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Information and Notices

Volume 49
11 April 2006

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Contents

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II   Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee

424th plenary session held on 14-15 February 2006

2006/C 088/1

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme of Community action in the field of health and consumer protection 2007-2013 (COM(2005) 115 final — 2005/0042 (COD))

1

2006/C 088/2

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 of 29 May 2000 on service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (COM(2005) 305 final — 2005/0126 (COD))

7

2006/C 088/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The role of railway stations in the cities and conurbations of an enlarged EU

9

2006/C 088/4

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals and the Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field (COM(2005) 362 final — 2005/0153 and 0154 CNS)

13

2006/C 088/5

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the — Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and management of migration flows’ — Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and management of migration flows’ — Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and management of migration flows’ — Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Return Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and management of migration flows’(COM(2005) 123 final — 2005/0046 (COD) — 2005/0047 (COD) — 2005/0048 (CNS) — 2005/0049 (COD))

15

2006/C 088/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Transnational mobility for education and training purposes: European Quality Charter for Mobility (COM(2005) 450 final — 2005/0179 (COD))

20

2006/C 088/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation, results and overall assessment of the European Year of People with Disabilities 2003 (COM(2005) 486 final)

22

2006/C 088/8

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on Launching a debate on a Community approach towards eco-labelling schemes for fisheries products (COM(2005) 275 final)

27

2006/C 088/9

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Representation of women in the decision-making bodies of economic and social interest groups in the European Union

32

2006/C 088/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights — Proposal for a Council Decision empowering the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to pursue its activities in areas referred to in Title VI of the Treaty on European Union (COM(2005) 280 final — 2005/0124-0125 (CNS))

37

2006/C 088/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The representativeness of European civil society organisations in civil dialogue

41

2006/C 088/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Creation of a common consolidated corporate tax base in the EU

48

2006/C 088/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Energy Efficiency

53

2006/C 088/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Small Claims Procedure (COM(2005) 87 final — 2005/0020 (COD))

61

2006/C 088/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Strengthening economic governance — The reform of the Stability and Growth Pact

68

2006/C 088/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines 2005-2008

76

2006/C 088/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on EU-Mexico relations

85

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