Industry Research and Technology No. 191, 29 May 1973

REPRODUCTIOil AUTHORIZED Srrrssels

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2)

May

1)lJ

No.

191

u-E.

.q&fts

frrid.elines and.

priority

actions

for

a _{.Ç-9_W44LI_E_E(EB§-*EQ_U!_I as} proposed

by the

Eluropean Commission (see

IRî

1[o.

18?), constitute

a suitable

basis

for

discussions on Community measures d"esigned.

to

ensure

security

of

enerry supplies

for

the

Community:

this,

in particular,

was

the

opinion

formed.

by

the council

of

Mi.nisters

of

the

}line

when

it

met

in

Brussels on 22 and 23 I,Iay 1973.

After

a

thorough-going exchange

of

views on

the

Comrmrnityrs enerry

situation

and.

outlook, the

M:inisters emphasised.

the

urgency

attachi-ng

to

the

forrmrlation

of

a

Community enerry

policy

and. took

a number

of

d.ecisions

concernilg

the

supplyirrg

of

the

Comrouraity

with

enriched. uranium, support

for

Commuitity

projects

in

the hydrocarbons

sector,

and. measures intend,ed

to

cushion

the

effects

of

any

d.ifficulties that

may

arise i:r

the

supply

of oil

and.

petroleum

products.

tr'\rr+her

particulars

on

this

subject

will

be forrnd.

in

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The European Investment Bank recently granted long-term loans totalling 60 million units of account (DM 204 million) for the

purpose of ~f.#,!CJ4!,G_1i!lC£EA1L.~It.~.TATI~ in the Federal

Republic of Germany.

The European Investment Bank is thus continuing its endeavours

to supp~ the Community with electric energy based on moden1

technology. It has previously made loans to this sec·tor

totalling 129 million units of account, four of which, amounting

to 100.6 million u.a., were made in 1972 alone; they l'lere for

financing two nuclear power stations in Ge~, one in France

and one in Belgium.

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In the proposal for a Directive concerning comiDr..lQ.S. ANI!._'roiLFR~.]§.

which it laid before the Council of ML~isters on

19

October

1972

(see IRT No. 162), the European Commission stipulated that the

hexa.chlorophene content of soaps shall not exceed

1%.

Furthermore,

the Commission is in favour of prohibiting the use of toiletries

containing he:mchlorophene for baby-care and of recommending, by

means of suitable labelling, that these products should not be used

for intimate feminine hygiene during pregnancy. It pointed this

out recent~ in its reply to a tvritten question from Mr Vredeling,

}{ember of the European Parliament, concerning the presence of

hexachlorophane in numerous cosmetics and baby-care products.

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iUth the accession of the three new ll7ember States the Community's scientific and technological potential has been increased and the

problem of research and development aims has become more topical

than ever. The European Commission therefore recently held an

EXPI.DRA'roRY DISCUSSION on the action that it should take in the

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fields of !§§._~I_I..L-!~CI~CE! .. ANll.E]J.QC.!.~M· This discussion will form the basis for the subsequent adoption of specific proposals

for action.

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The Commission's deliberations were held on the basis of a paper put up by Mr Dahrendorf, Member of the Commiscion with special responsibility for these matters. Copies of it are obtainable on request from the Industrial ru1d Scientific Information Service

(200 rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels, Belgium).

** As part of its work on the !!LI!fi:.~.('{i!I.O]{ __ OF T.I.QCl![_I.Q,AL_O_BSTACJ.:TI!S._'!£ 1,RADE, the European Commission has sent to the Council of Ministers

two further proposals for Directives, one concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to

COLD-l'lATER METERS, the other the approximation of their laws

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relating to .QQ.N;'J!.l!Y,.OUS_~.J,.A,gZINqjm_~QRIN.f! Mt~.CI!_I,m:l:~ (used chiefly on conveyor-belt systems for the loading or unloading of bulk connnodi ties) •

The harmonization procedure selected in this case is the one known as the "optional" approach, uea.."1.ing that water meters and

continuous totalizing weighing machines which satisfY the requirements specified in these Directives may be marketed and used without restriction within the Community, as may, within each liember State, instruments which have satisfied the national

approval requirements.

