Official Journal
of the European Communities

ISSN 0378-6986

C 56
Volume 40
24 February 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 October 1996

97/C 56/01

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on Settlement Finality and Collateral Security'

1

97/C 56/02

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on an industrial competitiveness policy for the European chemical industry: an example'

3

97/C 56/03

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission on the (Second) Integrated Programme for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the Craft Sector'

7

97/C 56/04

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Towards a new maritime strategy"'

9

97/C 56/05

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Commission White Paper on Air traffic management: freeing Europe's airspace'

16

97/C 56/06

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Simplification of the vertical directives on food:
— Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption,
— Proposal for a Council directive relating to certain sugars intended for human consumption,
— Proposal for a Council directive relating to honey,
— Proposal for a Council directive relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption,
— Proposal for a Council directive relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption,
— Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts, and
— Proposal for a Council directive relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and chestnut purée intended for human consumption'

20

97/C 56/07

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending, with regard to Gyrodactylus salaris, Directive 91/67/EEC concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products',and
— the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 93/53/EEC introducing minimum measures for the control of certain fish diseases'

28

97/C 56/08

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Green Paper - Towards fair and efficient pricing in transport - Policy options for internalizing the external costs of transport in the European Union'

31

97/C 56/09

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Action for employment in Europe - a confidence pact'

36

97/C 56/10

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'The global challenge of international trade: A market access strategy for the European Union'

47

97/C 56/11

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'International trade and the environment'

52

97/C 56/12

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Market implications of the legislation and regulations required for the transition to the single currency'

65

97/C 56/13

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the 'Communication from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament regarding the revision of the merger regulation',
— the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings', and
— the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings - Articles 87 and 235'

71

97/C 56/14

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directives 74/150/EEC, 74/151/EEC, 74/152/EEC, 74/346/EEC, 74/347/EEC, 75/321/EEC, 75/322/EEC, 76/432/EEC, 76/763/EEC, 77/311/EEC, 77/537/EEC, 78/764/EEC, 78/933/EEC, 79/532/EEC, 79/533/EEC, 80/720/EEC, 86/297/EEC, 86/415/EEC and 89/173/EEC relating to the maximum design speed of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors'

74

97/C 56/15

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Green Paper - Financial services: meeting consumers' expectations'

76

97/C 56/16

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Public service obligations in the internal energy market'

83

97/C 56/17

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Relations between the European Union and Cuba'

91

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