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Information and Notices

Volume 49
31 January 2006

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Contents

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II   Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee

420th plenary session of 28/29 September 2005

2006/C 024/1

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The contribution of tourism to the socio-economic recovery of areas in decline’

1

2006/C 024/2

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council correcting Directive 2004/18/EC on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts’(COM(2005) 214 final — 2005/0100 (COD))

11

2006/C 024/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air’(COM(2005) 47 final — 07/2005 (COD))

12

2006/C 024/4

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the information of air transport passengers on the identity of the operating carrier and on communication of safety information by Member States’(COM(2005) 48 final — 08/2005 (COD))

15

2006/C 024/5

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on Community measures for the control of Avian Influenza’ and the ‘Proposal for a Council Decision amending Council Decision 90/424 EEC on expenditure in the veterinary field’(COM(2005) 171 final — 2005/0062 + 0063 CNS)

16

2006/C 024/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco’(COM(2005) 235 final — 2005/0105 (CNS))

18

2006/C 024/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3317/94 as regards the transmission of applications for fishing licences to third countries’(COM(2005) 238 final — 2005/0110 (CNS))

19

2006/C 024/8

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on applicable law and jurisdiction in divorce matters’(COM(2005) 82 final)

20

2006/C 024/9

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 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71’(COM(2004) 830 final — COD 2004/0284)

25

2006/C 024/10

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 Institute for Gender Equality’(COM(2005) 81 final — 2005/0017 (COD))

29

2006/C 024/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the Northern Dimension and its Action Plan’

34

2006/C 024/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Better lawmaking’

39

2006/C 024/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘How to improve the implementation and enforcement of EU legislation’

52

2006/C 024/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Obesity in Europe — role and responsibilities of civil society partners

63

2006/C 024/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social policy within a pan-European system for regulating inland-waterway transport’

73

2006/C 024/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Joint Declaration by the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the European Union Development Policy — The European Consensus’(COM(2005) 311 final)

79

2006/C 024/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Social dialogue and employee participation, essential for anticipating and managing industrial change

90

2006/C 024/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Poverty among women in Europe

95

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