# Official Journal C 367/2018

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6110 October 2018 |

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 367

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6110 October 2018

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| | I	Resolutions, recommendations and opinions | |
| | OPINIONS | |
| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The effects of a new carbon-free, decentralised and digitalised energy
  supply structure on jobs and regional economies (own-initiative opinion) | 1 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Role of transport in realising the sustainable development goals,
  and consequent implications for EU policy-making [Own-initiative opinion] | 9 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — EU concepts for transition management in a digitalised world of
  work — key input for an EU White Paper on the future of work (Exploratory opinion requested by the Austrian Presidency) | 15 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — The situation of women with disabilities (Exploratory opinion requested
  by the European Parliament) | 20 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
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| | III	Preparatory Acts | |
| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE | |
| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 as regards certain charges on cross-border payments in the Union and currency
  conversion charges (COM(2018) 163 final — 2018/0076 (COD)) | 28 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 as regards the application of the Euro 5 step to the type-approval of two- or
  three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles [COM(2018) 137 final — 2018/0065 (COD)] | 32 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing
  Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors [COM(2018) 209 final — 2018/0103 (COD)] | 35 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 laying down the Union Customs Code [COM(2018) 259 final — 2018/0123 (COD)] | 39 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council
  on amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards minimum loss coverage for non-performing exposures [COM(2018) 134 final
  — 2018/0060 (COD)] Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit servicers, credit purchasers
  and the recovery of collateral [COM(2018) 135 final — 2018/0063 (COD)] | 43 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the
  Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the applicable law to the proprietary
  effects of transactions in securities [COM(2018) 89 final] — Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Directive 2009/65/EU and Directive 2011/61/EU on cross-border distribution of collective investment fund
  [COM(2018) 92 final — 2018/0041 (COD)] — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law
  applicable to the third-party effects of assignments of claims [COM(2018) 96 final — 2018/0044 (COD)] — Proposal for a Regulation
  of the European Parliament and of the Council on facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment funds and
  amending Regulations (EU) No 345/2013 and (EU) No 346/2013 [COM(2018) 110 final — 2018/0045 (COD)] | 50 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of
  the Council on amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards exposures in the form of covered bonds [COM(2018) 93 final
  — 2018/0042 (COD)] — Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the issue of covered bonds
  and covered bond public supervision and amending Directive 2009/65/EC and Directive 2014/59/EU [COM(2018) 94 final — 2018/0043
  (COD)] | 56 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament,
  the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — FinTech
  action plan: for a more competitive and innovative European financial sector [COM(2018) 109 final] | 61 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments — [COM(2018) 99 final — 2018/0047 (COD)] — Proposal
  for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) for Business
  [COM(2018) 113 final — 2018/0048 (COD)] | 65 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Council Directive laying down rules relating to the
  corporate taxation of a significant digital presence’ (COM(2018) 147 final — 2018/0072 (CNS)) ‘Proposal for a Council Directive
  on the common system of a digital services tax on revenues resulting from the provision of certain digital services’ (COM(2018)
  148 final — 2018/0073 (CNS)) | 73 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of
  the Council on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens
  and their family members exercising their right of free movement’ (COM(2018) 212 final — 2018/0104 (COD)) | 78 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
  Council laying down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation
  or prosecution of certain criminal offences and repealing Council Decision 2000/642/JHA’ (COM(2018) 213 final — 2018/0105
  (COD)) | 84 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/17 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters’ (COM(2018) 225 final —
  2018/0108(COD)) — ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on
  the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering evidence in criminal proceedings’ (COM(2018) 226 final
  — 2018/0107(COD)) | 88 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council
  on persistent organic pollutants (recast) [COM(2018) 144 final — 2018/0070 (COD)] | 93 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/19 | 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 on a monitoring framework for the
  circular economy’ (COM(2018) 29 final) | 97 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of
  the Council establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea’
  (COM(2018) 115 final — 2018/0050 (COD)) | 103 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
  Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)’ (COM(2017) 753 final — 2017/0332(COD)) | 107 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council on the implementation and functioning of the .eu top-level domain name and repealing Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 and
  Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 (COM(2018) 231 final — 2018/0110 (COD)) | 112 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/23 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Council directive amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC
  as regards the inclusion of the Italian municipality of Campione d’Italia and the Italian waters of Lake Lugano in the customs
  territory of the Union and in the territorial application of Directive 2008/118/EC (COM(2018) 261 final — 2018/0124 (CNS)) | 117 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/24 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC
  on the common system of value added tax as regards the period of application of the optional reverse charge mechanism in relation
  to supplies of certain goods and services susceptible to fraud and of the Quick Reaction Mechanism against VAT fraud (COM(2018)
  298 final — 2018/0150(CNS)) | 118 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/25 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 as regards nominal quantities for placing on the Union market of single distilled
  shochu produced by pot still and bottled in Japan (COM(2018) 199 final — 2018/0097 COD) | 119 |
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| | European Economic and Social Committee | |
| 2018/C 367/26 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council
  amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Brazil on fodder plant
  seed-producing crops and cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed and cereal seed produced
  in Brazil, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Moldova on cereal seed-producing crops, vegetable
  seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed, vegetable seed and
  oil and fibre plant seed produced in Moldova (COM(2017) 643 final — 2017/0297 (COD)) | 120 |
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Notice No

Contents

page

European Economic and Social Committee

I	Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The effects of a new carbon-free, decentralised and digitalised energy
  supply structure on jobs and regional economies (own-initiative opinion)

1

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Role of transport in realising the sustainable development goals,
  and consequent implications for EU policy-making [Own-initiative opinion]

9

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — EU concepts for transition management in a digitalised world of
  work — key input for an EU White Paper on the future of work (Exploratory opinion requested by the Austrian Presidency)

15

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — The situation of women with disabilities (Exploratory opinion requested
  by the European Parliament)

20

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European Economic and Social Committee

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III	Preparatory Acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 as regards certain charges on cross-border payments in the Union and currency
  conversion charges (COM(2018) 163 final — 2018/0076 (COD))

28

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 as regards the application of the Euro 5 step to the type-approval of two- or
  three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles [COM(2018) 137 final — 2018/0065 (COD)]

32

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council on the marketing and use of explosives precursors, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and repealing
  Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors [COM(2018) 209 final — 2018/0103 (COD)]

35

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 laying down the Union Customs Code [COM(2018) 259 final — 2018/0123 (COD)]

39

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council
  on amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards minimum loss coverage for non-performing exposures [COM(2018) 134 final
  — 2018/0060 (COD)] Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit servicers, credit purchasers
  and the recovery of collateral [COM(2018) 135 final — 2018/0063 (COD)]

43

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the
  Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the applicable law to the proprietary
  effects of transactions in securities [COM(2018) 89 final] — Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Directive 2009/65/EU and Directive 2011/61/EU on cross-border distribution of collective investment fund
  [COM(2018) 92 final — 2018/0041 (COD)] — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the law
  applicable to the third-party effects of assignments of claims [COM(2018) 96 final — 2018/0044 (COD)] — Proposal for a Regulation
  of the European Parliament and of the Council on facilitating cross-border distribution of collective investment funds and
  amending Regulations (EU) No 345/2013 and (EU) No 346/2013 [COM(2018) 110 final — 2018/0045 (COD)]

50

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of
  the Council on amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards exposures in the form of covered bonds [COM(2018) 93 final
  — 2018/0042 (COD)] — Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the issue of covered bonds
  and covered bond public supervision and amending Directive 2009/65/EC and Directive 2014/59/EU [COM(2018) 94 final — 2018/0043
  (COD)]

56

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament,
  the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — FinTech
  action plan: for a more competitive and innovative European financial sector [COM(2018) 109 final]

61

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments — [COM(2018) 99 final — 2018/0047 (COD)] — Proposal
  for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) for Business
  [COM(2018) 113 final — 2018/0048 (COD)]

65

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Council Directive laying down rules relating to the
  corporate taxation of a significant digital presence’ (COM(2018) 147 final — 2018/0072 (CNS)) ‘Proposal for a Council Directive
  on the common system of a digital services tax on revenues resulting from the provision of certain digital services’ (COM(2018)
  148 final — 2018/0073 (CNS))

73

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of
  the Council on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens
  and their family members exercising their right of free movement’ (COM(2018) 212 final — 2018/0104 (COD))

78

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
  Council laying down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation
  or prosecution of certain criminal offences and repealing Council Decision 2000/642/JHA’ (COM(2018) 213 final — 2018/0105
  (COD))

84

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters’ (COM(2018) 225 final —
  2018/0108(COD)) — ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on
  the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering evidence in criminal proceedings’ (COM(2018) 226 final
  — 2018/0107(COD))

88

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council
  on persistent organic pollutants (recast) [COM(2018) 144 final — 2018/0070 (COD)]

93

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/19

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 on a monitoring framework for the
  circular economy’ (COM(2018) 29 final)

97

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of
  the Council establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea’
  (COM(2018) 115 final — 2018/0050 (COD))

103

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the
  Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)’ (COM(2017) 753 final — 2017/0332(COD))

107

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council on the implementation and functioning of the .eu top-level domain name and repealing Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 and
  Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 (COM(2018) 231 final — 2018/0110 (COD))

112

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Council directive amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC
  as regards the inclusion of the Italian municipality of Campione d’Italia and the Italian waters of Lake Lugano in the customs
  territory of the Union and in the territorial application of Directive 2008/118/EC (COM(2018) 261 final — 2018/0124 (CNS))

117

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC
  on the common system of value added tax as regards the period of application of the optional reverse charge mechanism in relation
  to supplies of certain goods and services susceptible to fraud and of the Quick Reaction Mechanism against VAT fraud (COM(2018)
  298 final — 2018/0150(CNS))

118

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the
  Council amending Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 as regards nominal quantities for placing on the Union market of single distilled
  shochu produced by pot still and bottled in Japan (COM(2018) 199 final — 2018/0097 COD)

119

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European Economic and Social Committee

2018/C 367/26

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council
  amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Brazil on fodder plant
  seed-producing crops and cereal seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed and cereal seed produced
  in Brazil, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Moldova on cereal seed-producing crops, vegetable
  seed-producing crops and oil and fibre plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of cereal seed, vegetable seed and
  oil and fibre plant seed produced in Moldova (COM(2017) 643 final — 2017/0297 (COD))

120

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