. Occupants
measures shall be taken save where                                   of such buildings must be able to
technically impossible or where the                                  regulate their own consumpt i.on___of
costs exceed the savings expected.                                   heat, cold and hot water.                         These
                                                                     measures shall be taken save where
                                                                     technically impossible or where the
                                                                     costs exceed the savings expected.
                                                          (Amendment No. 12)
                                                 Article 8, second paragraph
     To      this      end,     Member        States         shall        To      this       end,      Member     Slate:-      shall
     determine              the          c.i t e q o r i v.\        of    det cimi n e              t he      cat e<i u i e s      "I
      iii'lil'.l t i.tl   est .ll )1 i Shliieilt S     loi    w h 1 < "h  i n d u s t i I.I 1    est ..hi ; slmieiit s  1 • >i   winch
     siiih        energy        audits         <\ii'      to      he      such         e n e : >.. y    and its     aie      t <.<  he
     gAXdy.aJLl.y_ introduced, on the basis of                            introduced, on the basis                      ot     then
     their contribution to carbon dioxide                                 contribution                 to     carbon       dioxide
     em i ss ions , whj?revejr_JJ_\gi?e_._ a_rç__Ji_igh ,.                emissions
 ---pagebreak---        B. Amendments accepted on the basis of new formulat ion
                                      (Amendment No               1 )
                                               Title
      Proposal for a Council Directive to                Proposal for a Council
      limit carbon dioxide emissions by                  Directive             JOKING A FRAHKWORK
      improving energy efficiency        (SAVE
                                                                             to limit carbon dioxide
      programme)
                                                         emissions              by     improving                energy
                                                         efficiency (SAVK programme)
                                                          (Thie amendment to apply throughout
                                                          the       text)
                              (Amendment N o . U )
                                   Article 9
Member States shall report to the             EPX the__JLi£SjL LAYS y_e_axs—alter
Commission every two__year£ o n the           a d o p t i o n , Member S t a t e s s h a l l r e p o r t
                                              t o t h e Commission every yjg-ar, and
results of the measures taken to
                                              a f t e r t h i s p e r i o d ever y two_.ye.ars, or.
implement this Directive.
                                              t h e r e s u l t s of t h e mo ..ou re s t a k e n t o
                                               implement t h i 3 Framework. D i r e c t i v e .
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                               (Amendment N o . 14)
                                Article 9a (new)
                                                In the thjrd. year Ah.!,...._.Çj^i«Au.i.ysL<.'».
                                                s h a l l evaluate the operation p f _ t h i s
                                                Framework               Directive _ and                   w h e re.
                                                necessary,                submit       more          detailed
                                                 proposals,
                                 (Amendment N o . 16)
                         Article 1 1 ( 1 ) , first subparagraph
   1 . Member States shall bring ixito              1 . Member States ;hall bring into
   force   the laws,   regulations a n d            force          the laws, regulations and
   administrative provisions necessary              administrative pi <>• is i ons necessar y
   to comply with this Directive n o t              to        comply          with      T hi s        Framework
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