Article 1 
1. Member States shall, before 15 April of each year, communicate to the Commission the information they have obtained on the basis of the provisions of paragraph 2 concerning investment projects listed in the Annex which relate to the production, transport, storage and distribution of petroleum, natural gas or electric power and on which work is scheduled to start within three years, in the case of projects in the petroleum and natural gas sectors, or within five years, in the case of projects in the electricity sector; such communication must take account of the latest developments in the situation. Member States shall add to their communications any comments they may have. 2. In order to fulfil the obligation laid down in paragraph 1, the persons and undertakings concerned shall, before 15 March of each year, communicate details of investment projects referred to in paragraph 1 to the Member States in whose territory they are planning to carry them out. However, this provision shall not apply where the Member State concerned decides to use other means of supplying the Commission with information on the investment projects referred to in paragraph 1. 3. The communication provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall, moreover, indicate the volume of capacities in commission or under construction or which are scheduled to be taken out of commission within three years. 4. When calculating capacities or dimensions mentioned in the Annex, the Member States, persons or undertakings concerned shall take into account all parts of a project, insofar as together they constitute a technically indivisible whole, even where the project is carried out in several successive stages. 5. The communication provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also cover investment projects of which the major features (location, contractor, undertaking, technical features, etc.) may, in whole or in part, be subject to further review or to final authorization by a competent authority. Article 2 1. With regard to investment projects planned or in progress, any communication as referred to in Article 1 shall indicate the following: - the precise purpose and nature of such investments, - the planned capacity or power, - the probable date of commissioning, - the type of raw materials used. As regards any proposed withdrawal from service, communications shall indicate the following: - the character and the capacity or power of the installations concerned, - the probable date when the installations will be withdrawn from service. 2. Within the limits laid down by this Regulation and the Annex thereto, the Commission is authorized to adopt implementing provisions concerning the form, content and other details of the communications provided for in Article 1. Article 3 The Commission shall place before the Council a summary of the information obtained pursuant to this Regulation. Article 4 Information forwarded pursuant to this Regulation shall be treated as confidential. This provision shall not prevent the publication of general information or of summaries not containing particulars concerning individual undertakings. Article 5 Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure observance of the obligations arising under Articles 1 (2) and 4. Article 6 At the end of a period of five years, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation and how it has contributed to the objectives pursued. The report shall be accompanied by the requisite proposals. Article 7 Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 is hereby repealed. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No C 346, 23. 12. 1995, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996. (3) OJ No C 18, 22. 1. 1996, p. 107. (4) OJ No L 120, 25. 5. 1972, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 (OJ No L 140, 28. 5. 1976, p. 1).
Article 2 
1. With regard to investment projects planned or in progress, any communication as referred to in Article 1 shall indicate the following: - the precise purpose and nature of such investments, - the planned capacity or power, - the probable date of commissioning, - the type of raw materials used. As regards any proposed withdrawal from service, communications shall indicate the following: - the character and the capacity or power of the installations concerned, - the probable date when the installations will be withdrawn from service. 2. Within the limits laid down by this Regulation and the Annex thereto, the Commission is authorized to adopt implementing provisions concerning the form, content and other details of the communications provided for in Article 1. Article 3 The Commission shall place before the Council a summary of the information obtained pursuant to this Regulation. Article 4 Information forwarded pursuant to this Regulation shall be treated as confidential. This provision shall not prevent the publication of general information or of summaries not containing particulars concerning individual undertakings. Article 5 Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure observance of the obligations arising under Articles 1 (2) and 4. Article 6 At the end of a period of five years, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation and how it has contributed to the objectives pursued. The report shall be accompanied by the requisite proposals. Article 7 Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 is hereby repealed. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No C 346, 23. 12. 1995, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996. (3) OJ No C 18, 22. 1. 1996, p. 107. (4) OJ No L 120, 25. 5. 1972, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 (OJ No L 140, 28. 5. 1976, p. 1).
Article 3 
The Commission shall place before the Council a summary of the information obtained pursuant to this Regulation. Article 4 Information forwarded pursuant to this Regulation shall be treated as confidential. This provision shall not prevent the publication of general information or of summaries not containing particulars concerning individual undertakings. Article 5 Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure observance of the obligations arising under Articles 1 (2) and 4. Article 6 At the end of a period of five years, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation and how it has contributed to the objectives pursued. The report shall be accompanied by the requisite proposals. Article 7 Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 is hereby repealed. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No C 346, 23. 12. 1995, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996. (3) OJ No C 18, 22. 1. 1996, p. 107. (4) OJ No L 120, 25. 5. 1972, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 (OJ No L 140, 28. 5. 1976, p. 1).
Article 4 
Information forwarded pursuant to this Regulation shall be treated as confidential. This provision shall not prevent the publication of general information or of summaries not containing particulars concerning individual undertakings. Article 5 Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure observance of the obligations arising under Articles 1 (2) and 4. Article 6 At the end of a period of five years, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation and how it has contributed to the objectives pursued. The report shall be accompanied by the requisite proposals. Article 7 Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 is hereby repealed. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No C 346, 23. 12. 1995, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996. (3) OJ No C 18, 22. 1. 1996, p. 107. (4) OJ No L 120, 25. 5. 1972, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 (OJ No L 140, 28. 5. 1976, p. 1).
Article 5 
Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure observance of the obligations arising under Articles 1 (2) and 4. Article 6 At the end of a period of five years, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation and how it has contributed to the objectives pursued. The report shall be accompanied by the requisite proposals. Article 7 Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 is hereby repealed. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No C 346, 23. 12. 1995, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996. (3) OJ No C 18, 22. 1. 1996, p. 107. (4) OJ No L 120, 25. 5. 1972, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 (OJ No L 140, 28. 5. 1976, p. 1).
Article 6 
At the end of a period of five years, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation and how it has contributed to the objectives pursued. The report shall be accompanied by the requisite proposals. Article 7 Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 is hereby repealed. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No C 346, 23. 12. 1995, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996. (3) OJ No C 18, 22. 1. 1996, p. 107. (4) OJ No L 120, 25. 5. 1972, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 (OJ No L 140, 28. 5. 1976, p. 1).
Article 7 
Regulation (EEC) No 1056/72 is hereby repealed. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No C 346, 23. 12. 1995, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996. (3) OJ No C 18, 22. 1. 1996, p. 107. (4) OJ No L 120, 25. 5. 1972, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 (OJ No L 140, 28. 5. 1976, p. 1).
Article 8 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No C 346, 23. 12. 1995, p. 10. (2) OJ No C 17, 22. 1. 1996. (3) OJ No C 18, 22. 1. 1996, p. 107. (4) OJ No L 120, 25. 5. 1972, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1215/76 (OJ No L 140, 28. 5. 1976, p. 1).