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Council Regulation (EU) 2021/101 of 25 January 2021 establishing the nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1369/2013| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2021/101 |
| Original proposal | COM(2018)466  |
| CELEX number i | 32021R0101 |
| Document | 25-01-2021; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 01-02-2021; OJ L 34 p. 18-28 |
| Effect | 01-01-2021; Application See Art 17 21-02-2021; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 17 |
| Deadline | 01-01-2021; See Art 1 And 4 31-12-2027; See Art 1 And 16.3 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
1.2.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 34/18 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2021/101
of 25 January 2021
establishing the nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1369/2013
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 56 thereof and Article 3 of Protocol No 4 attached thereto,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
In accordance with Protocol No 4 on the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania (1) (‘Protocol No 4’) attached to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (2) (‘Act of Accession’), Lithuania committed itself to the closure of Unit 1 and Unit 2 of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant by 31 December 2004 and 31 December 2009 respectively, and to the subsequent decommissioning of those units. |
(2) |
In line with its obligations under the Act of Accession and with Union assistance, Lithuania shut down the two units within the respective deadlines and made significant progress towards their decommissioning. Further work is necessary in order to continue the decrease in the level of radiological hazard. Based on the available estimates, additional financial resources are required for that purpose after 2020. |
(3) |
The activities covered by this Regulation should comply with applicable Union and national law. The decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant should be carried out in accordance with Union law on nuclear safety, namely Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom (3), and waste management, namely Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom (4). Pursuant to Articles 4(1) and 7(1) of Directive 2011/70/Euratom, the ultimate responsibility for the safe management of the spent fuel and radioactive waste generated remains with the Member States. |
(4) |
The premature shutdown and subsequent decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, with two 1 500 MW RBMK-type reactor units inherited from the Soviet Union, was of an unprecedented nature and represented for Lithuania an exceptional financial burden not commensurate with the size and economic strength of the country. Protocol No 4 states that the Union financial assistance in support of Lithuania’s efforts to decommission and to address the consequences of the closure and decommissioning of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is to be seamlessly continued and extended beyond 2006 for the period of the next Financial Perspectives. |
(5) |
This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the entire duration of the nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania (the ‘Programme’), which is to constitute the prime reference amount within the meaning of point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (5) for the European Parliament and the Council during the annual budgetary procedure. |
(6) |
The Programme should be established for a period of seven years to align its duration with that of the multiannual financial framework laid down in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 (6). |
(7) |
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) (‘Financial Regulation’) applies to the Programme. The Financial Regulation lays down rules on... |
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