council commiss decis septemb conclus european commun energi charter treati energi charter protocol energi effici relat environment aspect ec ecsc euratom council european union commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard treati establish european commun articl sentenc articl articl conjunct sentenc articl subparagraph articl thereof regard treati establish european atom energi commun paragraph articl thereof regard opinion consult committe set treati establish european coal steel commun regard propos commiss regard unanim assent council pursuant articl treati establish european coal steel commun regard assent european parliament regard approv council pursuant articl treati establish european atom energi commun european energi charter sign european commun member state decemb decemb european commun member state sign energi charter treati energi charter protocol energi effici relat environment aspect order provid secur bind intern legal framework principl object set charter european commun member state appli energi charter treati provision virtu council decis ec euratom date signatur thereof principl object energi charter treati fundament import europ futur allow member commonwealth independ state countri central eastern europ develop energi potenti help improv secur suppli principl object energi charter protocol provid greater protect environ notabl promot energi effici consolid initi central role european commun enabl particip fulli implement energi charter treati energi charter protocol conclus energi charter treati energi charter protocol attain object european commun articl treati establish european commun legal basi decis energi charter treati impos oblig european commun movement capit payment commun countri contract parti energi charter treati energi charter treati affect legisl act base articl treati establish european commun treati provid power aris articl implement oblig impos treati regard cooper energi field energi charter treati energi charter protocol approv european commun order ensur uniform extern represent european commun conclus procedur implement commit enter european commun member state coordin procedur establish end provis made decis deposit govern portugues republ time instrument ratif member state reason posit adopt european commun member state coordin regard decis energi charter confer set energi charter treati field share respons energi charter confer autonom decis make power procedur provid establish european commun posit energi charter confer procedur simplifi natur order effect particip european commun confer regard decis aforement confer requir adopt modif commun legisl council commiss act accord rule laid articl treati establish european commun decis energi charter confer concern area mix compet european commun member state cooper view achiev common posit accord jurisprud court justic european commun decid articl energi charter treati energi charter protocol energi effici relat environment aspect hereinaft refer energi charter protocol approv behalf european coal steel commun european commun european atom energi commun text energi charter treati energi charter protocol attach decis articl presid council behalf european commun deposit instrument approv energi charter treati energi charter protocol govern portugues republ accord articl energi charter treati articl energi charter protocol condit presid commiss deposit instrument approv behalf european coal steel commun european atom energi commun presid council presid commiss act behalf european commun european coal steel commun european atom energi commun consult member state order ensur simultan deposit instrument approv articl posit european commun requir energi charter confer set energi charter treati regard decis confer requir introduct modif commun legisl subject paragraph adopt council act accord relev rule treati establish european commun council act qualifi major council act unanim decis confer cover field unanim requir adopt intern commun rule case posit european commun adopt council matter fall paragraph council commiss fulli inform european parliament regular basi give european parliament opportun express view posit commun confer refer paragraph case decis confer pursuant articl energi charter treati council consult obtain assent european parliament take decis condit laid articl treati establish european commun posit european coal steel commun adopt commiss approv council act qualifi major unanim subject matter posit european atom energi commun adopt commiss approv council act qualifi major articl decis publish offici journal european commun brussel septemb council presid wijer commiss presid santer decis conclus energi charter treati behalf european commun adopt council oj oj oj