# Official Journal C 120/20 M

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4820 May 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 120

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4820 May 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Preparatory Acts |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 412th plenary session of 27/28 October 2004 |
| 2005/C 120/1 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reinsurance and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 92/49/EEC and Directives 98/78/EC and 2002/83/EC’(COM(2004) 273 final – 2004/0097 (COD)) | 1 |
| 2005/C 120/2 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of toluene and trichlorobenzene (twenty-eighth amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC)’(COM(2004) 320 final - 2004/0111 (COD)) | 6 |
| 2005/C 120/3 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Ability of SMEs and social economy enterprises to adapt to changes imposed by economic growth’ | 10 |
| 2005/C 120/4 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Pan-European transport corridors’ | 17 |
| 2005/C 120/5 | 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 – Connecting Europe at high speed: recent developments in the sector of electronic communications’(COM(2004) 61 final) | 22 |
| 2005/C 120/6 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhancing port security’(COM(2004) 393 final - 2004/0031 (COD)) | 28 |
| 2005/C 120/7 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in extender oils and tyres (twenty-seventh amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC)’(COM(2004) 98 final – 2004/0036 (COD)) | 30 |
| 2005/C 120/8 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 on measures to provide information on, and to promote, agricultural products in third countries, and Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market’(COM(2004) 233 final – 2004/0073 (CNS)) | 34 |
| 2005/C 120/9 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Industrial change and State aid in the steel sector’ | 37 |
| 2005/C 120/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Health safety: a collective obligation and a new right’ | 47 |
| 2005/C 120/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission: Follow-up to the high level reflection process on patient mobility and healthcare developments in the European Union’(COM(2004) 301 final) | 54 |
| 2005/C 120/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the:





  — | ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for purposes of scientific research’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Council Recommendation to facilitate the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Council Recommendation to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within the European Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research’(COM(2004) 178 final – 2004/0061 (CNS)) |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee

412th plenary session of 27/28 October 2004

2005/C 120/1

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reinsurance and amending Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 92/49/EEC and Directives 98/78/EC and 2002/83/EC’(COM(2004) 273 final – 2004/0097 (COD))

(COM(2004) 273 final – 2004/0097 (COD))

1

2005/C 120/2

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of toluene and trichlorobenzene (twenty-eighth amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC)’(COM(2004) 320 final - 2004/0111 (COD))

(COM(2004) 320 final - 2004/0111 (COD))

6

2005/C 120/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Ability of SMEs and social economy enterprises to adapt to changes imposed by economic growth’

10

2005/C 120/4

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Pan-European transport corridors’

17

2005/C 120/5

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 – Connecting Europe at high speed: recent developments in the sector of electronic communications’(COM(2004) 61 final)

(COM(2004) 61 final)

22

2005/C 120/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhancing port security’(COM(2004) 393 final - 2004/0031 (COD))

(COM(2004) 393 final - 2004/0031 (COD))

28

2005/C 120/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in extender oils and tyres (twenty-seventh amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC)’(COM(2004) 98 final – 2004/0036 (COD))

(COM(2004) 98 final – 2004/0036 (COD))

30

2005/C 120/8

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 on measures to provide information on, and to promote, agricultural products in third countries, and Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market’(COM(2004) 233 final – 2004/0073 (CNS))

(COM(2004) 233 final – 2004/0073 (CNS))

34

2005/C 120/9

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Industrial change and State aid in the steel sector’

37

2005/C 120/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Health safety: a collective obligation and a new right’

47

2005/C 120/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission: Follow-up to the high level reflection process on patient mobility and healthcare developments in the European Union’(COM(2004) 301 final)

(COM(2004) 301 final)

54

2005/C 120/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the:





  —

‘Proposal for a Council Directive on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for purposes of scientific research’

—

‘Proposal for a Council Recommendation to facilitate the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community’

—

‘Proposal for a Council Recommendation to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within the European Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research’(COM(2004) 178 final – 2004/0061 (CNS))

(COM(2004) 178 final – 2004/0061 (CNS))

60

2005/C 120/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Training and productivity’

64

2005/C 120/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision No 2002/463/EC adopting an action programme for administrative cooperation in the fields of external borders, visas, asylum and immigration (ARGO programme)’(COM(2004) 384 final - 2004/0122 (CNS))

(COM(2004) 384 final - 2004/0122 (CNS))

76

2005/C 120/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction’(COM(2003) 808 final – 2003/0311 (CNS))

(COM(2003) 808 final – 2003/0311 (CNS))

78

2005/C 120/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Improving the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy’

79

2005/C 120/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘European business competitiveness’

89

2005/C 120/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on public-private partnerships and Community law on public contracts and concessions’(COM(2004) 327 final)

(COM(2004) 327 final)

103

2005/C 120/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products’(COM(2004) 227 final)

(COM(2004) 227 final)

111

2005/C 120/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EC by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia’(COM(2004) 295 final)

(COM(2004) 295 final)

114

2005/C 120/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy end-use efficiency and energy services’(COM(2003) 739 final — 2003/0300 (COD))

(COM(2003) 739 final — 2003/0300 (COD))

115

2005/C 120/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on a ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment’(COM(2003) 740 final — 2003/0301 (COD))

(COM(2003) 740 final — 2003/0301 (COD))

119

2005/C 120/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe’

123

2005/C 120/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The environment as an economic opportunity’

128

2005/C 120/25

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 — Modernising social protection for the development of high-quality, accessible and sustainable health care and long-term care: support for the national strategies using the open method of coordination’(COM(2004) 304 final)

(COM(2004) 304 final)

135

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