9.6.2021   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 220/87


Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2017/2397 as regards the transitional measures for the recognition of third countries certificates’

(COM(2021) 71 final — 2021/0039 (COD))

(2021/C 220/13)

Referrals

Council of the European Union, 26.2.2021

European Parliament, 8.3.2021

Legal basis

Article 91(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Section responsible

Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society

Adopted at plenary

24.3.2021

Plenary session No

559

Outcome of vote

(for/against/abstentions)

262/0/14

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 559th plenary session of 24 and 25 March 2021 (meeting of 24 March), by 262 votes in favour and 14 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 24 March 2021.

The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Christa SCHWENG