ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

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Information and Notices

Volume 47
30 April 2004

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II   Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee
406th plenary session, 25 and 26 February 2004

2004/C 110/1

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders as regards access to the Schengen Information System by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles’ (COM(2003) 510 final - 2003/0198 (COD))

1

2004/C 110/2

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament — researchers in the European Research Area: one profession, multiple careers’ (COM(2003) 436 final)

3

2004/C 110/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the activities of certain third countries in the field of cargo shipping (codified version)’ (COM(2003) 732 final – 2003/0285 COD)

14

2004/C 110/4

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air’ (COM(2003) 423 final – 2003/0164(COD))

16

2004/C 110/5

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on nutrition and health claims made on foods’ (COM(2003) 424 final – 2003/0165 (COD))

18

2004/C 110/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Directive laying down animal health rules for the importation into the Community of certain live ungulate animals, and amending Directive 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC’(COM(2003) 570 final – 2003/0224 CNS)

22

2004/C 110/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation on the common organisation of the market in olive oil and table olives and amending Regulation (EEC) No. 827/68’ (COM(2003) 698 final – 2003/0279 (CNS))

24

2004/C 110/8

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 — Equal opportunities for people with disabilities: A European Action Plan’ (COM(2003) 650 final)

26

2004/C 110/9

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 90/434/EEC of 23 July 1990 on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States’ (COM(2003) 613 final – 2003/0239 COD)

30

2004/C 110/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘generalised system of preferences (GSP)’

34

2004/C 110/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Repercussions of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Agreement on EU relations with Latin America and the Caribbean’

40

2004/C 110/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social cohesion in Latin America and the Caribbean’

55

2004/C 110/13

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 (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code’ (COM(2003) 452 final – 2003/0167 (COD))

72

2004/C 110/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The issues involved in using nuclear power in electricity generation’

77

2004/C 110/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)’ (COM(2003) 806 final - 2003/0312 CNS)

96

2004/C 110/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the communication from the Commission entitled ‘Europe and Basic Research’ (COM(2004) 9 final)

98

2004/C 110/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulations (EC) No. 2847/93 and (EC) No. 973/2001’ (COM(2003) 589 final -2003/0229 (CNS))

104

2004/C 110/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Decision establishing Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy’ (COM(2003) 607 final - 2003/0238 (CNS))

108

2004/C 110/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘budgetary policy and type of investment’

111

2004/C 110/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers’ (COM(2003) 698 final - 2003/0278 (CNS))

116

2004/C 110/21

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 on the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting (from digital “switch-over” to analogue “switch-off”) ’ (COM(2003) 541 final)

125

2004/C 110/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Employment support measures

127

2004/C 110/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation on protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC’ (COM(2003) 425 final – 2003/0171 (CNS))

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