ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.306.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 306

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 52
16 December 2009

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

454th plenary session held on 10 and 11 June 2009

2009/C 306/1

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Trans-Atlantic relations between the EU and North American countries in the air transport sector — a true regulatory convergence (exploratory opinion)

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III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

454th plenary session held on 10 and 11 June 2009

2009/C 306/2

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — An Industrial Property Rights Strategy for Europe COM(2008) 465 final

7

2009/C 306/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: A strategic European framework for international science and technology cooperation COM(2008) 588 final

13

2009/C 306/4

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards information to the general public on medicinal products subject to medical prescription, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use COM(2008) 663 final — 2008/0256 (COD)

18

2009/C 306/5

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency COM(2008) 664 final — 2008/0257 (COD)

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2009/C 306/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards pharmacovigilance, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use COM(2008) 665 final — 2008/0260 (COD)

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2009/C 306/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards information to the general public on medicinal products for human use subject to medical prescription, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency COM(2008) 662 final — 2008/0255 (COD)

33

2009/C 306/8

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (recast) COM(2008) 809 final — 2008/0240 (COD)

36

2009/C 306/9

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) COM(2008) 810 final — 2008/0241 (COD)

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2009/C 306/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Towards an EU strategy on invasive species COM(2008) 789 final

42

2009/C 306/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research — A coherent European Research Area framework in support of a sustainable use of oceans and seas COM(2008) 534 final

46

2009/C 306/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Green Paper — Towards a secure, sustainable and competitive European energy network COM(2008) 782 final/2

51

2009/C 306/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive (Euratom) setting up a Community framework for nuclear safety COM(2008) 790 final — 2008/0231 (CNS)

56

2009/C 306/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation COM(2008) 818 final — 2008/0238 (COD)

64

2009/C 306/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work COM(2009) 71 final/2 — 2006/0222 (COD)

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2009/C 306/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Results of the Employment Summit

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2009/C 306/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the rules on invoicing COM(2009) 21 final — 2009/0009 (CNS)

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2009/C 306/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of wild birds (codified version) COM(2009) 129 final — 2009/0043 (COD)

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2009/C 306/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European networks (codified version) COM(2009) 113 final — 2009/0037 (COD)

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