# Official Journal C 71/22 M

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 71 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4822 March 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 71

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4822 March 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Preparatory Acts |
| | Committee of the Regions |
| | 57th Plenary session of 17 and 18 November 2004 |
| 2005/C 071/1 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe | 1 |
| 2005/C 071/2 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the presentation of a proposal for a directive and two proposals for recommendations on the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community | 6 |
| 2005/C 071/3 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on Local and regional government in Russia and the development of cooperation between the EU and Russia | 11 |
| 2005/C 071/4 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming | 16 |
| 2005/C 071/5 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Green Paper on public-private partnerships and Community law on public contracts and concessions | 19 |
| 2005/C 071/6 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Communication from the Commission on Science and Technology: the key to Europe's future Guidelines for future European policy to support research | 22 |
| 2005/C 071/7 | Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the





  — | Communication from the Commission — Further integration of the European rail system: third railway package |
| — | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways |
| — | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train crews operating locomotives and trains on the Community's rail network |
| — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on international rail passengers' rights and obligations |
| — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compensation in cases of non-compliance with contractual quality requirements for rail freight services |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Preparatory Acts

Committee of the Regions

57th Plenary session of 17 and 18 November 2004

th

2005/C 071/1

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

1

2005/C 071/2

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the presentation of a proposal for a directive and two proposals for recommendations on the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community

6

2005/C 071/3

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on Local and regional government in Russia and the development of cooperation between the EU and Russia

11

2005/C 071/4

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming

16

2005/C 071/5

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Green Paper on public-private partnerships and Community law on public contracts and concessions

19

2005/C 071/6

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Communication from the Commission on Science and Technology: the key to Europe's future Guidelines for future European policy to support research

22

2005/C 071/7

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the





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Communication from the Commission — Further integration of the European rail system: third railway package

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Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways

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Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train crews operating locomotives and trains on the Community's rail network

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on international rail passengers' rights and obligations

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compensation in cases of non-compliance with contractual quality requirements for rail freight services

26

2005/C 071/8

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 eHealth — making healthcare better for European citizens: An action plan for a European eHealth Area

30

2005/C 071/9

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council Creating the ‘YOUTH IN ACTION’ programme for the period 2007-2013

34

2005/C 071/10

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Communication from the Commission — A stronger partnership for the outermost regions

40

2005/C 071/11

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European grouping of cross-border cooperation (EGCC)

46

2005/C 071/12

Resolution of the Committee of the Regions of 18 November 2004 on the opening of negotiations for Turkey's accession to the EU

53

2005/C 071/13

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 Connecting Europe at High Speed: National Broadband Strategies

55

2005/C 071/14

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 eEurope 2005 Action Plan: An Update

59

2005/C 071/15

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Green Paper on equality and non-discrimination in an enlarged European Union

62

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