# Official Journal C 283/10 A

| | ISSN 1977-091X |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 283 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6110 August 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 283

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6110 August 2018

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| Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 535th EESC plenary session – 60th anniversary of the EESC, 23.5.2018-24.5.2018 |
| 2018/C 283/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social economy enterprises as a driver for migrant integration’ (own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| 2018/C 283/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement’ (own-initiative opinion) | 9 |

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

535th EESC plenary session – 60th anniversary of the EESC, 23.5.2018-24.5.2018

2018/C 283/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Social economy enterprises as a driver for migrant integration’ (own-initiative opinion)

1

2018/C 283/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards an EU-Mercosur Association Agreement’ (own-initiative opinion)

9

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 535th EESC plenary session – 60th anniversary of the EESC, 23.5.2018-24.5.2018 |
| 2018/C 283/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on (a) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — The Goods Package: Reinforcing trust in the single market (COM(2017) 787 final) — (b) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules and procedures for compliance with and enforcement of Union harmonisation legislation on products and amending Regulations (EU) No 305/2011, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426 and (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Directives 2004/42/EC, 2009/48/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2017) 795 final — 2017/0353 (COD)) — (c) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State (COM(2017) 796 final — 2017/0354 (COD)) | 19 |
| 2018/C 283/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on health technology assessment and amending Directive 2011/24/EU (COM(2018) 51 final — 2018/0018 (COD)) | 28 |
| 2018/C 283/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax’(COM(2018) 20 final — 2018/0005(CNS)), ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the special scheme for small enterprises’(COM(2018) 21 final — 2018/0006 (CNS)), ‘Amended proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards measures to strengthen administrative cooperation in the field of value added tax’(COM(2017) 706 final — 2017/0248 (CNS)), and on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate’(COM(2017) 783 final — 2017/0349 (CNS)) | 35 |
| 2018/C 283/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union’(COM(2017) 797 final — 2017/0355 (COD)) | 39 |
| 2018/C 283/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and amending Council Decision 2004/512/EC, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Council Decision 2008/633/JHA, Regulation (EU) 2016/399 and Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 (COM(2017) 793 final — 2017/0351 (COD)) — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) (COM(2017) 794 final — 2017/0352 (COD)) | 48 |
| 2018/C 283/08 | 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 implementation of the circular economy package: options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (COM(2018) 32 final) | 56 |
| 2018/C 283/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM(2018) 28 final) — Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, repealing Directive 2000/59/EC and amending Directive 2009/16/EC and Directive 2010/65/EU (COM(2018) 33 final — 2018/0012 (COD)) | 61 |
| 2018/C 283/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — The Future of Food and Farming (COM(2017) 713 final) | 69 |
| 2018/C 283/11 | 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 EU actions to improve environmental compliance and governance’(COM(2018) 10 final) | 83 |
| 2018/C 283/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (COM(2018) 8 final — 2018/0003(NLE)) | 89 |
| 2018/C 283/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area (COM(2018) 143 final — 2018/0069 COD) | 95 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

535th EESC plenary session – 60th anniversary of the EESC, 23.5.2018-24.5.2018

2018/C 283/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on (a) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — The Goods Package: Reinforcing trust in the single market (COM(2017) 787 final) — (b) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules and procedures for compliance with and enforcement of Union harmonisation legislation on products and amending Regulations (EU) No 305/2011, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426 and (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Directives 2004/42/EC, 2009/48/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2017) 795 final — 2017/0353 (COD)) — (c) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State (COM(2017) 796 final — 2017/0354 (COD))

(COM(2017) 787 final)

(COM(2017) 795 final — 2017/0353 (COD))

(COM(2017) 796 final — 2017/0354 (COD))

19

2018/C 283/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on health technology assessment and amending Directive 2011/24/EU (COM(2018) 51 final — 2018/0018 (COD))

(COM(2018) 51 final — 2018/0018 (COD))

28

2018/C 283/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax’(COM(2018) 20 final — 2018/0005(CNS)), ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the special scheme for small enterprises’(COM(2018) 21 final — 2018/0006 (CNS)), ‘Amended proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 as regards measures to strengthen administrative cooperation in the field of value added tax’(COM(2017) 706 final — 2017/0248 (CNS)), and on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, with regard to the obligation to respect a minimum standard rate’(COM(2017) 783 final — 2017/0349 (CNS))

(COM(2018) 20 final — 2018/0005(CNS))

(COM(2018) 21 final — 2018/0006 (CNS))

(COM(2017) 706 final — 2017/0248 (CNS))

(COM(2017) 783 final — 2017/0349 (CNS))

35

2018/C 283/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union’(COM(2017) 797 final — 2017/0355 (COD))

(COM(2017) 797 final — 2017/0355 (COD))

39

2018/C 283/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa) and amending Council Decision 2004/512/EC, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Council Decision 2008/633/JHA, Regulation (EU) 2016/399 and Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 (COM(2017) 793 final — 2017/0351 (COD)) — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems (police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration) (COM(2017) 794 final — 2017/0352 (COD))

(COM(2017) 793 final — 2017/0351 (COD))

(COM(2017) 794 final — 2017/0352 (COD))

48

2018/C 283/08

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 implementation of the circular economy package: options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (COM(2018) 32 final)

(COM(2018) 32 final)

56

2018/C 283/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM(2018) 28 final) — Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, repealing Directive 2000/59/EC and amending Directive 2009/16/EC and Directive 2010/65/EU (COM(2018) 33 final — 2018/0012 (COD))

(COM(2018) 28 final)

(COM(2018) 33 final — 2018/0012 (COD))

61

2018/C 283/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — The Future of Food and Farming (COM(2017) 713 final)

(COM(2017) 713 final)

69

2018/C 283/11

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 EU actions to improve environmental compliance and governance’(COM(2018) 10 final)

(COM(2018) 10 final)

83

2018/C 283/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (COM(2018) 8 final — 2018/0003(NLE))

(COM(2018) 8 final — 2018/0003(NLE))

89

2018/C 283/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area (COM(2018) 143 final — 2018/0069 COD)

(COM(2018) 143 final — 2018/0069 COD)

95

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