No L 152/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 6. 97 DECISION No 1047/97/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 May 1997 amending Decision No 1254/96/EC laying down a series of guidelines for trans- European energy networks THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Europ&m Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 129d thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (%), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty (¥), Whereas the list of projects of common interest needs to be updated periodically in line with developments in interconnected energy networks both inside and outside the European Community and in the light of the process of enlargement and, more generally, the strengthening of energy links with third countries, HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The projects listed in the Annex to this Decision shall added to the indicative list of projects of common interest () OJ No C 298, 9. 10. 1996, p. 10. (& OJ No C 30, 30. 1. 1997, p. 114. () OJ No C 116, 14. 4. 1997, p. 96. () Opinion of the European Parliament of 12 November 1996 (OJ No C 362, 2. 12. 1996, p. 29), Council common position (EC) No 13/97 of 27 January 1997 (O] No C 111, 9. 4. 1997, p- 84) and Decision of the European Parliament of 12 March 1997 (OJ No C 115, 14. 4. 1997). Council Decision of 17 April 1997. contained in the Annex to Decision No 1254/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of § June 1996 laying down a series of guidelines for trans- European energy networks (°). Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1997 For the Council The President A. JORRITSMA LEBBINK For the European Parliament The President JM. GIL-ROBLES () OJ No L 161, 29. 6. 1996, p. 147.