# Official Journal C 121/30 A

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 121 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4730 April 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 121

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4730 April 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Preparatory Acts |
| | Committee of the Regions54th Plenary Session, 21 and 22 April 2004 |
| 2004/C 121/1 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Basic orientations for the sustainability of European tourism’ | 1 |
| 2004/C 121/2 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on:





  — | the ‘Communication on Barriers to widespread access to new services and applications of the information society through open platforms in digital television and third generation mobile communications’ and the |
| — | ‘Communication on the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting: (from digital “switchover” to analogue “switch-off”)’ |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Preparatory Acts

Committee of the Regions54th Plenary Session, 21 and 22 April 2004

2004/C 121/1

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Basic orientations for the sustainability of European tourism’

1

2004/C 121/2

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on:





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the ‘Communication on Barriers to widespread access to new services and applications of the information society through open platforms in digital television and third generation mobile communications’ and the

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‘Communication on the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting: (from digital “switchover” to analogue “switch-off”)’

7

2004/C 121/3

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (EUROPASS)’

10

2004/C 121/4

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 1419/1999/EC establishing a Community action for the “European Capital of Culture” event for the years 2005 to 2019’

15

2004/C 121/5

Outlook Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and local and regional authorities: the need for coordination and a specific instrument for decentralised cooperation

18

2004/C 121/6

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on Implementing the principle of equal treatment between women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services’

25

2004/C 121/7

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Equal opportunities for people with disabilities: A European Action Plan’

28

2004/C 121/8

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Joint Report on Social Inclusion summarising the results of the examination of the National Action Plans for Social Inclusion (2003-2005)’

32

2004/C 121/9

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and spent batteries and accumulators’

35

2004/C 121/10

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “On the Road to Sustainable Production” Progress in implementing Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control’

45

2004/C 121/11

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the ‘Communication on Towards a thematic strategy on the sustainable use of natural resources’

47

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