# Official Journal C 327/2013

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.327.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 327 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5612 November 2013 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.327.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 327

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5612 November 2013

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 491st plenary session held on 10 and 11 July 2013 |
| 2013/C 327/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The unexplored economic potential of EU competitiveness — reform of state-owned enterprises’ (exploratory opinion) | 1 |
| 2013/C 327/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The role of civil society in EU-Serbia relations’ | 5 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

491st plenary session held on 10 and 11 July 2013

2013/C 327/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The unexplored economic potential of EU competitiveness — reform of state-owned enterprises’ (exploratory opinion)

1

2013/C 327/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The role of civil society in EU-Serbia relations’

5

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
| --- | --- |
| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 491st plenary session held on 10 and 11 July 2013 |
| 2013/C 327/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on long-term financing of the European economy’COM(2013) 150 final/2 | 11 |
| 2013/C 327/04 | 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 customs risk management and security of the supply chain’COM(2012) 793 final | 15 |
| 2013/C 327/05 | 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 — Setting up a European retail action plan’COM(2013) 36 final | 20 |
| 2013/C 327/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on unfair trading practices in the business to business food and non-food supply chain in Europe’COM(2013) 37 final | 26 |
| 2013/C 327/07 | 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 — Smart regulation — Responding to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises’COM(2013) 122 final | 33 |
| 2013/C 327/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a space surveillance and tracking support programme’COM(2013) 107 final — 2013/0064 (COD) | 38 |
| 2013/C 327/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks’COM(2013) 162 final — 2013/0089 (COD) | 42 |
| 2013/C 327/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups’COM(2013) 207 final — 2013/0110 (COD) | 47 |
| 2013/C 327/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on promoting the free movement of citizens and businesses by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents in the European Union and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012’COM(2013) 228 final — 2013/119 (COD) | 52 |
| 2013/C 327/12 | 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 — Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes’COM(2012) 669 final | 58 |
| 2013/C 327/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products’COM(2012) 788 final — 2012/0366 (COD) | 65 |
| 2013/C 327/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery — Industrial Policy Communication Update’COM(2012) 582 final | 82 |
| 2013/C 327/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products’COM(2013) 106 final — 2013/0063 (COD) | 90 |
| 2013/C 327/16 | 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 — A Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources’COM(2012) 673 final on the ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) River Basin Management Plans’COM(2012) 670 final and on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Report on the Review of the European Water Scarcity and Droughts Policy’COM(2012) 672 final | 93 |
| 2013/C 327/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks’COM(2013) 147 final — 2013/0080 (COD) | 102 |
| 2013/C 327/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Proposal on multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of response to pollution caused by ships and to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations’COM(2013) 174 final — 2013/0092 COD | 108 |
| 2013/C 327/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports’COM(2013) 296 final — 2013/0157 (COD) | 111 |
| 2013/C 327/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Common rules on compensation and assistance to air passengers (rolling programme)’COM(2013) 130 final | 115 |
| 2013/C 327/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Fourth Railway Package’, comprising the following seven documents: ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on “The Fourth Railway Package — completing the Single European Railway Area to foster European competitiveness and growth”’COM(2013) 25 final,‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of the Council on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings’COM(2013) 26 final — 2013/0013 (COD),‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004’COM(2013) 27 final — 2013/0014 (COD),‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail’COM(2013) 28 final — 2013/0028 (COD),‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure’COM(2013) 29 final — 2013/0029 (COD),‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union’COM(2013) 30 final — 2013/0015 (COD), and‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on railway safety’COM(2013) 31 final — 2013/0016 (COD) | 122 |
| 2013/C 327/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic’COM(2013) 195 final/2 — 2013/0105 (COD) | 133 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

491st plenary session held on 10 and 11 July 2013

2013/C 327/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on long-term financing of the European economy’COM(2013) 150 final/2

COM(2013) 150 final/2

11

2013/C 327/04

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 customs risk management and security of the supply chain’COM(2012) 793 final

COM(2012) 793 final

15

2013/C 327/05

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 — Setting up a European retail action plan’COM(2013) 36 final

COM(2013) 36 final

20

2013/C 327/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on unfair trading practices in the business to business food and non-food supply chain in Europe’COM(2013) 37 final

COM(2013) 37 final

26

2013/C 327/07

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 — Smart regulation — Responding to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises’COM(2013) 122 final

COM(2013) 122 final

33

2013/C 327/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a space surveillance and tracking support programme’COM(2013) 107 final — 2013/0064 (COD)

COM(2013) 107 final — 2013/0064 (COD)

38

2013/C 327/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks’COM(2013) 162 final — 2013/0089 (COD)

COM(2013) 162 final — 2013/0089 (COD)

42

2013/C 327/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups’COM(2013) 207 final — 2013/0110 (COD)

COM(2013) 207 final — 2013/0110 (COD)

47

2013/C 327/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on promoting the free movement of citizens and businesses by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents in the European Union and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012’COM(2013) 228 final — 2013/119 (COD)

COM(2013) 228 final — 2013/119 (COD)

52

2013/C 327/12

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 — Rethinking Education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes’COM(2012) 669 final

COM(2012) 669 final

58

2013/C 327/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products’COM(2012) 788 final — 2012/0366 (COD)

COM(2012) 788 final — 2012/0366 (COD)

65

2013/C 327/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery — Industrial Policy Communication Update’COM(2012) 582 final

COM(2012) 582 final

82

2013/C 327/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products’COM(2013) 106 final — 2013/0063 (COD)

COM(2013) 106 final — 2013/0063 (COD)

90

2013/C 327/16

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 — A Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources’COM(2012) 673 final on the ‘Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) River Basin Management Plans’COM(2012) 670 final and on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Report on the Review of the European Water Scarcity and Droughts Policy’COM(2012) 672 final

COM(2012) 673 final

COM(2012) 670 final

COM(2012) 672 final

93

2013/C 327/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks’COM(2013) 147 final — 2013/0080 (COD)

COM(2013) 147 final — 2013/0080 (COD)

102

2013/C 327/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Proposal on multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of response to pollution caused by ships and to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations’COM(2013) 174 final — 2013/0092 COD

COM(2013) 174 final — 2013/0092 COD

108

2013/C 327/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports’COM(2013) 296 final — 2013/0157 (COD)

COM(2013) 296 final — 2013/0157 (COD)

111

2013/C 327/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Common rules on compensation and assistance to air passengers (rolling programme)’COM(2013) 130 final

COM(2013) 130 final

115

2013/C 327/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Fourth Railway Package’, comprising the following seven documents: ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on “The Fourth Railway Package — completing the Single European Railway Area to foster European competitiveness and growth”’COM(2013) 25 final,‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of the Council on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings’COM(2013) 26 final — 2013/0013 (COD),‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004’COM(2013) 27 final — 2013/0014 (COD),‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail’COM(2013) 28 final — 2013/0028 (COD),‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure’COM(2013) 29 final — 2013/0029 (COD),‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union’COM(2013) 30 final — 2013/0015 (COD), and‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on railway safety’COM(2013) 31 final — 2013/0016 (COD)

COM(2013) 25 final,

COM(2013) 26 final — 2013/0013 (COD),

COM(2013) 27 final — 2013/0014 (COD),

COM(2013) 28 final — 2013/0028 (COD),

COM(2013) 29 final — 2013/0029 (COD),

COM(2013) 30 final — 2013/0015 (COD), and

COM(2013) 31 final — 2013/0016 (COD)

122

2013/C 327/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic’COM(2013) 195 final/2 — 2013/0105 (COD)

COM(2013) 195 final/2 — 2013/0105 (COD)

133

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