14.6.2006 

Time

Subject

                                                         Acquis references

EC Speaker

9.00

Opening

Christian DANIELSSON
ELARG

New and renewable sources of energy and demand management – part I

9.10

Renewable sources of energy

·        Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market (OJ L 283 27/10/2001 p.0033 - 0040) pdf

9.40

Questions

Karina VEUM
TREN D1

9.55

cont'd

• Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport (OJ L 123 17/05/2003 L 0042 - 0046) pdf

10.25

Questions

Karina VEUM
TREN D1

10.40

Coffee break

11.00

Demand management - Labelling

·     Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances, OJ  L 297, 13/10/1992, p. 0016 - 0019 Html  implemented by various Commission Directives (94/2/EC; 95/12/EC; 95/13/EC; 96/60/EC; 97/17/EC; 98/11/EC; 2002/31/EC; 2002/40/EC; 2003/66/EC)

11.30

Questions

Matthew KESTNER
TREN D3

11.45

Demand management - Cogeneration

• Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC (OJ L 052 21/02/2004 p. 0050 - 0060) pdf

12.15

Questions

Guido DE WILT
TREN D1

12.30

Lunch break

14.00

Demand management– Energy services

• Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on energy end-use and energy services and repealing Council Directive 93/76/EEC (OJ L 114 27/04/2006 p. 0064-0085)  pdf

14.15

Questions

Randall BOWIE
Guido de WILT
TREN D1

 

14.30

Demand management - Buildings

• Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 001  04/01/2003 p. 0065 - 007)  pdf

14.45

Questions

Randall BOWIE
Guido de WILT
TREN D1

Nuclear energy

15.00

Supply of fuels

• Regulation of the Supply Agency of the European Atomic Energy Community of 5 May 1960 determining the manner in which demand is to be balanced against the supply of ores, source materials and special fissile materials (OJ P 032 11/05/1960 p. 0777 – 0779) Html modified by: Html
• Commission Decision 93/428/Euratom of 19 July 1993 on a procedure for the application of the second paragraph of Article 53 of the EAEC Treaty (Only Portuguese text is authentic) Official journal L 197, 06/08/1993, p. 0054 – 0056
• Commission Decision 94/285/Euratom of 21 February 1994 relating to a procedure in application of the second paragraph of Article 53 of the Euratom Treaty (Only German text is authentic) (OJ L 122 17/05/1994 p. 0030 - 0036) html  
• Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 66/2006 of 16 January 2006 exempting the transfer of small quantities of ores, source materials and special fissile materials from the rules of the chapter on supplies (Official Journal L 011 , 17/01/2006 P. 0006 - 0008)

15.10

Questions

Tamas BARSI
Euratom Supply Agency

15.20

Radiation Protection

Chapter 3 of the Euratom Treaty (Art. 33, 35, 37)

Basic safety standards and supplementary legislation derived from chapter 3 (see below)

• Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation (OJ L 159 29/06/1996 p. 0001 – 0114) Html Consolidated text pdf
• Council Directive 97/43/Euratom of 30 June 1997 on health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionizing radiation in relation to medical exposure, and repealing Directive 84/466/Euratom (OJ L 180, 09/07/1997, p. 0022 – 0027) Html
• Council Directive 90/641 Euratom of 4 December 1990 on the operational protection of outside workers exposed to the risk of ionizing radiation during their activities in controlled areas (OJ L-349 of 13/12/90 page 21) pdf

• Council Directive 2003/122/Euratom of 22 December 2003 on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources (OJ L 346 31/12/2003 p. 0057 – 0064)  pdf
• Council Regulation 737/90/EEC of 22 March 1990 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power-station.
  (OJ L-82 of 29/03/90 page 1) pdf
• Council Regulation No 616/2000 of 20 March 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station.
  (OJ L-75 of 24/03/2000 page 1) pdf

16.00

Coffee break

16.15

Cont'd

• Commission Regulation (EC) 1661/1999 of 27 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power-station (OJ L 197 29/07/1999 p. 0017 – 0024) pdf  (as modified by Commission Regulations 1621/2001/EC pdf , 1608/2002) pdf

• Commission Regulation (EC) 1609/2000 of 24 July 2000 establishing a list of products excluded from the application of Council Regulation (EEC) 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station (OJ L 185 25/07/2000 p. 0027 – 0029)  pdf

• Council Directive 92/3/Euratom of 3 February 1992 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste between Member States and into and out of the Community (OJ L 035 12/02/1992 p. 0024 – 0028)  Html

• Council Regulation Euratom 1493/93 of 8 June 1993 on shipments of radioactive substances between Member States, Official journal L 148, 19/06/1993, p. 0001 – 0007

·         Council Decision 87/600/Euratom of 14 December 1987 on Community arrangements for the early exchange of information in the event of a radiological emergency (OJ L 371 30/12/1987 p. 0076 – 0078) Html

·         Council Directive 89/618 Euratom of 27 November 1989 on informing the general public about health protection measures to be applied and steps to be taken in the event of a radiological emergency. (OJ L-357 of 07/12/89 page 31) pdf

16.35

Questions

Blanca ANDRΙS ORDAX TREN H1

16.55

International agreements: Nuclear

International Conventions and Euratom agreements

Chapter X (Euratom Treaty):

• Council Decision 80/565/Euratom of 9 June 1980 approving the conclusion by the Commission of the International Convention on the physical protection of nuclear material (OJ L 149 17/06/1980 p. 0041 – 0041) (adhesion of Euratom on 06/09/1991) Html

• Commission Decision 1999/819/Euratom of 16 November 1999 concerning the accession to the 1994 Convention on Nuclear Safety by the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) pdf
• Council Decision 2005/84/Euratom of 8 March 2005 approving the accession of the European Atomic Energy Community to the ‘Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management’  pdf
• COMMISSION DECISION of 25 November 2005 concerning the accession of the European Atomic Energy Community to the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (2005/844/Euratom) pdf
• COMMISSION DECISION of 25 November 2005 concerning the accession of the European Atomic Energy Community to the Convention on Assistance in the case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (2005/845/Euratom) pdf

17.10

Questions

Stefanos Kardaras H1

17.20

Nuclear safeguards

• Chapter VII (Euratom Treaty)
• Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 302/2005 of 8 February 2005 on the application of Euratom safeguards - Council/Commission statement, Official Journal L 054 , 28/02/2005 P. 0001 – 0071[1] pdf
• Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Finland, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency in Implementation of Article iii, (1) and (4) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons html
• Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency in implementation of Article III (1) and (4) of the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons (78/164/Euratom) – Protocol (OJ L 51 , 22/02/1978, pp. 1-26) html

Safeguards aspects of International Agreements

17.40

Questions

Blanca ANDRΙS ORDAX TREN H1

New and renewable sources of energy and demand management – part II

17.55

Demand management - Ecodesign

• Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Official journal L 191, 22/07/2005 p. 0029 - 0058  implemented by:

·     Council Directive 92/42/EEC of 21 May 1992 on efficiency requirements for new hot-water boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels, OJL L 167,  22/06/1992, p. 0017 - 0028 –Finnish ed: chapter 13 vol. 23 p. 0055 – special Swedish edition: chapter 13 vol. 23 p. 0055 Html

·     Directive 96/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 September 1996 on energy efficiency requirements for household electric refrigerators, freezers and combinations thereof, Official journal L 236, 18/09/1996, p. 0036 - 0043

·    Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on energy efficiency requirements for ballasts for fluorescent lighting    Official Journal L 279 , 01/11/2000 P. 0033  pd

18.10

Questions

Andrαs TOTH
TREN D3

18.25

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