15.05.2006 

Time

Subject

                                                         Acquis references

EC Speaker

09.30

Opening & Introduction

Martin HARVEY
ELARG

Hans VAN STEEN
TREN A3

Conventional sources of energy

10.00

Electricity

• Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (OJ L 176 15/07/2003 p. 0037 – 0055) pdf rectified by: pdf (EUR-Lex: 12.30) consolidated version: pdf
• Regulation (EC) 1228/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity (OJ L 176 15/07/2003 p. 0001 - 0010) pdf modified by  pdf (EUR-Lex: 12.30)
• Directive 2005/89/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 January 2006 concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment (OJ L 033 , 04/02/2006 P. 0022 – 0027) pdf  

Brendan DEVLIN
TREN C2

11.00

Questions

11.15

Coffee break

11.30

Gas

Market Regulation Principles

• Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 98/30/EC (OJ L 176 15/07/2003 p. 0057 – 0078) pdf rectified by: pdf (EUR-Lex: 12.50.30)

• Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply (OJL L 127 29/04/2004 p. 0092 - 0096) pdf
• Regulation (EC) No 1775/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (OJL L 289 , 03/11/2005 P. 0001 – 0013)  pdf

Brendan DEVLIN
TREN C2

12.30

Questions

12.45

Lunch break

14.30

Hydrocarbons

• Council Directive 68/414/EEC of 20 December 1968 imposing an obligation on Member States of the EEC to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products, Official journal L 308, 23/12/1968, p. 0014 – 0016  (as modified by Council Directive 98/93/EC) pdf

• Council Decision 68/416/EEC of 20 December 1968 concerning the conclusion and implementation of individual agreements between Governments relating to the obligation of Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products, Official journal L 308, 23/12/1968, p. 0019 – 0019 pdf
• Council Directive 73/238/EEC of 24 July 1973 on measures to mitigate the effects of difficulties in the supply of crude oil and petroleum products, Official journal L 228, 16/08/1973, p. 0001 - 0002

·         Council Decision 77/706/EEC of 7 November 1977 on the setting of a Community target for a reduction in the consumption of primary sources of energy in the event of difficulties in the supply of crude oil and petroleum products, Official journal L 292, 16/11/1977, p. 0009 – 0010, implemented by:  Commission Decision 79/639/EEC of 15 June 1979 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Decision 77/706/EEC, Official journal L 183, 19/07/1979, p. 0001 - 0010

• Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (OJ L 164 30/06/1994 p. 0003 – 0008) Html
• Council Regulation (EC) 2964/95 of 20 December 1995 introducing registration for crude oil imports and deliveries in the Community, Official journal L 310, 22/12/1995, p. 0005 - 0006
• Council Decision 1999/280/EC of 22 April 1999 regarding a Community procedure for information and consultation on crude oil supply costs and the consumer prices of petroleum products (OJ L 110 28/04/1999 p. 0008 – 0011) pdf implemented by: pdf

Alessandro CURATOLO
Francis
SOUPART
Philippe BRONCHART

TREN C3

15.30

Questions

15.45

Coffee break

16.00

Coal

• Council Regulation (EC) 405/2003 of 27 Feb 2003 concerning Community monitoring of imports of hard coal originating in third countries (OJ L 062 06/03/2003 p. 001) pdf

Ioannis GALANIS
TREN C3

16.15

Questions

16.30

State Aid to the Coal Industry

• Council Regulation (EC) 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 on State aid to the coal industry (OJ L 205 02/08/2002 p. 0001 - 0008) pdf

Tim Maxian Rusche
TREN A4

17.15

Questions

 16.05.2006 

New and renewable sources of energy and demand management

09.00

Intelligent Energy Europe

• Decision 1230/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 adopting a multiannual programme for action in the field of energy: "Intelligent Energy — Europe" (2003 — 2006) (OJ L 176 15/07/2003 p. 0029 – 0036) pdf
• Commission Decision 2004/20/EC of 23 Dec 2003 setting up an executive agency, the "Intelligent Energy Executive Agency", to manage Community action in field of energy in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 (OJ L 005 09/01/2004 p. 0085) pdf

Daniela MORMILE
TREN D3

10.00

Questions

10.15

Coffee break

10.30

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

·        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     

Karina VEUM
TREN D1

11.30

Questions

11.45

International agreements:
Energy Efficiency

• Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficient labelling programs for office equipment - Exchange of diplomatic Note (OJ L 172 26/06/2001 p. 0003-0030) (ratified by Council Decisions 2003/269/EC, 2005/42/EC pdf
• Regulation (EC) 2422/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on a Community energy efficiency          labelling programme for office equipment (OJ L 332 15/12/2001 p. 0001 - 0006)  pdf
• 2005/42/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 2004 determining the Community position for a decision of the Management entities under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the European Community on the coordination of energy-efficient labelling programmes for office equipment on the revision of Annex C, part II, defining monitor specifications, OJL  L 020 , 22/01/2005 P. 0024 - 0033  pdf

Stephan KOLB
TREN D3

12.15

Questions

12.30

Lunch break

14.15

Demand management

Eco-Design for products

Energy-labelling

• 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  pdf

• 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)

Andras TOTH
TREN D3

Matthew KESTNER
TREN D3

15.15

Questions

15.30

Coffee break

15.45

cont'd

Demand management-cogeneration

Energy Services Directive

Energy Buildings

• 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
• 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
• 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

Wilhelmus DE WILT
TREN D1

17.00

Questions

International agreements     

17.15

General international agreements in the domain of energy (Energy Charter)

• Final Act of the European Energy Charter Conference - Statement submitted by the European Communities to the Secretariat of the Energy Charter pursuant to Article 26(3)(b)(ii) of the Energy Charter Treaty (OJ L 380 31/12/1994 p. 0003 – 0023) Html
• Final Act of the Conference on the European Energy Charter - Annex 1: The Energy Charter Treaty - Annex 2: Decisions with respect to the Energy Charter Treaty (OJ L 380 31/12/1994 p. 0024 – 0090) Html

• Final Act of the Conference on the European Energy Charter - Annex 3: Energy Charter Protocol on energy efficiency and related environmental aspects (Official journal L 380 31/12/1994 p. 0091 – 0112) Html
• Final Act of the International Conference and Decision by the Energy Charter Conference in respect of the amendment to the trade-related provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty - Joint Declarations - Annex I: Amendment to the Trade-Related Provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty - Annex II: Decisions in connection with the Adoption of the Amendment to the Trade-Related Provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty (OJ L 252 12/09/1998 p.23)   pdf

Richard GREENWOOD
TREN C1

17.45

Questions

 17.05.2006

Nuclear energy

09.30

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)

Tamas BARSI
Euratom Supply Agency

10.15

Questions

10.30

Radiation Protection

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

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

Blanca ANDRES
TREN H1

11.15

Coffee break

11.30

Questions

11.45

Radiation protection cont'd

• 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

• 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

12.45

Questions

13.00

Lunch break

14.30

Radiation protection cont'd

Blanca ANDRES
TREN H1

15.15

Questions

15.30

Coffee break

15.45

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

Blanca ANDRES
Stefanos Kardaras
TREN H1

16.00

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

Finlay MACLEAN
TREN H3

17.00

Questions