# Official Journal C 112/30 A

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4730 April 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 112

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4730 April 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Preparatory Acts |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 404th plenary session, 10 and 11 December 2003 |
| 2004/C 112/1 | Resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the Lisbon Strategy’ | 1 |
| | 407th plenary session, 31 March and 1 April 2004 |
| 2004/C 112/2 | 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: Updating and simplifying the Community acquis’ (COM(2003) 71 final) | 4 |
| 2004/C 112/3 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the White Paper — Space: a new European frontier for an expanding Union. An action plan for implementing the European Space policy’ (COM(2003) 673 final) | 9 |
| 2004/C 112/4 | 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 — A coherent Framework for Aerospace — a Response to the STAR 21 Report’ (COM(2003) 600 final) | 14 |
| 2004/C 112/5 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC’ (COM(2003) 586 final – 2003/0226 (COD)) | 18 |
| 2004/C 112/6 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 85/611/EEC, 91/675/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 94/19/EC and Directives 2000/12/EC, 2002/83/EC and 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to establish a new financial services committee organisational structure’ (COM(2003) 659 final – 2003/0263 (COD)) | 21 |
| 2004/C 112/7 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for the setting of Eco-design requirements for Energy-Using Products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC’ (COM(2003) 453 final -2003/0172 (COD)) | 25 |
| 2004/C 112/8 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Information and Communications Technologies for safe and intelligent vehicles’ (COM(2003) 542 final) | 30 |
| 2004/C 112/9 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Recasting)’ (COM(2003) 621 final - 2003/0252 (COD)) | 34 |
| 2004/C 112/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Directive imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (codified version)’ (COM(2004) 35 final – 2004/0004 (CNS)) | 39 |
| 2004/C 112/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution’ (COM(2003) 550 final - 2003/0210 (COD)) | 40 |
| 2004/C 112/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods’ (COM(2003) 671 final - 2003/0262 (COD)) | 44 |
| 2004/C 112/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste (codified version)’ (COM(2003) 731 final – 2003/0283 COD) | 46 |
| 2004/C 112/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture’ (COM(2003) 817 final -2003/0321 (CNS)) | 47 |
| 2004/C 112/15 | Opinion of the European 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 implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the Member States’ (COM(2003) 458 final) | 49 |
| 2004/C 112/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No. 337/75 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)’ (COM(2003) 854 final – 2003/0334 (CNS)) | 53 |
| 2004/C 112/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the social dimension of culture’ | 57 |
| 2004/C 112/18 | 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: Review and update of VAT strategy priorities’ (COM(2003) 614 final) | 60 |
| 2004/C 112/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties’ and the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation, certain excise duties and taxation of insurance premiums and Council Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products’ (COM(2003) 797 final - 2003/0309 (COD), 2003/0310 (COD)) | 64 |
| 2004/C 112/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Croatia's Application for EU membership’ | 68 |
| 2004/C 112/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Community Patent Court and concerning appeals before the Court of First Instance’ (COM(2003) 828 final - 2003/0324 (CNS)) | 76 |
| 2004/C 112/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Decision conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Justice in disputes relating to the Community patent’ (COM(2003) 827 final - 2003/0326 (CNS)) | 81 |
| 2004/C 112/23 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘realities and prospects for appropriate environmental technologies in the candidate countries’. | 83 |
| 2004/C 112/24 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the





  — | ‘proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (Reach), establishing a European Chemicals Agency and amending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) {on Persistent Organic Pollutants}’ and the |
| — | ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals’ |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee

404th plenary session, 10 and 11 December 2003

2004/C 112/1

Resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the Lisbon Strategy’

1

407th plenary session, 31 March and 1 April 2004

2004/C 112/2

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: Updating and simplifying the Community acquis’ (COM(2003) 71 final)

4

2004/C 112/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the White Paper — Space: a new European frontier for an expanding Union. An action plan for implementing the European Space policy’ (COM(2003) 673 final)

