# Official Journal C 51/2011

| | ISSN 1725-2423
  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.051.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 51 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5417 February 2011 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.051.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 51

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5417 February 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 466th plenary session held on 19, 20 and 21 October 2010 |
| 2011/C 051/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Employee financial participation in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| 2011/C 051/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Changes and prospects for the metalworking industry’ (own-initiative opinion) | 8 |
| 2011/C 051/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The implications of the sovereign debt crisis for EU governance’ (own-initiative opinion) | 15 |
| 2011/C 051/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Transatlantic relations and the international promotion of the European social model’ (own-initiative opinion) | 20 |
| 2011/C 051/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Renewal of the Community Method (Guidelines)’ (own-initiative opinion) | 29 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

466th plenary session held on 19, 20 and 21 October 2010

2011/C 051/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Employee financial participation in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion)

1

2011/C 051/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Changes and prospects for the metalworking industry’ (own-initiative opinion)

8

2011/C 051/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The implications of the sovereign debt crisis for EU governance’ (own-initiative opinion)

15

2011/C 051/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Transatlantic relations and the international promotion of the European social model’ (own-initiative opinion)

20

2011/C 051/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Renewal of the Community Method (Guidelines)’ (own-initiative opinion)

29

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 466th plenary session held on 19, 20 and 21 October 2010 |
| 2011/C 051/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 54 of the Treaty, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent’COM(2010) 388 final — 2008/0173 (COD) | 35 |
| 2011/C 051/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning mergers of public limited liability companies’COM(2010) 391 final — 2008/0009 (COD) | 36 |
| 2011/C 051/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — A European strategy on clean and energy efficient vehicles’COM(2010) 186 final | 37 |
| 2011/C 051/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries (Green Paper)’COM(2010) 183 final | 43 |
| 2011/C 051/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims, repealing Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA’COM(2010) 95 final — 2010/0065 (COD) | 50 |
| 2011/C 051/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Active Ageing (2012)’COM(2010) 462 final | 55 |
| 2011/C 051/12 | 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 — Mobilising private and public investment for recovery and long term structural change: developing Public Private Partnerships’COM(2009) 615 final | 59 |
| 2011/C 051/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the duration of the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate’COM(2010) 331 final — 2010/0179 (CNS) | 67 |
| 2011/C 051/14 | 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 — International climate policy post-Copenhagen: Acting now to reinvigorate global action on climate change’COM(2010) 86 final | 69 |
| 2011/C 051/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the State of Implementation of Integrated Product Policy’COM(2009) 693 final | 75 |
| 2011/C 051/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture’COM(2010) 393 final — 2009/0153 (COD) | 80 |

III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

466th plenary session held on 19, 20 and 21 October 2010

2011/C 051/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 54 of the Treaty, in respect of the formation of public limited liability companies and the maintenance and alteration of their capital, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent’COM(2010) 388 final — 2008/0173 (COD)

COM(2010) 388 final — 2008/0173 (COD)

35

2011/C 051/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning mergers of public limited liability companies’COM(2010) 391 final — 2008/0009 (COD)

COM(2010) 391 final — 2008/0009 (COD)

36

2011/C 051/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — A European strategy on clean and energy efficient vehicles’COM(2010) 186 final

COM(2010) 186 final

37

2011/C 051/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries (Green Paper)’COM(2010) 183 final

COM(2010) 183 final

43

2011/C 051/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims, repealing Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA’COM(2010) 95 final — 2010/0065 (COD)

COM(2010) 95 final — 2010/0065 (COD)

50

2011/C 051/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Active Ageing (2012)’COM(2010) 462 final

COM(2010) 462 final

55

2011/C 051/12

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 — Mobilising private and public investment for recovery and long term structural change: developing Public Private Partnerships’COM(2009) 615 final

COM(2009) 615 final

59

2011/C 051/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the duration of the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate’COM(2010) 331 final — 2010/0179 (CNS)

COM(2010) 331 final — 2010/0179 (CNS)

67

2011/C 051/14

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 — International climate policy post-Copenhagen: Acting now to reinvigorate global action on climate change’COM(2010) 86 final

COM(2010) 86 final

69

2011/C 051/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the State of Implementation of Integrated Product Policy’COM(2009) 693 final

COM(2009) 693 final

75

2011/C 051/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture’COM(2010) 393 final — 2009/0153 (COD)

COM(2010) 393 final — 2009/0153 (COD)

80

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