Official Journal
of the European Communities

ISSN 0378-6986

C 66
Volume 40
3 March 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 November 1996

97/C 66/01

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention on cooperation for the protection and sustainable use of the Danube'

1

97/C 66/02

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending for the third time Directive 88/344/CEE on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients'

3

97/C 66/03

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 92/14/EEC on the limitation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 2, Vol 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988)'

4

97/C 66/04

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the sale of consumer goods and guarantees'

5

97/C 66/05

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Green Paper from the Commission on Commercial Communications in the Internal Market'

11

97/C 66/06

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 on the Competitiveness of subcontracting in the textile and clothing industry in the European Union'

18

97/C 66/07

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 684/92 on common rules for the international carriage of passengers by coach and bus'

23

97/C 66/08

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Application of telematics systems to intermodal transport in a pan-European context'

27

97/C 66/09

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive setting up a harmonized safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over'

31

97/C 66/10

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the 'Communication of the Commission on equality of opportunity for people with disabilities', and
— the 'Draft Resolution of the Council and of representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on equality of opportunity for people with disabilities'

35

97/C 66/11

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the 'Second Commission Report on the review of Community energy legislation', and
— the 'Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council concerning the repeal of several Community legislative texts in the field of energy policy'

38

97/C 66/12

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the 'Proposal for a Council Directive laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries', and
— the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directives 71/118/EEC, 72/462/EEC, 85/73/EEC, 91/67/EEC, 91/492/EEC, 91/493/EEC, 92/45/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries'

42

97/C 66/13

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) establishing a European Agency for veterinary and phytosanitary inspection'

43

97/C 66/14

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive amending Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC'

46

97/C 66/15

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision 93/383/EEC of 14 June 1993 on reference laboratories for the monitoring of marine biotoxins'

47

97/C 66/16

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Relations between the EU and Canada'

48

97/C 66/17

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the future of social protection: a framework for a European debate'

58

97/C 66/18

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 on the Information Society: from Corfu to Dublin - The new emerging priorities', and
— the 'Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Implications of the Information Society for European Union policies - Preparing the next steps'

70

97/C 66/19

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3528/86 on the protection of the Community's forests against atmospheric pollution', and
— the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2158/92 on the protection of the Community's forests against fire'

76

97/C 66/20

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'The impact of the introduction of new technologies on employment'

78

97/C 66/21

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals', and
— the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) regarding the labelling of beef and beef products'

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