# Official Journal C 218/2011

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.218.eng |
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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5423 July 2011 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.218.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 218

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5423 July 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 471st plenary session held on 4 and 5 May 2011 |
| 2011/C 218/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The effect of the economic and financial crisis on labour force distribution among production sectors, with special regard to SMEs’(exploratory opinion) | 1 |
| 2011/C 218/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The role of family policy in relation to demographic change with a view to sharing best practices among Member States’(exploratory opinion) | 7 |
| 2011/C 218/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Sustainability impact assessments (SIA) and EU trade policy’ | 14 |
| 2011/C 218/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Agricultural machinery, construction and handling equipment: what is the best way out of the crisis?’ (own-initiative opinion) | 19 |
| 2011/C 218/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The external dimension of European industrial policy — is the EU's trade policy really taking the interests of European industry into account?’ (own-initiative opinion) | 25 |
| 2011/C 218/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Third country state-owned enterprises in EU public procurement markets’ (own-initiative opinion) | 31 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

471st plenary session held on 4 and 5 May 2011

2011/C 218/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The effect of the economic and financial crisis on labour force distribution among production sectors, with special regard to SMEs’(exploratory opinion)

(exploratory opinion)

1

2011/C 218/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The role of family policy in relation to demographic change with a view to sharing best practices among Member States’(exploratory opinion)

(exploratory opinion)

7

2011/C 218/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Sustainability impact assessments (SIA) and EU trade policy’

14

2011/C 218/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Agricultural machinery, construction and handling equipment: what is the best way out of the crisis?’ (own-initiative opinion)

19

2011/C 218/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The external dimension of European industrial policy — is the EU's trade policy really taking the interests of European industry into account?’ (own-initiative opinion)

25

2011/C 218/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Third country state-owned enterprises in EU public procurement markets’ (own-initiative opinion)

31

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 471st plenary session held on 4 and 5 May 2011 |
| 2011/C 218/07 | 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: an integrated industrial policy for the globalisation era — putting competitiveness and sustainability at centre stage’COM(2010) 614 final | 38 |
| 2011/C 218/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the effective enforcement of budgetary surveillance in the euro area’COM(2010) 524 final — 2010/0278 (COD) | 46 |
| 2011/C 218/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in the euro area’COM(2010) 525 final — 2010/0279 (COD) and the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances’COM(2010) 527 final — 2010/0281 (COD) | 53 |
| 2011/C 218/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘White Paper: Insurance Guarantee Schemes’COM(2010) 370 final | 61 |
| 2011/C 218/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission on the monitoring and reporting of data on the registration of new passenger cars’COM(2010) 657 final | 66 |
| 2011/C 218/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws’COM(2010) 791 final — 2011/0001 (COD) | 69 |
| 2011/C 218/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euros and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009’COM(2010) 775 final — 2010/0373 (COD) | 74 |
| 2011/C 218/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters’COM(2010) 748 final — 2010/0383 (COD) | 78 |
| 2011/C 218/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2003/71/EC and 2009/138/EC in respect of the powers of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority’COM(2011) 8 final — 2011/0006 (COD) | 82 |
| 2011/C 218/16 | 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 on the response to the report of the Expert Group on the Interim Evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities and to the Report of the Expert Group on the Interim Evaluation of the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility’COM(2011) 52 final | 87 |
| 2011/C 218/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — the EU Counter-Terrorism Policy: main achievements and future challenges’COM(2010) 386 final | 91 |
| 2011/C 218/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment’COM(2010) 379 final — 2010/0210 (COD) | 97 |
| 2011/C 218/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer’COM(2010) 378 final — 2010/0209 (COD) | 101 |
| 2011/C 218/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime’COM(2011) 32 final — 2011/0023 (COD) | 107 |
| 2011/C 218/21 | 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 (EC) No 1234/2007 on contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector’COM(2010) 728 final — 2010/0362 (COD) | 110 |
| 2011/C 218/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on agricultural product quality schemes’COM(2010) 733 final — 2010/0353 (COD) | 114 |
| 2011/C 218/23 | 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 (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards’COM(2010) 738 final — 2010/0354 (COD) | 118 |
| 2011/C 218/24 | 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 (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products’COM(2010) 759 final — 2010/0364 (COD) | 122 |
| 2011/C 218/25 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation (EU) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 165/94 and Council Regulation (EC) No 78/2008’COM(2010) 745 final — 2010/0365 (COD) | 124 |
| 2011/C 218/26 | 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 (EC) No 485/2008 on scrutiny by Member States of transactions forming part of the system of financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund’COM(2010) 761 final — 2010/0366 (COD) | 126 |
| 2011/C 218/27 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on attacks against information systems and repealing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA’COM(2010) 517 final — 2010/0273 (COD) | 130 |
| 2011/C 218/28 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste’COM(2010) 618 final | 135 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

