DIRECTIVE 2002/91/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 December 2002
on the energy performance of buildings
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and...
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DIRECTIVE 2002/91/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 December 2002
on the energy performance of buildings
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1
),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (2
),
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the
Regions (3
),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty (4
),
Whereas:
(1) Article 6 of the Treaty requires environmental protection
requirements to be integrated into the definition and
implementation of Community policies and actions.
(2) The natural resources, to the prudent and rational utilisation of which Article 174 of the Treaty refers, include
oil products, natural gas and solid fuels, which are essential sources of energy but also the leading sources of
carbon dioxide em
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