1356th Meeting of the Council (Energy). Council Press Release 9355/89 (Presse 187), Luxembourg, 30 October 1989

PRESS

RELEASE

93 55/ 89 (Presse 187)

1356th Council meeting

-

ENERGY

-Luxembourg, 30 October 1989

President:

Press Service - Rue de la Lor 170 -'1048 Brussels Tel. 2346231 - 2346319 - 2346808 - Telefax : 2348026

Mr Roger FAUROUX,

Minister

for

Industry and

Town and Country Planning

of

the

French Republic

The Governments

of

the Member States and

the

Commission

of

the

European

Communities rÿere represented as follows:

Be Igium:

i{r tJilIy

CLAES

Mr

Elie

DEIT,ORME

Denmark:

Mr Jens BILGRAV-NIELSEN

Germany:

Mr

Dieter

von trrÜRZEN

Greece:

Mr Constantinos LYBEROPOULOS

Spain:

Mr Claudio ARANZADI

France:

Mr Roger FAUROUX

Ireland:

Deputy Prime

Minister,

Minister

for

Economic

Affairs

State Secretary

for

Energy

Minister

for

Energy

State Secretary, Federal

Ministry

of

Economic

Affairs

Ambassador, Permanent Representative

Minister

for

Industry and Energy

Minister

for

Industry and Town and

Country Planning

Mr Bobby

MOLLOY

Minister

of

State

at

the

Department

of

Energy

I taly :

Netherlands:

Mr R.1,. DE KORTE

PortuSal:

Minister

for

Economic

Affairs

Mr

Luis

Fernando de MIRA

AMARAL

Minister

for

Industry and Energy

United Kingdom:

Mr Peter MORRISON

Minister

for

State Department of Energy

o

oo

Commission:

Mr Antonio CARDOSO E CUNHA Member

9355/89 (Presse 187)

thy/LGljrb

EN

-3-THEMIE PROGRAMME

ihe

Corr"il

examined the main aspects

of

the programme

for

the promotion of energy technology

for

Europe (THERMIE _{programme), on which}

it is

_{awaiting the}

European Parliamentrs Opinion,

while the

Economic and Social Committee delivered

its

Opinion on 12

JuIy

1989.

It

shoüId be noted

that

the

purpose

_of

the proposed programme

is to

replace the

energy demonstration

projects

and hydrocarbon technology programmes when they expire on 31 December 1989.

fhe

aspects thus examined

particularly

concerned:

-

the

total

amount

of

appropriations considered necessary

for

carrying

out

the proSramme;

-

the maximum

rate

of

support which could be granted

for

dissemination projects;

-

the

procedures

to

be

laid

down

for

the

implementing decisions under the programme ('icomitologyrr aspects) .

At

the

close

of

discussions,

i§

was noted

that

views had converged on two of these

points,

but

that

the

question

of

the

total

amount considered

n""""J.ry

required

further

clarification

vJhich

the

Permanent Representatives Committee had been

instructed

to

provide.

The Council

wilI

resume

its

examination

of this

proposal once

it

has received the

t

TRANSPARENCY OF GAS AND ELECÎRICITY PRICES CHARGED 10 INDUSTRIAL END-USERS

The Council

carried out

an

initial

examination

of

the proposal

for

a Directive

submitted

in this

connection by the Commission, on which

it is

awaiting the

Qpinions

of

the

European Parliament and

the

Economic and Social Committee.

this

examination revealed a broad convergence

of

views on the

principle

of ensuring

the

transparency

of

prices

as proposed by the Commission, and

concerning,

in

particular,

the

communication

of

data

relating

to:

-

the prices

and terms

of

sale

of

gas and

electricity to

industrial

end-users;

-

the

price

systems

in

use.

This

convergence

of

views

also

covered

the

recognition

of

the need

to

Suarantee

the

confidentiality

of

the

data which would thus be communicated.

In addition,

the

principle

of

providing

for

the

possibility of

specific

clauses

for

fledgling

industries

encountered

a

favourable

reaction,

subiect

to

further

examination

of

the

practical

arrangements

for it.

The Council

instructed the

Permanent Representatives Committee

to

continue

its

detailed

examination

of

the various provisions

Iikety

to

be considered

in

the

Iight of

the

aforementioned

guidelines.

The Council,

for its part, will

resume

examination

of this

proposal when

it

has received the Opinions

of

the

Çuropean Parliament and

the

Economic and Social Committee.

9355/89 (Presse 187)

thy/LGljrb

EN

-5.-TRANSIT OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH TRANSMTSSION GRIDS

the

Council held an

initial

examination

of

the proposal

for

a

Directive

submitted

in this

connection by the Commission and on which

it is

ah,aiting the Opinions of

the

European Parliament and

the

Economic and Social Comnittee.

this

examination

primarily

concerned the general purpose

of the Directive,

namely

an increase

in

intra-Community exchanges

of electricity

by means

of

the

development

of transfrontier transit

through transmission grids.

It

was pointed

out,

moreover, on

this

occasion

that this

was without preiudice to

the

separate problem

of transport for the

account

of third parties

(r'common

carrierrr)

and required

further

study by the Commission.

It

was also noted

that

views converged

to a

large

extent

as

to

the Directive applying

solely to transfrontier transit

beth,een Member States.

the

CounciI,

noting that

other aspects such as the

detailed

implementing

arrangements should be examined

in

greater depth,

instructed the

Permanent

Representatives Committee

to carry out this

examination.

The Council

will

continue

its

proceedings once

it

has

to

hand the Opinions

of

the

TRANSIT OF NATURAL GAS THROUGH TTIE MAJOR SYSÎEMS

the

Council held a general discussion on the proposal

for

a Directive

submitted

in this

connection by the

comission,

on which the opinions

of

the

European parliament and

the

Economic and Social Committee are awaited, which enabled the Member

states

to

state

their

approaches

in

principle

towards the

matter,

particularly

in

the

tight of

the

specific

characteristics

of

the

gas

sector.

At

the

close

of this

exchange

of

views, the Council agreed

to

continue

its

proceedings on

the

subiect once

it

had obtained the opinions

of

the

European Parliament and

the

Economic and

social

Committee.

INVESTMENT PROJECTS OF INTEREST LO THE COMMUNITY IN THE PEIROLEUM, NAÎURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY SECTORS

The Council

carried out

an

initial

examination

of

the Commission proposal

designed

to

amend

the

1972 Regulation on

notifying

the Commission

of

investment

projects

of

interest

to

the

corununity

in

the petroleum,

natural

gas and

electricitY

sectors.

This examinatron enabled Member States

to

state

their

approaches

of

principle

towards the matter.

At

the

close

of its

discussions,

the

Council noted

that

it

would have

to

continue

exarnination

of this

matter when

it

had obtained the Opinions

of

the

European Parliament and

the

Economic and

social

committee.

9355/89 (Presse 187) tljlylLcl

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EN

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_{des porspectlvos}

flnanelères

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sur cet

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proposltlons.

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sur

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