23.7.76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 198/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1729/76 of 21 June 1976 concerning the communication of information on the state of the Community’s energy supplies THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having-regard to the Treaty establishing the. Euro- pean Economic Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof, ' Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 187 and 192 thereof, Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commmission, : Whereas the pursuit and attainment of the energy policy objectives adopted by the Council, in particular in its resolutions of 17 December 1974 (1), require the harnessing of the appropriate means defined inter alia in the Council resolution of 13 February 1975 (®); Whereas these means require. in particular that the energy supply situation in each Member State and in the Community as a whole be assessed; whereas such assessment must of necessity be uniform and cover all the sectors concerned; Whereas, therefore, if the Commission is to ac- complish the task incumbent upon it in pursuit of the objectives set out above, it must have at its disposal full and consistent information on the energy supply situation; {t) OJ No C 153, 3,9.7.1975, pp. 2 and §. " (*) O] No C 153, 7. 1975, p. 6. o0 Whereas in order to meet energy supply requirements it has recently become necessary to make a con- tinuous effort to ‘adjust supply structures to changing market conditions; whereas the Commission must therefore receive a regular flow of information; Whereas in the event of difficulties which could cause serious disturbances by reducing or threatening to reduce energy supplies, more detailed information on the most important aspects of such a situation must rapidly be made available to the Commission; Whereas, as a result of difficulties which arose on the energy market the Council adopted, on 30 January 1974, Regulation (EEC) No 293/74 (3) which provides that Member States shall communicate certain infor- mation for the establishment of comprehensive energy balance sheets for the Community; Whereas the aforementioned Regulation no longer meets present requirements, since it does not enable the Commission to obtain the information which is indispensable to it both under normal circumstances and in periods of difficulty; Whereas it is in the general interest to standardize and rationalize the communication of all the infor- mation required at Community level; Whereas it is desirable to ensure compliance with the obligations provided for in this Regulation. and respect for the confidential nature of the data collected, (%) OJ No L 32, 5. 2. 1974, p. 1.