# Official Journal C 100/2009

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.100.eng |
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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5230 April 2009 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.100.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 100

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5230 April 2009

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 448th plenary session held on 21, 22 and 23 October 2008 |
| 2009/C 100/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Small and medium — sized enterprises — Key for delivering more growth and jobs. A mid-term review of Modern SME policy COM(2007) 592 final | 1 |
| 2009/C 100/02 | 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 — Pre-commercial Procurement: Driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe COM(2007) 799 final | 6 |
| 2009/C 100/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Removing obstacles to cross-border investments by venture capital funds COM(2007) 853 final | 15 |
| 2009/C 100/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment | 22 |
| 2009/C 100/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Consultation on the draft Commission impact assessment guidelines | 28 |
| 2009/C 100/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Policy guidelines for services of general interest and globalisation | 33 |
| 2009/C 100/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Aviation security for passengers | 39 |
| 2009/C 100/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the European Union and the global food challenge | 44 |
| 2009/C 100/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Beyond GDP — measurements for sustainable development | 53 |
| 2009/C 100/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Health security of agricultural and food imports | 60 |
| 2009/C 100/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the structural and conceptual change as a prerequisite for a globally competitive knowledge and research-based European industrial construct (Europe: Catching up or taking the lead?) | 65 |
| 2009/C 100/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the restructuring and evolution of the household appliance industry (white goods in Europe) and its impact on employment, climate change and consumers | 72 |
| 2009/C 100/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on how can social experimentation be used in Europe to develop public active inclusion policies | 77 |
| 2009/C 100/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Ethical and social dimension of European financial institutions | 84 |
| 2009/C 100/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on EU-Brazil relations | 93 |
| 2009/C 100/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The role of the EU in the Northern Ireland peace process (Own-initiative opinion) | 100 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

448th plenary session held on 21, 22 and 23 October 2008

2009/C 100/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Small and medium — sized enterprises — Key for delivering more growth and jobs. A mid-term review of Modern SME policy COM(2007) 592 final

COM(2007) 592 final

1

2009/C 100/02

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 — Pre-commercial Procurement: Driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe COM(2007) 799 final

COM(2007) 799 final

6

2009/C 100/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Removing obstacles to cross-border investments by venture capital funds COM(2007) 853 final

COM(2007) 853 final

15

2009/C 100/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment

22

2009/C 100/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Consultation on the draft Commission impact assessment guidelines

28

2009/C 100/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Policy guidelines for services of general interest and globalisation

33

2009/C 100/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Aviation security for passengers

39

2009/C 100/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the European Union and the global food challenge

44

2009/C 100/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Beyond GDP — measurements for sustainable development

53

2009/C 100/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Health security of agricultural and food imports

60

2009/C 100/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the structural and conceptual change as a prerequisite for a globally competitive knowledge and research-based European industrial construct (Europe: Catching up or taking the lead?)

65

2009/C 100/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the restructuring and evolution of the household appliance industry (white goods in Europe) and its impact on employment, climate change and consumers

72

2009/C 100/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on how can social experimentation be used in Europe to develop public active inclusion policies

77

2009/C 100/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Ethical and social dimension of European financial institutions

84

2009/C 100/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on EU-Brazil relations

93

2009/C 100/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The role of the EU in the Northern Ireland peace process (Own-initiative opinion)

