5.12. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 290/9 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 23 November 1995 repealing recommendation 88/285/EEC on third party financing (95/504/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 155 thereof, Whereas Commission recommendation 88/285/EEC (') was adopted in order to propose measures to the Member States to encourage third party financing for investments in energy efficiency; Whereas the area targeted by this recommendation has now been covered by Council Directive 93/76/EEC of 13 September 1993 to limit carbon dioxide emissions by improving energy efficiency (SAVE)(); Whereas the Commission’s assessment in 1991 of the implementation of this recommendation by the Member States show the results to be very uneven and in some cases fairly ineffectual ; () OJ No L 122, 12. 5. 1988, p. 75. ) OF No L 237, 22. 9. 1993, p. 28. Whereas recommendation 88/285/EEC has been over- taken by developments in the Community’s legislative process and is thus no longer relevant, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 Recommendation 88/285/EEC is hereby repealed. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 November 1995. For the Commission Christos PAPOUTSIS Member of the Commission