# Official Journal C 68/2012

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.068.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 68 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 556 March 2012 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.068.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 68

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 556 March 2012

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 477th plenary session held on 18 and 19 January 2012 |
| 2012/C 068/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Post-secondary vocational education and training as an attractive alternative to higher education’ (own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
| 2012/C 068/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Youth employment, technical skills and mobility’ (own-initiative opinion) | 11 |
| 2012/C 068/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Involving civil society in the establishment of a future European Energy Community’ (own-initiative opinion) | 15 |
| 2012/C 068/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The role of the European Union in peace building in external relations: best practice and perspectives’ | 21 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

477th plenary session held on 18 and 19 January 2012

2012/C 068/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Post-secondary vocational education and training as an attractive alternative to higher education’ (own-initiative opinion)

1

2012/C 068/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Youth employment, technical skills and mobility’ (own-initiative opinion)

11

2012/C 068/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Involving civil society in the establishment of a future European Energy Community’ (own-initiative opinion)

15

2012/C 068/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The role of the European Union in peace building in external relations: best practice and perspectives’

21

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 477th plenary session held on 18 and 19 January 2012 |
| 2012/C 068/05 | 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 — A Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights — Boosting creativity and innovation to provide economic growth, high quality jobs and first class products and services in Europe’COM(2011) 287 final | 28 |
| 2012/C 068/06 | 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 on a strategic vision for European standards: Moving forward to enhance and accelerate the sustainable growth of the European economy by 2020’COM(2011) 311 final | 35 |
| 2012/C 068/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms’COM(2011) 452 final — 2011/0202 (COD) | 39 |
| 2012/C 068/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation — Administrative Cooperation in the field of excise duties’COM(2011) 730 final — 2011/0330 (CNS) | 45 |
| 2012/C 068/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for the Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock’COM(2011) 470 final — 2011/0206 COD | 47 |
| 2012/C 068/10 | 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 — The Sixth Community Environment Action Programme — Final assessment’COM(2011) 531 final | 52 |
| 2012/C 068/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘GMOs in the EU’ (additional opinion) | 56 |
| 2012/C 068/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy’COM(2011) 540 final — 2011/0238 (COD) | 65 |
| 2012/C 068/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels’COM(2011) 439 final — 2011/0190 (COD) | 70 |
| 2012/C 068/14 | 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 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multiannual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock’COM(2011) 760 final — 2011/0345 COD | 74 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

477th plenary session held on 18 and 19 January 2012

2012/C 068/05

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 — A Single Market for Intellectual Property Rights — Boosting creativity and innovation to provide economic growth, high quality jobs and first class products and services in Europe’COM(2011) 287 final

COM(2011) 287 final

28

2012/C 068/06

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 on a strategic vision for European standards: Moving forward to enhance and accelerate the sustainable growth of the European economy by 2020’COM(2011) 311 final

COM(2011) 311 final

35

2012/C 068/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms’COM(2011) 452 final — 2011/0202 (COD)

COM(2011) 452 final — 2011/0202 (COD)

39

2012/C 068/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation — Administrative Cooperation in the field of excise duties’COM(2011) 730 final — 2011/0330 (CNS)

COM(2011) 730 final — 2011/0330 (CNS)

45

2012/C 068/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for the Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock’COM(2011) 470 final — 2011/0206 COD

COM(2011) 470 final — 2011/0206 COD

47

2012/C 068/10

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 — The Sixth Community Environment Action Programme — Final assessment’COM(2011) 531 final

COM(2011) 531 final

52

2012/C 068/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘GMOs in the EU’ (additional opinion)

56

2012/C 068/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy’COM(2011) 540 final — 2011/0238 (COD)

COM(2011) 540 final — 2011/0238 (COD)

65

2012/C 068/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels’COM(2011) 439 final — 2011/0190 (COD)

COM(2011) 439 final — 2011/0190 (COD)

70

2012/C 068/14

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 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multiannual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock’COM(2011) 760 final — 2011/0345 COD

COM(2011) 760 final — 2011/0345 COD

74

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