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The European Commission recently bru1ned a COOPERATION AGREEMENT _{• e} .,~• e = • • r w r e e

-between the two largest producers of potash in the Common Uarket, namely the Soci~t~ Corrmerciale des Potasses et de l'Azote, S.d.r.l.

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EXTENSIOU OF TH!!l RIGHT TO TENDER FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS

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-.@A SE!M!.~I.Q.N:W.?:!ill. ~ECTORS (railways, telecommunications, nuclear industries) and the rationaliza-~ion of such contracts withi.l'l the

Community are needed in order to give European dimensions to the

necessacy process of technological ii.mo'\'ation. This, in particular, was pointed out by Mr Spinelli, Men.ber of the European Commission

with special responsibility for industrial and technological

affairs, in an address to the European Parliament' a Committee on Energy, Research and Technology. The process of innovation must

also be placed on a European footing in the field of consumer g~ods

production by promoting cooperation between private firms in this

·sector, though without eliminating competition.

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A symposiur.1 on the role of the nmUSTRIAL AliD TECHNOIDGICAL _{... ..._.}

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EXPERIENCE recently acquired in NUCLF.AR POWER STATIONS in relation

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to medium-term objectives for electricity generation in the European

Community is to be held by the European Commission at the Ralais des

Congrds, Brussels, on

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June

1973.

Panel discussions on the industrial and technological importance of PROCESS HEAT and the

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-possibilities of substitution with the aid of nuclear energy will

be held at the same venue on 1 June

1973.

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A European Colloquium on the problems arising from the Q.Ow,l'~~

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THE COMMIDITTY'' S FIRST BROAD DECISIOlffl

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WITH A VIEW TO A Cm@ii01T ill!ERGY POLICY

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The guidelines a.nd priority actions for a. Community energr policy, as proposed by the European Commission (see IRT.No. 107), constitute an appropriate basis for discussions leading tot..re.rds Community measures designed to ensure the security of the Community's energy suppliesJ this, in particular, wa.s the opinion formed by the Council of Ministers of the Nine when it met in Brussels on 22 and 23 May 1973. The

Ministers took a. number of decisions with a view to the implementation of a common energy policy, after holding a detailed exchange of view·s on the Community's energy situation e~d outlook. They emphasised the urgency attaching to the formulation of a Conmunity energy policy which would ensure reliable a.nd lasting supplies for the Community on

satisfactor,y economic terms. They considered that:

Since the supply of enriched uranium to the Conmunity cannot be ensured beyond 1980 by existing plants, a policy should be adopted as soon as possible which will provide the enriched-uranium supplies essential to cover foreseeable requirements, failing which there may be a lag in the

growth of the use of nuclear energy which ~ould jeopardi~e the attaL~ment

of the chief objectives of a common energy- policy (see IRT Iro. 181 ).

The Council of Ministers considers,

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particular, that the industries of the Community must provide themselves with a uranium-~nrichment

capacity capable of meeting at least a substantial and growing proportion of the Community's requirements from the beginning of the next decade.

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and undertakings cc·ncemed, under a chairmm provided by the European

Commission. The tasks of this Committee will be to keep up to date

the surveys of the roo.r~et for enriched uranium, having regard to the

capabilities and guarantees offered by the various suppliers; to review

the basic characteristics of the various technologies from the technical

and economic standpoints; lastly, to examine means of promoting the

development of the industrial capacity required by the Community and to

·facilitate the coor1ination of measures ta!{en by the partners concerned.

The Standing Committee on Uranium Enrichment ~vill transmit to the European

Commission, by the end· of October

1973,

a report which that'boqy will 1~

before the Council of I.Iinisters before

31

December

1973.

The Community may, where essential, provide support for the implementation

of Community projects which are of paramount importance to the se'curity

of its hydrocarbons supply. To be eligible for consideration, projects

must be concerned with technological development activities connected

with e:x:plorat ion for, and product ion t storage and· transport of

h;ydrocarbons. Coill!lrunity support, in the form of loan guarantees, loans,

or mtbsidies re~able under certain conditions, shall account only for

a minori t~r share in the financing of the project.

