No L 157/32 Official journal of the European Communities 9.°6. 89 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 5 .June 1989 on:a Community action programme for improving the efficiency_of electricity (89/364/EEC) 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 Commission (!), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), ‘ Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas, in its resolution of 15 January 1985 .on the improvement of energy-saving programmes in Member States (¥), the Council invited Member States to pursue and where necessary increase their efforts to promote the more rational use of energy by the further development of integrated energy-saving policies ; Whereas, in its resolution of 16 -September 1986 (%) concerning new Community energy policy objectives for 1995 and convergence of the policies of the Member States,-the Council called for a vigorous pelicy of- energy saving; Whereas electricity production contributes by more than 35 % to the coverage of the Community’s total primary energy consumption and whereas electricity consumption accounts for over 17 % of the Community’s total final energy consumption ; () OJ No C 307, 2. 12.-1988, p. 6. () OJ No C 96, 17. 4. 1989. () OJ No C 139, §. 6. 1989, p. 1. () OJ No C 20, 22. 1. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No C 241, 25. 9. 1986, p. 1. Whereas improvements in the efficiency of electricity use would bring benefits in terms of lower primary energy consumption, reduced investment in electricity production capacity, reduced emission levels and lower - electricity costs to consumers ; Whereas there is significant potential for improving the efficiency of electricity use and whereas specific action is required to exploit this potential ; Whereas an immediate consequence of saving energy is the saving of non-renewable raw materials and a reduction in the pollution of the environment, and whereas this is therefore consistent with the objectives - laid down by Article 130r (1) of the Treaty; Whereas, to achieve improvements in the - efficiency of electricity use, electricity consumers should be encouraged to use the most efficient electrical appliances and -equipment and whereas the efficiency of such appliances and equipment and of electrically-based processes should be further improved; . Whereas a Community -action programme should. be instituted to achieve these objectives, and whereas the Treaty does not provide for the action concerned, powers other than those of Article 235; Whereas such a Community action programme would be complementary to other actions in the general field of energy saving; Whereas the Community action - programme would involve not only the Commission and Member -State Governments but also other parties in the electricity sector notably the electricity consumers’ organizations, and professional institutions,