Official Journal
of the European Communities

ISSN 0378-6986

C 287
Volume 40
22 September 1997

English edition

Information and Notices

Notice No

Contents

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I Information

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II Preparatory Acts

Economic and Social Committee

Session of May 1997

97/C 287/01

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Environmental agreements'

1

97/C 287/02

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on marking of packaging and on the establishment of a conformity assessment procedure for packaging'

5

97/C 287/03

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission on the application of the competition rules to access agreements in the telecommunications sector'

8

97/C 287/04

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Green Paper on the Protection of minors and human dignity in audiovisual and information services'

11

97/C 287/05

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Towards a European Numbering Environment - Green Paper on a numbering policy for telecommunications services in Europe'

15

97/C 287/06

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 96/26/EC on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger transport operator and mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications intended to facilitate for these operators the right to freedom of establishment in national and international transport operations'

21

97/C 287/07

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Decision 819/95/EC establishing the Community action programme Socrates'

23

97/C 287/08

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the value added tax arrangements applicable to telecommunications services'

28

97/C 287/09

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Green Paper on Commerce'

34

97/C 287/10

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Development aid, good governance and the role of the socio-economic interest groups'

44

97/C 287/11

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive on limitation of emissions of organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain industrial activities'

55

97/C 287/12

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs'

59

97/C 287/13

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Note to the Council of Ministers and to the European Parliament on the olive and olive oil sector (including economic, cultural, regional, social and environmental aspects), the current common market organization, the need for a reform and the alternatives envisaged'

61

97/C 287/14

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Commission proposals on the prices for agricultural products and related measures (1997/1998)'

66

97/C 287/15

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organization of the market in hops'

72

97/C 287/16

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Arrangements for stage three of economic and monetary union: stability and growth pact for ensuring budgetary discipline, reinforced convergence procedures, and a new exchange rate mechanism'

74

97/C 287/17

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Social policy and economic performance'

82

97/C 287/18

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Services of General Interest in Europe (Commission communication)'

85

97/C 287/19

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Draft Action Plan for the single market'

89

97/C 287/20

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Green Paper entitled Public procurement in the European Union: Exploring the way forward'

92

97/C 287/21

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment'

101

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