Council Regulation (Euratom) No 2587/1999 of 2 December 1999 defining the investment projects to be communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 41 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community
9. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 315/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM) No 2587/1999 of 2 December 1999 defining the investment projects to be communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 41 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 41(1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Commission, within the time limits laid down in Article 42 of the Treaty, their investment projects aimed at: (a) creating a production capacity; (b) maintaining capacity; quantitative and qualitative production Whereas: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) In order to attain the objectives laid down in the Treaty, the Commission must be notified of investment projects concerning new installations and of replacements or conversions involved in the industrial activities listed in Annex II to the Treaty when such projects are suffi- ciently extensive and are likely to have a direct influence on production or productivity while respecting nuclear safety; It is the responsibility of the Commission to publish periodically, in accordance with Article 40 of the Treaty, illustrative programmes and to facilitate a coordinated development of these investments and to make its point of view known about them; The investments made in the entire fuel cycle, including waste management and decomissioning are basically necessary for a correct and responsible operation of the nuclear industry; The threshold values in Regulation No 4 (1) should be updated and replaced by new threshold values; Regulation No 4 should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Persons or undertakings engaged in the industrial activi- 1. ties listed in Annex II to the Treaty shall communicate to the (1) Regulation No 4 defining the investment projects to be communi- cated to the Commission in accordance with Article 41 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ 17, 6. 10. 1958, p. 417/58). (c) directly increasing production capacity; (d) directly increasing productivity; (e) improving the quality of production; (f) creating facilities for the management of spent fuel or interim or final including treatment, radioactive waste, storage and/or disposal; when, in the industrial activities listed in column I of the table in the Annex, the cost exceeds the corresponding amount in column II of the table in the Annex for new installations and that in column III of the table in the Annex for replacements and conversions. 2. Investment projects aiming at decommissioning installa- tions shall be notified, when the cost exceeds the corre- sponding amount in column III of the table in the Annex through a declaration which may be limited to essential charac- teristics; the procedure laid down in Article 43 of the Treaty need not be applied. 3. Investment projects aiming at decommissioning installa- tions, where the costs are lower than the threshold values in column III of the table in the Annex, may be notified on a voluntary basis; the procedure laid down in Article 43 of the Treaty need not be applied. 4. Projects for new installations for nuclear reactors of any type and for any purpose and projects concerning the replace- ment, transformation, modernisation or power increase of such installations, where the costs are lower than the threshold values of the table in the Annex, may be notified on a volun- tary basis through a simple declaration giving only their essen- tial characteristics; the procedure laid down in Article 43 of the Treaty need not be applied. L 315/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 12. 1999 Article 2 (c) the length of time likely to be required for carrying out the For the purpose of calculating the costs referred to in Article 1 all expenditure arising directly from the carrying out of the investment projects shall be taken into account, irrespective of the time at which such expenditure is incurred. Article 3 Communication of projects pursuant to Article 1(1) of this Regulation shall include and be limited to the details required for the discussion provided for in Article 43 of the Treaty and in particular all the information relating to: (a) the type of products or activity and the production or storage capacity; (b) the total amount of expenditure directly chargeable to the project; (d) the prospects as regards supplies for and operation of the installation. Article 4 Regulation No 4 of the European Atomic the Council of Energy Community of 15 September 1958 shall be repealed. Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. project under consideration; It shall apply three months after the date of its entry into force. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 December 1999. For the Council The President E. TUOMIOJA 9. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 315/3 ANNEX TABLE (EUR million) II New installations III Replacements and conversions I Sectors 1. Mining of uranium and thorium ore 2. Concentration of such ores 3. Chemical processing and refining of uranium and thorium concentrates 4. Preparation of nuclear fuels, in any form 5. Fabrication of nuclear fuel elements 6. Production of uranium hexafluoride 7. Production of enriched uranium 8. Processing of irradiated fuels for the purpose of separating some or all of the elements contained therein 9. Production of reactor moderators 10. Production of hafnium-free zirconium or components thereof 11. Nuclear ractors of all types and for all purposes 12. Facilities for the industrial processing of radioactive waste, set up in conjunction with one or more of the facilities specified in this list 13. Semi-industrial installations intended to prepare the way for the construc- tion of plants involved in any of activities in sectors 3 to 10 40 40 40 20 20 20 140 140 40 20 100 50 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 70 70 20 10 40 20 10 Notes on the Table Preparation of nuclear fuels, in any form (sector No 4), includes chemical processing and conversion of source materials or special fissile materials. Defluorination processes for effluents/wastes after enrichment pertain to sectors No 4, 6, 8 and 12. Facilities for treatment, storage or disposal of radioactive waste or used fuels pertain to sector No 12, even if these facilities are not located on the site of any other nuclear industrial facility mentioned in Annex II to the Euratom Treaty