# Official Journal C 75/10 M

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6010 March 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 75

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6010 March 2017

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 521rd EESC plenary session, 14 and 15 December 2016 |
| 2017/C 75/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The functional economy’ (own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| 2017/C 75/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Promoting innovative and high-growth firms’ (own-initiative opinion) | 6 |
| 2017/C 75/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘An appropriate framework for the transparency of companies’ (own-initiative opinion) | 14 |
| 2017/C 75/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The main underlying factors that influence the Common Agricultural Policy post-2020’ (own-initiative opinion) | 21 |
| 2017/C 75/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards applying Nudge Thinking to EU Policies’ (own-initiative opinion) | 28 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

521rd EESC plenary session, 14 and 15 December 2016

2017/C 75/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The functional economy’ (own-initiative opinion)

1

2017/C 75/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Promoting innovative and high-growth firms’ (own-initiative opinion)

6

2017/C 75/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘An appropriate framework for the transparency of companies’ (own-initiative opinion)

14

2017/C 75/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The main underlying factors that influence the Common Agricultural Policy post-2020’ (own-initiative opinion)

21

2017/C 75/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Towards applying Nudge Thinking to EU Policies’ (own-initiative opinion)

28

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 521rd EESC plenary session, 14 and 15 December 2016 |
| 2017/C 75/06 | 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 agenda for the collaborative economy’(COM(2016) 356 final) | 33 |
| 2017/C 75/07 | 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 — The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2017 (COM(2016) 357 final) | 40 |
| 2017/C 75/08 | 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 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products as regards the date of its application’(COM(2016) 709 final — 2016/0355 (COD)) | 44 |
| 2017/C 75/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds (COM(2016) 461 final) | 48 |
| 2017/C 75/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 99/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European statistical programme 2013-2017, by extending it to 2018-2020 (COM(2016) 557 final — 2016/0265(COD)) | 53 |
| 2017/C 75/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) 2015/1017 as regards the extension of the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investments as well as the introduction of technical enhancements for that Fund and the European Investment Advisory Hub (COM(2016) 597 final — 2016/0276 (COD)) | 57 |
| 2017/C 75/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council ‘Mid-term review/revision of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020: An EU budget focused on results’(COM(2016) 603 final) — Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (COM(2016)604 — 2016/0283 (APP)) — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and amending Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 541/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2016) 605 final — 2016/0282 (COD)) | 63 |
| 2017/C 75/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive (EU) 2016/1164 as regards hybrid mismatches with third countries [COM(2016) 687 final — 2016/0339 (CNS)] | 70 |
| 2017/C 75/14 | 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 highly skilled employment (COM(2016) 378 final - 2016/0176 (COD)) | 75 |
| 2017/C 75/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services’(COM(2016) 128 final — 2016/0070 (COD)) | 81 |
| 2017/C 75/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast)’(COM(2016) 465 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents’(COM(2016) 466 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU’(COM(2016) 467 final) | 97 |
| 2017/C 75/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change’[COM(2016) 479 final – 2016/0230(COD)] and on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change’[COM(2016) 482 final – 2016/0231(COD)] | 103 |
| 2017/C 75/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (COM(2016) 493 final — 2016/0238 (COD)) | 109 |
| 2017/C 75/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Aviation package II, including a‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council’(COM(2015) 613 final — 2015/0277 (COD)) and a ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — The European Aviation Safety Programme’(COM(2015) 599 final) | 111 |
| 2017/C 75/20 | 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: Online platforms and the digital single market — Opportunities and challenges for Europe (COM(2016) 288 final) | 119 |
| 2017/C 75/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Strengthening Europe’s Cyber Resilience System and Fostering a Competitive and Innovative Cybersecurity Industry’(COM(2016) 410 final) | 124 |
| 2017/C 75/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Enhancement of EU-Turkey bilateral trade relations and modernisation of the Customs Union’ | 129 |
| 2017/C 75/23 | 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 — ‘Lives in dignity: from aid-dependence to self-reliance’(COM(2016) 234 final) | 138 |
| 2017/C 75/24 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘An integrated European Union policy for the Arctic’(JOIN(2016) 21 final) | 144 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