471st plenary session held on 4 and 5 May 2011

2011/C 218/07

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: an integrated industrial policy for the globalisation era — putting competitiveness and sustainability at centre stage’COM(2010) 614 final

COM(2010) 614 final

38

2011/C 218/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the effective enforcement of budgetary surveillance in the euro area’COM(2010) 524 final — 2010/0278 (COD)

COM(2010) 524 final — 2010/0278 (COD)

46

2011/C 218/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in the euro area’COM(2010) 525 final — 2010/0279 (COD) and the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances’COM(2010) 527 final — 2010/0281 (COD)

COM(2010) 525 final — 2010/0279 (COD)

COM(2010) 527 final — 2010/0281 (COD)

53

2011/C 218/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘White Paper: Insurance Guarantee Schemes’COM(2010) 370 final

COM(2010) 370 final

61

2011/C 218/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission on the monitoring and reporting of data on the registration of new passenger cars’COM(2010) 657 final

COM(2010) 657 final

66

2011/C 218/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws’COM(2010) 791 final — 2011/0001 (COD)

COM(2010) 791 final — 2011/0001 (COD)

69

2011/C 218/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euros and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009’COM(2010) 775 final — 2010/0373 (COD)

COM(2010) 775 final — 2010/0373 (COD)

74

2011/C 218/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters’COM(2010) 748 final — 2010/0383 (COD)

COM(2010) 748 final — 2010/0383 (COD)

78

2011/C 218/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2003/71/EC and 2009/138/EC in respect of the powers of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority’COM(2011) 8 final — 2011/0006 (COD)

COM(2011) 8 final — 2011/0006 (COD)

82

2011/C 218/16

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 on the response to the report of the Expert Group on the Interim Evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities and to the Report of the Expert Group on the Interim Evaluation of the Risk-Sharing Finance Facility’COM(2011) 52 final

COM(2011) 52 final

87

2011/C 218/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — the EU Counter-Terrorism Policy: main achievements and future challenges’COM(2010) 386 final

COM(2010) 386 final

91

2011/C 218/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment’COM(2010) 379 final — 2010/0210 (COD)

COM(2010) 379 final — 2010/0210 (COD)

97

2011/C 218/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer’COM(2010) 378 final — 2010/0209 (COD)

COM(2010) 378 final — 2010/0209 (COD)

101

2011/C 218/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime’COM(2011) 32 final — 2011/0023 (COD)

COM(2011) 32 final — 2011/0023 (COD)

107

2011/C 218/21

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 (EC) No 1234/2007 on contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector’COM(2010) 728 final — 2010/0362 (COD)

COM(2010) 728 final — 2010/0362 (COD)

110

2011/C 218/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on agricultural product quality schemes’COM(2010) 733 final — 2010/0353 (COD)

COM(2010) 733 final — 2010/0353 (COD)

114

2011/C 218/23

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 (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards’COM(2010) 738 final — 2010/0354 (COD)

COM(2010) 738 final — 2010/0354 (COD)

118

2011/C 218/24

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 (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products’COM(2010) 759 final — 2010/0364 (COD)

COM(2010) 759 final — 2010/0364 (COD)

122

2011/C 218/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation (EU) No .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 165/94 and Council Regulation (EC) No 78/2008’COM(2010) 745 final — 2010/0365 (COD)

COM(2010) 745 final — 2010/0365 (COD)

124

2011/C 218/26

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 (EC) No 485/2008 on scrutiny by Member States of transactions forming part of the system of financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund’COM(2010) 761 final — 2010/0366 (COD)

COM(2010) 761 final — 2010/0366 (COD)

126

2011/C 218/27

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on attacks against information systems and repealing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA’COM(2010) 517 final — 2010/0273 (COD)

COM(2010) 517 final — 2010/0273 (COD)

130

2011/C 218/28

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste’COM(2010) 618 final

COM(2010) 618 final

135

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