CELEX: 51990PC0220
Language: en
Date: 1990-06-13
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1056/72 ON NOTIFYING THE COMMISSION OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY SECTORS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           COM(90) 220 final
                                           Brussels, 13 June 1990
                       Amendment to the proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                    AMENDING REGULATION (EEC) N° 1056/72
  ON NOnFïINGr THE COMMISSION OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS OP INTEREST TO THE
    COMMUNITY IN THE PETHXEDM, NATURAL GAS AND ELB2ERICT3Y SECTORS
          (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                              of the EEC-Treaty)
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                           EXPLANATORY MHCRANDHM
The European Parliament examined the proposal for a Council Directive on
energy investments during its April 1990 plenary session. Following the
debate, Parliament adopted 13 amendments and a legislative resolution.
The Commission declared that it was able to accept the 5 amendments
incorporated into the attached amended proposal, that is, amendment Nos. 1,
3, 5, 9 and 11.
The Commission declared that it could not accept the other amendments
adopted by the European Parliament, since they altered the objectives or
the framework of the proposal.
Amendment 2 seeks to extend the concept of optimum allocation of resources
to other aspects apart from economic aspects, thereby exceeding the
framework of the Commission's proposal which concerns the exchange of
information relating to investment projects.
Amendment 4 refers to Community financial commitments with a view to the
establishment of the internal market for energy and exceeds the framework
of this proposal.
Amendment 6 requires much closer cooperation at Community level and
therefore goes beyond the proposed exchange of information.
Amendment 7 ought to have specified the maximum time limit for submission
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of information in order for the exchange of information to be of some
value.
Amendment 8 provides for the provision of information on proposed
alternative solutions, that is, energy savings; this is an interesting
concept, tut it could be incorporated in a*.energy policy instrument and not
in this regulation.
Amendment 10, which makes provision for the Commission to make other
proposals, exceeds the exchange of information envisaged.
Amendment 12, which requires the submission of a report on aspects which
are not all covered by the amended regulation, ...
Amendment 13 duplicates European or national standards.
 ---pagebreak---                              Amendment to the propos*I for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                          AMENDING REGULATION (EEC) N° 1056/72
       ON NTJTIFÏING THE COMMISSION OP INVESTMENT PROTECTS OF INTEREST TO THE
          GOMMUNTIY IN THE PEEH3LBDM, NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICIT* SECTORS
 Text proposed by the Commission *)              Amendments adopted by the E.P. and
                                                 accepted by the Commission
                                             Amendment No. 1
Fifth recital                                Fifth recital
Whereas     the   completion    of    the    Whereas      the    completion    of  the
 Internal Energy Market requires that         Internal Energy Market requires that
future investments should contribute          future investments should contribute
to    the    optimum   allocation      of     to   the     optimum    allocation    of
available resources in a Community            available energy       resources in a
context and so benefit consumers in           Community context and so benefit
the Community;                                users     and     consumers     in   the
                                              Commun ily ;
                                              Amendment No. 3
                                              6th recital to read
Whereas the Commission must be able           "Whereas the Commission must be able
to inform the other Member States             to inform the other Member States
concerned of any investment project           concerned of any investment projects
which may be of Community interest,           which may be of Community interest,
 in order to permit the coordination          in order to provide for timely
necessary      to  ensure    that    this     consultations between the parties
 investment will be consistent with           concerned, and thus to permit the
the internal energy market;                   coordinateon     necessary    to ensure
                                              that    thi s    investment     will  be
                                              consi stent with the Internal Energy
                                              Market";
                                             Amendment No. 5
Recital 7                                    Recital 7
Whereas to that end the Commission           Whereas to that end the Commission
should be informed of such projects          should be informed of such projects
at the feasibility study stage               at an early stage, at which plans
                                             can still be altered;
*)
    0J N. C 250 of 3.10.1989,p. 5.
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    Amendment No. 9
    After the 5th indent in Article 2 of
     Regulation (EEC) No. 1056/72, add:
     "The geographical areas to benefit
     from the proposed new investment."
    Amendment No. 11
    After Article 2a, insert Article 2b:
    2b. The compilation and forwarding
    of information on new projects in
    the energy sector must not cause any
    additional delay in the realization
    of the planned investments.
 ---pagebreak---                          ORAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
embodying the opinion of the European Parliament on the proposal from the
Commission to the Council for a regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No.
1056/72 on notifying the Commission of investment projects of interest to the
Community in the petroleum, natural gas and electricity sectors
The European Parliament,
   having regard to the proposal from the Commission to the Council1,
   having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 213 of the EEC
   Treaty (Doc. C 3-155/89)
   having regard to the report of the Committee on Energy, Research and
   Technology and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary
   Affairs and Industrial Policy and the Committee on Legal Affairs and
   Citizens' Rights (Doc. A 3-44/90),
1. Approves the Commission proposal subject to Parliament's amendments and in
   accordance with the vote thereon;
2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from
   the text approved by the Parliament;
3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council    intend to make substantial
   modifications to the Commission's proposal;
4. Instructs its   President  to  forward  this  opinion  to  the Council  and
   Commission.
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