Activites

• 2000/03/30 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 2000/647
  • OJ L 079 30.03.2000, p. 0006
• 2000/02/28 Final act signed
• 2000/02/28 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2000/02/03 Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading
  • T5-0034/2000 summary

    The European Parliament approves the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee regarding the SAVE Programme.�

• 2000/02/02 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• #2240
• 2000/01/24 Council Meeting
• 2000/01/20 Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading
  • A5-0010/2000
• 1999/12/23 Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs
  • 3634/1999
• 1999/12/09 Final decision by Conciliation Committee
• 1999/11/11 Formal meeting of Conciliation Committee
• #2210
• 1999/10/28 Council Meeting
• 1999/10/06 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading
  • T5-0043/1999 summary

    In approving Council's common position, Parliament approved a number of amendments including one to increase the budget for 1998-1999 from 64 to 68.4 million EUROS. Parliament also approved the insertion of a reference to Council Decision 99/468/EC which established new procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission with the aim of improving the involvement of the European Parliament. Parliament's Rapporteur was Ms. Nuala Ahern (Ireland, Greens).�

• 1999/10/05 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 1999/09/22 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
  • A5-0015/1999
• 1999/07/23 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
• #2195
• 1999/06/28 Council Meeting
  • 07123/1/1999 summary

    The common position takes up 3 amendments adopted by the European Parliament in its first reading and accepted by the Commission. On a number of points, it simplifies and updates the Commission's proposal by placing it clearly within the context of the multiannual framework programme for the energy sector which is the subject of Council Decision 1999/21/EC. Furthermore, the common position sets the budget for the implementation of the SAVE programme at 64 million euros (25.6 million for 1998-99 and, in the form of a reference amount, 38.4 million euros for 2000-2002). The programme will be reviewed, taking into account the priority given to activities undertaken in the energy field, before the end of the year 2000.�

• 1999/05/21 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1999)0211 summary

    The Commission's amended proposal takes into consideration 6 of the 19 amendments adopted by the European Parliament in its first reading. These amendments concern: - the need for improved utilisation of energy sources; - the importance of taking into consideration the promotion of sustainable, renewable technologies that require low energy consumption; - the dissemination of information via networks, to specific target groups or consumers in general should be reached by all the available media (publications, videos, workshops, conferences and seminars, and databases).�

• 1999/05/06 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0414/1999 summary

    Following the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam on 01/05/99, the European Parliament confirmed as its first reading under codecision procedure its vote of 11/03/99 on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision adopting a multiannual programme for the promotion of energy efficiency (1998-2002).�

• 1999/05/05 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 1999/03/11 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0187/1999 summary

    The Parliament approved the text of the Commission's proposal subject to a number of amendments that emphasise the need to support energy programmes that result in reduced pollution. The rapporteur was Ms. Undine Bloch von Blottnitz (Green, Germany). The Parliament agreed an additional objective for the programme would be to lay the foundations for the development of new instruments and mechanisms to speed up and co-ordinate market penetration by all sustainable energy technologies. Other amendments stress the importance of energy efficiency in the transport sector, the introduction of measures to encourage the switch from conventional power stations to renewable energy facilities and decentralised heat and power plants, the dissemination of information via networks, specific target groups or consumers in general, and the monitoring of energy efficiency progress.�

• 1999/03/10 Debate in Parliament
• 1999/02/23 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0084/1999
• #2132
• 1998/11/13 Council Meeting
  • 2132
• #2092
• 1998/05/11 Council Meeting
  • 2092
• 1998/02/16 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1997/11/18 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0550 summary

    OBJECTIVE: as part of the framework programme for energy 1998-2002 (CNS97302), to implement a specific multiannual programme for the promotion of energy efficiency (SAVE). SUBSTANCE: the Commission proposes continuing the SAVE programe, which has the following general objectives: - to stimulate energy efficiency measures in all sectors; - to encourage investment in energy conservation by private and public consumers and by industry; - to create the conditions for improving the energy intensity of final consumption in the Union by 1% per annum over and above any improvements deriving from other sources. The SAVE programme, for which the Commission proposes a budget of ECU 68.4 m for 1998-2002, will comprise six types of action and measure: 1) studies and measures designed to implement and supplement Community schemes for improving energy efficiency (such as voluntary agreements, development of standards, cooperative procurements and legislation); 2) targeted sectoral pilot schemes aimed at speeding up investment in energy efficency and/or improving energy use patterns; 3) measures proposed by the Commission to encourage dissemination of information (exchanges of experience and know-how); 4) measures to encourage the dissemination of information proposed by entities other than the Commission (e.g. universities, public and private organizations, energy agencies); 5) monitoring energy efficiency progress in the Community and in each Member State, and ongoing evaluation and monitoring of the schemes and measures carried out under the programme; 6) specific measures to improve energy management at regional and urban level with the aim of achieving greater cohesion between Member States and regions in the field of energy efficiency.�

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0550
• Debate in Council: 2092
• Debate in Council: 2132
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0084/1999
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0187/1999
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0414/1999
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1999)0211
• Council position published: 07123/1/1999
• Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading: A5-0015/1999
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading: T5-0043/1999
• Joint text approved by Conciliation Committee co-chairs: 3634/1999
• Report tabled for plenary, 3rd reading: A5-0010/2000
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 3rd reading: T5-0034/2000
• : Decision 2000/647
• : OJ L 079 30.03.2000, p. 0006

History

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