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Whereas the Council resolutions of 17 December 1974 (3), of 13 February 1975 (4) and of 9 June 1980 (5), as well as Council recommendations 82/604/EEC (6) and 83/250/EEC (7), 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 strategy 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 objectives; Whereas the total amount of the Community assistance necessary for the said special measures is estimated 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 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 Financial Regulation; Whereas the Treaty has not made provision for specific powers for this purpose, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: