# Official Journal C 65/17 M

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4917 March 2006 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 65

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4917 March 2006

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Preparatory Acts |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 422nd plenary session held on 14-15 December 2005 |
| 2006/C 065/1 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘State aid action plan — Less and better targeted state aid: a roadmap for state aid reform 2005-2009’(COM(2005) 107 final — SEC(2005) 795) | 1 |
| 2006/C 065/2 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) and the Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011)’(COM(2005) 119 final/2 — 2005/0043 (COD) — 2005/0044 (CNS)) | 9 |
| 2006/C 065/3 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013)’(COM(2005) 121 final — 2005/0050 (COD)) | 22 |
| 2006/C 065/4 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates’(COM(2005) 237 final — 2005/0104 (COD)) | 27 |
| 2006/C 065/5 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 69/169/EEC as regards the temporary quantitative restriction on beer imports into Finland’(COM(2005) 427 final — 2005/0175 (CNS)) | 29 |
| 2006/C 065/6 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Security of modes of transport’ | 30 |
| 2006/C 065/7 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea’(COM(2005) 117 final — 2005/0045 (CNS)) | 38 |
| 2006/C 065/8 | 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 — Improving the Community Civil Protection Mechanism’(COM(2005) 137 final) | 41 |
| 2006/C 065/9 | Opinion of the ‘European Economic and Social Committee on Joint enterprises in the fisheries sector: current state of play and future prospects’ | 46 |
| 2006/C 065/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals’(COM(2005) 402 final — 2005/0171 CNS) | 50 |
| 2006/C 065/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The role of technology parks in the industrial transformation of the new Member States’ | 51 |
| 2006/C 065/12 | Opinion of the ‘European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission — Restructuring and employment — Anticipating and accompanying restructuring in order to develop employment: the role of the European Union’(COM(2005) 120 final) | 58 |
| 2006/C 065/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the specific ‘Programme Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism, for the Period 2007-2013. General Programme Security and Safeguarding Liberties’(COM(2005) 124 final — 2005/0034 (CNS)) | 63 |
| 2006/C 065/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) — Towards a Just Society’(COM(2005) 225 final — 2005/0107 (COD)) | 70 |
| 2006/C 065/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘How to integrate social aspects into the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations’ | 73 |
| 2006/C 065/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission — Consultation document on state aid for innovation’(COM(2005) 436 final) | 86 |
| 2006/C 065/17 | 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 — The Commission's contribution to the period of reflection and beyond: Plan D for Democracy, Dialogue and Debate’(COM(2005) 494 final) | 92 |
| 2006/C 065/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The road to the European knowledge-based society — the contribution of organised civil society to the Lisbon Strategy’ | 94 |
| 2006/C 065/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards certain measures to simplify the procedure for charging value added tax and to assist in countering tax evasion and avoidance, and repealing certain Decisions granting derogations’(COM(2005) 89 final — 2005/0019 (CNS)) | 103 |
| 2006/C 065/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Renewable energy sources’ | 105 |
| 2006/C 065/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper: Mortgage Credit in the EU’(COM(2005) 327 final) | 113 |
| 2006/C 065/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: The Hague Programme: Ten priorities for the next five years — The Partnership for European renewal in the field of Freedom, Security and Justice’(COM(2005) 184 final) | 120 |
| 2006/C 065/23 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the





  — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 40/94 as regards the term of office of the President of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the term of office of the President of the Community Plant Variety Office’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 establishing a European Agency for Health and Safety at Work as regards the Director's term of office’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency as regards the Executive Director's term of office’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director and the Directors of the European Aviation Safety Agency’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 establishing a European Railway Agency as regards the term of office of the Executive Director’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as regards the Director's term of office’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network as regards the term of office of the Executive Director’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training as regards the Director's term of office’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 on the creation of a European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions as regards the term of office of the director and deputy director’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 establishing a European Training Foundation as regards the Director's term of office’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 on the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction as regards the Director's term of office’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 establishing a European Centre for disease prevention and control as regards the Director's term of office’ |
| — | ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency’(COM((2005) 190 final — 2005/0077(CNS) — 2005/0078(CNS) — 2005/0089(CNS) — 2005/0085(COD) — 2005/0086(COD) — 2005/0087(COD) — 2005/0088(COD) — 2005/0080(CNS) — 2005/0072(COD) — 2005/0073(COD) — 2005/0074(COD) — 2005/0075(COD) — 2005/0076(COD) — 2005/0081(COD) — 2005/0082(COD) — 2005/0083(COD)) |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee

422nd plenary session held on 14-15 December 2005

2006/C 065/1

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘State aid action plan — Less and better targeted state aid: a roadmap for state aid reform 2005-2009’(COM(2005) 107 final — SEC(2005) 795)

(COM(2005) 107 final — SEC(2005) 795)

1

2006/C 065/2

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) and the Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the seventh framework programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011)’(COM(2005) 119 final/2 — 2005/0043 (COD) — 2005/0044 (CNS))

(COM(2005) 119 final/2 — 2005/0043 (COD) — 2005/0044 (CNS))

