COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 20 November 1978 concerning the mutual exchange of information at Community level on the siting of power stations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having noted the communication from the Commission of 13 December 1976 concerning Community action on the siting of power stations,

Having noted the opinions of the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee,

Having regard to the resolutions adopted by it on 17 December 1974 and 13 February 1975 defining inter alia the role of electric power in the context of a Community energy policy,

Having regard to the resolution adopted by it on energy and the environment on 3 March 1975,

Whereas the selection of sites for new power stations, whether nuclear or conventional, is one of the important problems raised by the development of electric power;

Whereas decisions on the siting of power stations are the responsibility of the Member States ; whereas exchanges of information between the Member States on matters relating to the siting of power stations are thus likely to make solutions to the problems involved easier to find: 1. emphasizes the need to intensify, at Community level, mutual exchanges of information on matters relating to the siting of power stations;

2. takes note of the intention of the Commission to organize, in a group of representatives nominated by the Member States and sitting under the aegis of the Energy Committee, this mutual exchange of information on problems arising out of the siting of power stations, taking into account the diversity of local situations;

3. takes note of the fact that, after consulting the Energy Committee, the Commission will submit a report to the Council on the results obtained from this exchange of information.