Der Europäische Rat beschloß auf seiner Sitzung am 17./18. Juni 2004 u.a. den Annex 16 mit Änderungen am Textentwurf für eine Europäischen Verfassung, die den Energieteil der Verfassung betreffen (die in Artikel III-157 vorgenommenen Änderungen sind rot markiert).

ANNEX 16
(revised Annex 39 from CIG 81/04)

Article I-13: Areas of shared competence

2.  Shared competence applies in the following  principal areas:

(a)  internal market,
(b)  social policy, for aspects defined in  art III,
(c)  economic, social and territorial cohesion,
(d)  agriculture and fisheries, excluding  the conservation of marine biological resources,
(e)  environment,
(f)  consumer protection,
(g)  transport,
(h)  trans-European networks,
(i)  energy,
(j)  area of freedom, security and justice,
(k)  common safety concerns in public health matters, for aspects defined in  art III.
 


Article III-157
 

1.  In establishing  an internal market and with regard for the need to preserve and improve the environment, Union policy on energy shall aim to:

(a)  ensure the functioning  of the energy market,

(b)  ensure security of energy supply in the Union, and

(c)  promote energy efficiency and saving  and the development of new and renewable forms of energy.

2.  The measures necessary to achieve the objectives in paragraph 1 shall be enacted in European laws or framework laws. Such laws shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.Without prejudice to the application of other provisions of the Constitution, the  objectives of paragraph 1 shall be achieved by measures enacted in European laws or framework laws.  Such laws or framework laws shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.

Such laws or framework laws shall not affect a Member State's right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy resources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply, without prejudice to Article III-130(2)(c).

3.  By derogation from paragraph 2, a European law or framework law of the Council shall establish the measures referred to therein when they are primarily of a fiscal nature. The Council shall act unanimously after consulting the European Parliament.

Declaration for incorporation in the Final Act
re Article II-157
 

The Conference believes that Article III-157 does not affect the right of the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure their energy supply under the conditions provided for in Article III-16.