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 (presented by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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DE LA COMMISSION
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DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM (89) 221
Vol. 1989/0075
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         COM(89 ) 221 final
                            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 )
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              Modified proposed Council Decision concerning the adoption of a
              community Action Programme for Improving the efficiency of
              e:e^ncity use , presented by the Commission of the European
              communities by virtue of Article 149 § 3 of the Treaty
             • EXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION             AMENDMENTS PRESENTED BY THE
             OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                  EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                                                         ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                                       ( Àmndment 1 )
                                                      Second récital
       Whereas in      it* resolution of 16             *“*re** ih its resolution of 16
      September 1986 concerning new energy              September 1 986 concerning new energy
      policy objectives for 1995 the                    policy objectives         ibr~ 1995 and
      Council called for a vigorous policy             ■ggnverqence of the       Policies    of rh *
      for energy saving ;                             ttCfflhfr BUtifff the Council called for
                                                      a vigorous policy for energy saving ;
                                                    ( Amendaient 2 )
                                                   Récital Sa ( new )
                                                    Whereas an Immédiate conséquence of
                                                    saving energy is the saving, of non-
                                                    renewable ray materials and a
                                                    resulting reduction in the pollution
                                                    of the environments and whereas this
                                                    is therefore consistent with the
                                                   objectives laid down by Article 130r(1 )
                                                   of the Treaty of Rome ;
                                                  ( Amendaient 3 )
                                                  Xighth récital
                                                  Qhereas ,        f·     a   first     step ,   a
  Whereas a       Community Action Program*
  should be instituted to achieve these           Coeeunity Action Programme should be
                                                  instituted           to     achieve       these
  objectives , and        whereas    the EEC
                                                  objectives ,        and    whereas    tne    rtC
  Treaty has not provided            for the
                                                  Treaty       has   not    provided    for    the
  necessary’s powers to achieve these
                                                  necessary        powers    to   echi eve these
  obj ectives .                        ' ' ' 'S..
                                                  objectives .
   <" + ) OJ C 30 7, 2.12.1988 , p. 6
PV 4
                                       - 45 -                                  PE 130.925
 ---pagebreak---        TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION      AMENDMENTS PRESENTED BY THE
      OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES           EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                                            ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                                 ( iMndMnt 5 )
                                                 Article 5(3 )
3 . The Commission shall report regularly    3 . The    Commission     ahall        report
    to
    L.     the Council , to   the  European      regularly to the Council , to the
    Parliament and to the Economic and
    P                                            European Parliament and to the
    Social Committee on . the progress ®f        Economic and Social Committee on the
    the . Community Action Programme .  The      progress of    the Community Action
    first such report shall be made not          Programme .    The first such report
    later than nine months following the         shall be made not later than nine
    adoption of this Decision .                  months following the adoption of
                                                 this  Decision    end  where if X, £T–ai.
                                                 lntervils not exceeding glqfaEgga.
                                                                   PE 130-925
 ---pagebreak---   TEXT PROPOSED BY- THE COMMISSION ' '  - " AMENDMENTS PRESENTED BY THE
 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                                            ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                                   ( Amandmwnt 6 )
                                                  ANNEX TC DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
                                                   Po i^n t       Con syme£;_ 2.£j^o rrna t i cri
                                                   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
                                                 ind accounts .
                                                ( Amendment 7 )
                                               ANNEX TO DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
                                              - Point
                                                Poin t Î    1 , Consum er information
                                                New indent after the first indent
                                             - the improvemen t of the–label liftfl.
                                                 system to            include–thfi–fol lwlM-
                                                 ffiflfrnres : appropriateness Standards
                                                               iioB patina»;
                                                      ( Amendment 12 )
                                                        ANNEX TO THE DRAFT DtCISION
                                               Point 2 , Technical 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_ajm_bejng_to
                                                   § 3f eguard_consumer_i nt erest s_whji le
                                                  protec tin g the int eres ts of the
                                                  comaun ity_as_a_whole ,
      I
 PV 4                            A>                                                   PE 130.925
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 ---pagebreak---            PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION       AMENDMENTS PRESENTED BY THE
    C c THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES            EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
                                            ACCEPTED BY THE COMMISSION
                                              ( iMnéMnt;         8 , 10 , 11 )
                                              AiWSX TO DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION
                                             Po2nt _3 4 E ff i_c_i enc_f_es of e l e c t r : c a L
                                             aggl2anc2ss _ a nd_ecu' CDeç :
                                            First indent
the     establishment   of  collaboretie«  – the      establishment             of collaboration
between manufacturers to improve the           between manufacturers to improve the
efficiency        of   appliances     and      efficiency           of          appliances           and
ecpj ipment ;                                  equipment      and         in     Particular          the"
                                              fitting ...gf - .thermostats                       to aU
                                              elftc.tricid sgalpatept with a heatjj^
                                              eleaent :
         Second to fourth indents inclusive unchanged
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