100

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 448th plenary session held on 21, 22 and 23 October 2008 |
| 2009/C 100/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community COM(2007) 765 final — 2007/0279 (COD) | 109 |
| 2009/C 100/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in the fields of defence and security COM(2007) 766 final — 2007/0280 (COD) | 114 |
| 2009/C 100/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (Recast) COM(2008) 357 final — 2008/0123 (COD) | 120 |
| 2009/C 100/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy related products’COM(2008) 399 final — 2008/0151 (COD) | 120 |
| 2009/C 100/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers’; ‘The proposal for a Council Regulation on modifications to the common agricultural policy by amending Regulations (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008’ and ‘(EC) No [...]/2008 and The proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)’COM(2008) 306 final — 2008/0103+0104+0105 (CNS) | 121 |
| 2009/C 100/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products not intended for human consumption (Animal by-products Regulation) COM(2008) 345 final — 2008/0110 (COD) | 133 |
| 2009/C 100/23 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (Recast) COM(2008) 505 final — 2008/0165 (COD) | 135 |
| 2009/C 100/24 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on a Proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training COM(2008) 179 final — 2008/0069 (COD) | 136 |
| 2009/C 100/25 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Establishment of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) COM(2008) 180 final — 2008/0070 (COD) | 140 |
| 2009/C 100/26 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work COM(2008) 111 final — 2006/0214 (COD) | 144 |
| 2009/C 100/27 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive concerning the general arrangements for excise duty COM(2008) 78 final/3 — 2008/0051 (CNS) | 146 |
| 2009/C 100/28 | 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 to combat tax evasion connected with intra-Community transactions and the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 to combat tax evasion connected with intra-Community transactions COM(2008) 147 final — 2008/0058 (CNS) 2008/0059 (CNS) | 150 |
| 2009/C 100/29 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, partial divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States and to the transfer of the registered office of an SE or SCE between Member States (Codified version) COM(2008) 492 final — 2008/0158 CNS | 153 |
| 2009/C 100/30 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, in respect of certain revenue-gathering projects COM(2008) 558/2 — 2008/0186 (AVC) | 154 |
| 2009/C 100/31 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Training Foundation (recast) COM(2007) 443 final — 2007/0163 (COD) | 155 |

III   Preparatory acts

European Economic and Social Committee

448th plenary session held on 21, 22 and 23 October 2008

2009/C 100/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community COM(2007) 765 final — 2007/0279 (COD)

COM(2007) 765 final — 2007/0279 (COD)

109

2009/C 100/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in the fields of defence and security COM(2007) 766 final — 2007/0280 (COD)

COM(2007) 766 final — 2007/0280 (COD)

114

2009/C 100/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to common provisions for both measuring instruments and methods of metrological control (Recast) COM(2008) 357 final — 2008/0123 (COD)

COM(2008) 357 final — 2008/0123 (COD)

120

2009/C 100/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy related products’COM(2008) 399 final — 2008/0151 (COD)

COM(2008) 399 final — 2008/0151 (COD)

120

2009/C 100/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers’; ‘The proposal for a Council Regulation on modifications to the common agricultural policy by amending Regulations (EC) No 320/2006, (EC) No 1234/2007, (EC) No 3/2008’ and ‘(EC) No [...]/2008 and The proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)’COM(2008) 306 final — 2008/0103+0104+0105 (CNS)

COM(2008) 306 final — 2008/0103+0104+0105 (CNS)

121

2009/C 100/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products not intended for human consumption (Animal by-products Regulation) COM(2008) 345 final — 2008/0110 (COD)

COM(2008) 345 final — 2008/0110 (COD)

133

2009/C 100/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (Recast) COM(2008) 505 final — 2008/0165 (COD)

COM(2008) 505 final — 2008/0165 (COD)

135

2009/C 100/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on a Proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training COM(2008) 179 final — 2008/0069 (COD)

COM(2008) 179 final — 2008/0069 (COD)

136

2009/C 100/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Establishment of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) COM(2008) 180 final — 2008/0070 (COD)

COM(2008) 180 final — 2008/0070 (COD)

140

2009/C 100/26

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work COM(2008) 111 final — 2006/0214 (COD)

COM(2008) 111 final — 2006/0214 (COD)

144

2009/C 100/27

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive concerning the general arrangements for excise duty COM(2008) 78 final/3 — 2008/0051 (CNS)

COM(2008) 78 final/3 — 2008/0051 (CNS)

146

2009/C 100/28

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 to combat tax evasion connected with intra-Community transactions and the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 to combat tax evasion connected with intra-Community transactions COM(2008) 147 final — 2008/0058 (CNS) 2008/0059 (CNS)

COM(2008) 147 final — 2008/0058 (CNS) 2008/0059 (CNS)

150

2009/C 100/29

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Directive on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, partial divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States and to the transfer of the registered office of an SE or SCE between Member States (Codified version) COM(2008) 492 final — 2008/0158 CNS

COM(2008) 492 final — 2008/0158 CNS

153

2009/C 100/30

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, in respect of certain revenue-gathering projects COM(2008) 558/2 — 2008/0186 (AVC)

COM(2008) 558/2 — 2008/0186 (AVC)

154

2009/C 100/31

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Training Foundation (recast) COM(2007) 443 final — 2007/0163 (COD)

COM(2007) 443 final — 2007/0163 (COD)

155

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