The Council of FUniste:rs adopted a Directive, on a proposal from the

European Commission, concerning measures intended to cushion the effects

of difficulties in the supply of oil and petroleum products (see IRT

No. 161). This Directive requires the Member States to n:ake laws or

regulations, not later than 30 June

1974,

empowering them to intervene on

the market, if need be, by drawing upon emergency stocks, imposing

specific or general restrictions on consumption, and by controlling

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Under this Directive the Member States a.re a.lso required to prepare plans for action in the event of difficulties arising in the supply of petroleum and petroleum products. A special consultative procedure is

la.id do\~ to coordinate, at Community level, measures ta.ken or considered when difficulties actually occur.

The Council of Ministers ha.s inYited the European Coilnnission to submit a. modified proposal concemi..11g the nel-r system of Community a.ids to coking coal and coke, having regard to the progress ma.de in the study of this question. The r.Iinisters will reach a. decision on this matter not later than 25 June

1973.

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The Commission announced that before

31

December

1973

it would submit specific proposals to the Council on the follmri.ng points:

- the development of tics of cooperation with the energy-importing and -exporting cottntries, in the most appropriate manner;

- the setting-up a.nd organization of t!1e Cormnunity petroleum market;

- the fostering of the use of nuclear energy;

- the future role of coal in the Community's energy supply; - the use a.nd upgrading of natural ga.s;

- the problems associated with the exi~1ces of environmental protection in the implementation of a. Community energy policy;

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added to the Scientific and Tcchrdcal Librecy of the Commission of tl:e

El1ropea.n Conmunities \>thich can be consulted in the librar,y ( 1 avenue de Cortenberg,

1040

Brussels, Loi Offices, Room

1/43)

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La recherche et !'exploitation du petrole brut et du gaz naturel

(EU 17271 f) Legislation mini~re et fiscale

ORGANISATIOU DE COOPERATION ET DE DEV.E:LOPPEr!I!!NT ECONOMIQUES, Paris,

1973

, Guide to National Petroleum Council (EU 1727b)

Reyort on United States Energy Outlook

l!cLDAtr, Jolm G. & MVIS, Warren B.

National Petroleum Council, Hashington, D.C., 1973

NUCLEAR ENERGY

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...-L'energie nucl~aire

(EU 919 (317)/1973)

GUEROIT, Jules

Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1973

Economic Assessment of Reactor Systems (EU 17256)

IL!ItFE, C.E. & WRIGHT, J .R.

UK.li.EA, Reactor Group Risley- HMSO, Risley, Warrington, I.ancashire, 1972

Colloque sur les probl~mes relatifs 4 la consultation du perso~~el

(EU 17104)

Harwell, Berkshire,

27-28

September

1972

SOCTh'TE EUROPEENNE D'ENERGIE .ATOHIQUE

factors Influcncli1g the Economical Application of Fbod Irradiation

Csu

105J (331)) Proceedings of a Panel, Vienna, 14-18 June 1971

TifTTI.RUATIOUAL A'JX)j)[[C l!."'NERG'Y AG.b'UCY & FOOD lUID AGIUCULTURE ORG..:'lNIZll.TION,

Vienna, 1973

TELECOMIIUNI CATIOf!TS

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Digitale Telephonic

(EU 17259 (103))

IClJIITNDI G, Al be rt

Verlag :;Technische Rundscr.au" 7 Berne, 19'(2

Les banques de donnees (EU

17273 (1-2))

Techniques de construction des syst~es informatiques de gostion des base:1 de donnees -· Tome 1-2

GIB:U.:RT, 1Uai...."1

Centre pour le Trcitement de l 1_{information (CENTI), Paris, s.d.}

Computer Simulation of the Communication Network Experiments: An

A9plication of Stability Theor,y (E1J 17237 A)

JX;KTOR, Robert & M.\KRITh.UCIS, Spyros

International Institute of Management, Berlin,

1971

L'introduction des ordina.teurs ~~s les organismes de securit~ sociaie

(}TIU 17247) POOUST, Andre

ILO, Geneva, 1972

De Monorail (EU 17270 (639))

J~UfETZKY, E.F.J.