521rd EESC plenary session, 14 and 15 December 2016

2017/C 75/06

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 agenda for the collaborative economy’(COM(2016) 356 final)

(COM(2016) 356 final)

33

2017/C 75/07

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 — The annual Union work programme for European standardisation for 2017 (COM(2016) 357 final)

(COM(2016) 357 final)

40

2017/C 75/08

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 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products as regards the date of its application’(COM(2016) 709 final — 2016/0355 (COD))

(COM(2016) 709 final — 2016/0355 (COD))

44

2017/C 75/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 on European venture capital funds and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds (COM(2016) 461 final)

(COM(2016) 461 final)

48

2017/C 75/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 99/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European statistical programme 2013-2017, by extending it to 2018-2020 (COM(2016) 557 final — 2016/0265(COD))

(COM(2016) 557 final — 2016/0265(COD))

53

2017/C 75/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) 2015/1017 as regards the extension of the duration of the European Fund for Strategic Investments as well as the introduction of technical enhancements for that Fund and the European Investment Advisory Hub (COM(2016) 597 final — 2016/0276 (COD))

(COM(2016) 597 final — 2016/0276 (COD))

57

2017/C 75/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council ‘Mid-term review/revision of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020: An EU budget focused on results’(COM(2016) 603 final) — Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (COM(2016)604 — 2016/0283 (APP)) — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and amending Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1305/2013, (EU) No 1306/2013, (EU) No 1307/2013, (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 541/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2016) 605 final — 2016/0282 (COD))

(COM(2016) 603 final)

(COM(2016)604 — 2016/0283 (APP))

(COM(2016) 605 final — 2016/0282 (COD))

63

2017/C 75/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive (EU) 2016/1164 as regards hybrid mismatches with third countries [COM(2016) 687 final — 2016/0339 (CNS)]

[COM(2016) 687 final — 2016/0339 (CNS)]

70

2017/C 75/14

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 highly skilled employment (COM(2016) 378 final - 2016/0176 (COD))

(COM(2016) 378 final - 2016/0176 (COD))

75

2017/C 75/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services’(COM(2016) 128 final — 2016/0070 (COD))

(COM(2016) 128 final — 2016/0070 (COD))

81

2017/C 75/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast)’(COM(2016) 465 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents’(COM(2016) 466 final) and on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU’(COM(2016) 467 final)

(COM(2016) 465 final)

(COM(2016) 466 final)

(COM(2016) 467 final)

97

2017/C 75/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change’[COM(2016) 479 final – 2016/0230(COD)] and on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change’[COM(2016) 482 final – 2016/0231(COD)]

[COM(2016) 479 final – 2016/0230(COD)]

[COM(2016) 482 final – 2016/0231(COD)]

103

2017/C 75/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (COM(2016) 493 final — 2016/0238 (COD))

(COM(2016) 493 final — 2016/0238 (COD))

109

2017/C 75/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Aviation package II, including a‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council’(COM(2015) 613 final — 2015/0277 (COD)) and a ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — The European Aviation Safety Programme’(COM(2015) 599 final)

(COM(2015) 613 final — 2015/0277 (COD))

(COM(2015) 599 final)

111

2017/C 75/20

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: Online platforms and the digital single market — Opportunities and challenges for Europe (COM(2016) 288 final)

(COM(2016) 288 final)

119

2017/C 75/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Strengthening Europe’s Cyber Resilience System and Fostering a Competitive and Innovative Cybersecurity Industry’(COM(2016) 410 final)

(COM(2016) 410 final)

124

2017/C 75/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Enhancement of EU-Turkey bilateral trade relations and modernisation of the Customs Union’

129

2017/C 75/23

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 — ‘Lives in dignity: from aid-dependence to self-reliance’(COM(2016) 234 final)

(COM(2016) 234 final)

138

2017/C 75/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘An integrated European Union policy for the Arctic’(JOIN(2016) 21 final)

(JOIN(2016) 21 final)

144

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