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  "legislation_title": "Council and Commission Decision of 23 September 1997 on the conclusion, by the European Communities, of the Energy Charter Treaty and the Energy Charter Protocol on energy efficiency and related environmental aspectsThe Decision on the conclusion of the Energy Charter Treaty on behalf of the European Community was adopted by the Council on 27 May 1997. (98/181/EC, ECSC, Euratom)",
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  "number": "ANNEX",
  "heading": "Illustrative and non-exhaustive list of possible areas of cooperation pursuant to Article 9",
  "text": "Development of energy efficiency programmes, including identifying energy efficiency barriers and potentials, and the development of energy labelling and efficiency standards.\nAssessment of the environmental impacts of the Energy Cycle.\nDevelopment of economic, legislative and regulatory measures.\nTechnology transfer, technical assistance and industrial joint ventures subject to international property rights regimes and other applicable international agreements.\nResearch and development.\nEducation, training, information and statistics.\nIdentification and assessment of measures such as fiscal or other market-based instruments, including tradable permits to take account of external, notably environmental, costs and benefits.\nEnergy analysis and policy formulation:.\nassessment of energy efficiency potentials,\nenergy demand analysis and statistics,\ndevelopment of legislative and regulatory measures,\nintegrated resource planning and demand side management,\nenvironmental impact assessment, including major energy projects.\nEvaluation of economic instruments for improving energy efficiency and environmental objectives.\nEnergy efficiency analysis in refining, conversion, transport and distribution of hydro-carbons.\nImproving energy efficiency in power generation and transmission:\ncogeneration,\nplant component (boilers, turbines, generators, etc.),\nnetwork integration.\nImproving energy efficiency in the building sector:\nthermal insulation standards, passive solar and ventilation,\nspace heating and air conditioning systems,\nhigh efficiency low NOX burners,\nmetering technologies and individual metering,\ndomestic appliances and lighting.\nMunicipalities and local community services:\ndistrict heating systems,\nefficient gas distribution systems,\nenergy planning technologies,\ntwinning of towns or of other relevant territorial entities,\nenergy management in cities and in public buildings,\nwaste management and energy recovery of waste.\nImproving energy efficiency in the industrial sector:\njoint ventures,\nenergy cascading, cogeneration and waste heat recovery,\nenergy audits.\nImproving energy efficiency in the transport sector:\nmotor vehicle performance standards,\ndevelopment of efficient transport infrastructures.\nInformation:\nawareness creation,\ndatabases: access, technical specifications, information systems,\ndissemination, collection and collation of technical information,\nbehavioural studies.\nTraining and education:\nexchanges of energy managers, officials, engineers and students,\norganization of international training courses.\nFinancing:\ndevelopment of legal framework,\nThird Party Financing,\njoint ventures,\nco-financing.",
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