4. 7. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 177/7 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1890/84 of 26 June 1984 introducing special measures of Community interest relating to energy strategy THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Whereas the Council resolutions of 17 December 1974 (°), of 13 February 1975 (*) and of 9 June 1980 ("), as well as Council recommendations 82/604/EEC (¢) and 83/250/EEC (), laid down certain guidelines for the Community’s energy policy; Whereas the European Council held in Stuttgart from 17 to 19 June 1983 reached certain conclusions; Whereas the Community has defined an energy stra- tegy designed notably to reduce dependence on imports of energy products, particularly oil; Whereas it is necessary to introduce special measures of Community interest relating to energy strategy and involving financial assistance from the Community to projects, schemes or measures in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the United Kingdom, which contribute towards Community energy policy objec- tives ; Whereas the total amount of the Community assis- tance necessary for the said special measures is esti- mated at 255 million ECU for projects, schemes and measures implemented in the United Kingdom and at 201 million ECU for projects, schemes and measures implemented in the Federal Republic of Germany; Whereas the Community’s financial assistance should concern projects or schemes of Community interest which have recently been started or are about to be started, or measures being carried out or about to be J No C 344, 20. 12. 1983, p. 4. J No C 104, 16. 4. 1984, p. 22. ] No C 153, 9. 7. 1975, p. 2. J No C 153, 9. 7. 1975, p. 6. 7 No C 149, 18. 6. 1980, p. 3. 7 No L 247, 23. 8. 1982, p. 9. 7 No L 140, 31. 5. 1983, p. 25. I s L R T ——— e — - N ~— carried out in connection with the implementation of current projects or schemes of Community interest; Whereas the projects, schemes and measures must be specified and supported by the information required in order to retain only those which are of Community interest in the field to which they relate ; Whereas the implementation of the projects, schemes or measures referred to in this Regulation should be subject to the control of the Commission, as well as to the controls laid down by the Treaties and the Finan- cial Regulation ; Whereas the Treaty has not made provision for specific powers for this purpose, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Special measures of Community interest relating to energy strategy are hereby introduced in 1984 for the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom. The Community shall grant financial assis- tance under this Regulation of an estimated 255 million ECU in favour of the United Kingdom and an estimated 201 million ECU in favour of the Federal Republic of Germany. Article 2 1. The  special measures of Community interest shall be implemented by means of financial assistance for the implementation of projects, schemes or measures which fall, in compliance with the energy strategy defined by the Community, within the frame- work of energy strategy and relate to one or more of the following fields : — interconnection of networks for the transport of gas and electricity in the Community ; — research, development and experimental projects in the non-conventional thermal field; — production of electricity from conventional thermal, nuclear and hydroelectric energy; combined heat and electricity systems ; — participation in the bringing into production of crude oil and natural gas deposits ; — increasing the storage capacity of crude oil and natural gas;