9

2006/C 065/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (2007-2013)’(COM(2005) 121 final — 2005/0050 (COD))

(COM(2005) 121 final — 2005/0050 (COD))

22

2006/C 065/4

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates’(COM(2005) 237 final — 2005/0104 (COD))

(COM(2005) 237 final — 2005/0104 (COD))

27

2006/C 065/5

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 69/169/EEC as regards the temporary quantitative restriction on beer imports into Finland’(COM(2005) 427 final — 2005/0175 (CNS))

(COM(2005) 427 final — 2005/0175 (CNS))

29

2006/C 065/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Security of modes of transport’

30

2006/C 065/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing Community financial measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea’(COM(2005) 117 final — 2005/0045 (CNS))

(COM(2005) 117 final — 2005/0045 (CNS))

38

2006/C 065/8

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 — Improving the Community Civil Protection Mechanism’(COM(2005) 137 final)

(COM(2005) 137 final)

41

2006/C 065/9

Opinion of the ‘European Economic and Social Committee on Joint enterprises in the fisheries sector: current state of play and future prospects’

46

2006/C 065/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals’(COM(2005) 402 final — 2005/0171 CNS)

(COM(2005) 402 final — 2005/0171 CNS)

50

2006/C 065/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The role of technology parks in the industrial transformation of the new Member States’

51

2006/C 065/12

Opinion of the ‘European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission — Restructuring and employment — Anticipating and accompanying restructuring in order to develop employment: the role of the European Union’(COM(2005) 120 final)

(COM(2005) 120 final)

58

2006/C 065/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the specific ‘Programme Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism, for the Period 2007-2013. General Programme Security and Safeguarding Liberties’(COM(2005) 124 final — 2005/0034 (CNS))

(COM(2005) 124 final — 2005/0034 (CNS))

63

2006/C 065/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) — Towards a Just Society’(COM(2005) 225 final — 2005/0107 (COD))

(COM(2005) 225 final — 2005/0107 (COD))

70

2006/C 065/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘How to integrate social aspects into the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations’

73

2006/C 065/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission — Consultation document on state aid for innovation’(COM(2005) 436 final)

(COM(2005) 436 final)

86

2006/C 065/17

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 — The Commission's contribution to the period of reflection and beyond: Plan D for Democracy, Dialogue and Debate’(COM(2005) 494 final)

(COM(2005) 494 final)

92

2006/C 065/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The road to the European knowledge-based society — the contribution of organised civil society to the Lisbon Strategy’

94

2006/C 065/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards certain measures to simplify the procedure for charging value added tax and to assist in countering tax evasion and avoidance, and repealing certain Decisions granting derogations’(COM(2005) 89 final — 2005/0019 (CNS))

(COM(2005) 89 final — 2005/0019 (CNS))

103

2006/C 065/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Renewable energy sources’

105

2006/C 065/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper: Mortgage Credit in the EU’(COM(2005) 327 final)

(COM(2005) 327 final)

113

2006/C 065/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: The Hague Programme: Ten priorities for the next five years — The Partnership for European renewal in the field of Freedom, Security and Justice’(COM(2005) 184 final)

(COM(2005) 184 final)

120

2006/C 065/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the





  —

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 40/94 as regards the term of office of the President of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards the term of office of the President of the Community Plant Variety Office’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 establishing a European Agency for Health and Safety at Work as regards the Director's term of office’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency as regards the Executive Director's term of office’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director and the Directors of the European Aviation Safety Agency’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 establishing a European Railway Agency as regards the term of office of the Executive Director’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1035/97 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia as regards the Director's term of office’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 on the establishment of the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network as regards the term of office of the Executive Director’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training as regards the Director's term of office’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 on the creation of a European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions as regards the term of office of the director and deputy director’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 establishing a European Training Foundation as regards the Director's term of office’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 on the establishment of a European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction as regards the Director's term of office’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 establishing a European Centre for disease prevention and control as regards the Director's term of office’

—

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards the term of office of the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency’(COM((2005) 190 final — 2005/0077(CNS) — 2005/0078(CNS) — 2005/0089(CNS) — 2005/0085(COD) — 2005/0086(COD) — 2005/0087(COD) — 2005/0088(COD) — 2005/0080(CNS) — 2005/0072(COD) — 2005/0073(COD) — 2005/0074(COD) — 2005/0075(COD) — 2005/0076(COD) — 2005/0081(COD) — 2005/0082(COD) — 2005/0083(COD))

(COM((2005) 190 final — 2005/0077(CNS) — 2005/0078(CNS) — 2005/0089(CNS) — 2005/0085(COD) — 2005/0086(COD) — 2005/0087(COD) — 2005/0088(COD) — 2005/0080(CNS) — 2005/0072(COD) — 2005/0073(COD) — 2005/0074(COD) — 2005/0075(COD) — 2005/0076(COD) — 2005/0081(COD) — 2005/0082(COD) — 2005/0083(COD))

131

2006/C 065/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Green Paper on Financial Services Policy (2005-2010)’(COM(2005) 177 final)

(COM(2005) 177 final)

134

2006/C 065/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Hygiene rules and artisanal food processors’

141

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