9

2004/C 112/4

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 — A coherent Framework for Aerospace — a Response to the STAR 21 Report’ (COM(2003) 600 final)

14

2004/C 112/5

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the use of frontal protection systems on motor vehicles and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC’ (COM(2003) 586 final – 2003/0226 (COD))

18

2004/C 112/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 85/611/EEC, 91/675/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 94/19/EC and Directives 2000/12/EC, 2002/83/EC and 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to establish a new financial services committee organisational structure’ (COM(2003) 659 final – 2003/0263 (COD))

21

2004/C 112/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for the setting of Eco-design requirements for Energy-Using Products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC’ (COM(2003) 453 final -2003/0172 (COD))

25

2004/C 112/8

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Information and Communications Technologies for safe and intelligent vehicles’ (COM(2003) 542 final)

30

2004/C 112/9

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Recasting)’ (COM(2003) 621 final - 2003/0252 (COD))

34

2004/C 112/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Directive imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (codified version)’ (COM(2004) 35 final – 2004/0004 (CNS))

39

2004/C 112/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution’ (COM(2003) 550 final - 2003/0210 (COD))

40

2004/C 112/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods’ (COM(2003) 671 final - 2003/0262 (COD))

44

2004/C 112/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste (codified version)’ (COM(2003) 731 final – 2003/0283 COD)

46

2004/C 112/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture’ (COM(2003) 817 final -2003/0321 (CNS))

47

2004/C 112/15

Opinion of the European 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 implementation of Directive 96/71/EC in the Member States’ (COM(2003) 458 final)

49

2004/C 112/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No. 337/75 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)’ (COM(2003) 854 final – 2003/0334 (CNS))

53

2004/C 112/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘the social dimension of culture’

57

2004/C 112/18

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: Review and update of VAT strategy priorities’ (COM(2003) 614 final)

60

2004/C 112/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties’ and the ‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation, certain excise duties and taxation of insurance premiums and Council Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products’ (COM(2003) 797 final - 2003/0309 (COD), 2003/0310 (COD))

64

2004/C 112/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Croatia's Application for EU membership’

68

2004/C 112/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Community Patent Court and concerning appeals before the Court of First Instance’ (COM(2003) 828 final - 2003/0324 (CNS))

76

2004/C 112/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Decision conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Justice in disputes relating to the Community patent’ (COM(2003) 827 final - 2003/0326 (CNS))

81

2004/C 112/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘realities and prospects for appropriate environmental technologies in the candidate countries’.

83

2004/C 112/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the





  —

‘proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (Reach), establishing a European Chemicals Agency and amending Directive 1999/45/EC and Regulation (EC) {on Persistent Organic Pollutants}’ and the

—

‘proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals’

92

2004/C 112/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Directive repealing Directive 72/462/EEC’ (COM(2004) 71 final - 2004/0022 CNS)

100

2004/C 112/26

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on a





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| — | ‘proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for certain Member States to apply, in respect of energy products and electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation’ (COM(2004) 42 final -2004/0016 (CNS)) and on a |
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| — | ‘proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for Cyprus to apply, in respect of energy products and electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation’ (COM(2004) 185 final - 2004/0067 (CNS)) |

‘proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for certain Member States to apply, in respect of energy products and electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation’ (COM(2004) 42 final -2004/0016 (CNS)) and on a

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‘proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for Cyprus to apply, in respect of energy products and electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation’ (COM(2004) 185 final - 2004/0067 (CNS))

102

2004/C 112/27

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Economic diversification in the accession countries – role of SMEs and social economy enterprises’

105

2004/C 112/28

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/49/EC on a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States’ (COM(2003) 841 final – 2003/0331 (CNS))

113

2004/C 112/29

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘proposal for a Council Regulation on actions in the field of beekeeping’ (COM(2004) 30 final - 2004/0003 (CNS))

114

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