# Official Journal C 191/2012

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.191.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 191 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5529 June 2012 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.191.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 191

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5529 June 2012

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 480th plenary session held on 25 and 26 April 2012 |
| 2012/C 191/01 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Seventh Environment Action Programme and follow-up to the sixth EAP’ (exploratory opinion) | 1 |
| 2012/C 191/02 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Promotion of sustainable production and consumption in the EU’ (exploratory opinion) | 6 |
| 2012/C 191/03 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Energy education’ (exploratory opinion) | 11 |
| 2012/C 191/04 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Book publishing on the move’ (own-initiative opinion) | 18 |
| 2012/C 191/05 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Cooperatives and restructuring’ (own-initiative opinion) | 24 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

480th plenary session held on 25 and 26 April 2012

2012/C 191/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Seventh Environment Action Programme and follow-up to the sixth EAP’ (exploratory opinion)

1

2012/C 191/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Promotion of sustainable production and consumption in the EU’ (exploratory opinion)

6

2012/C 191/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Energy education’ (exploratory opinion)

11

2012/C 191/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Book publishing on the move’ (own-initiative opinion)

18

2012/C 191/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Cooperatives and restructuring’ (own-initiative opinion)

24

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE |
| | 480th plenary session held on 25 and 26 April 2012 |
| 2012/C 191/06 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006’COM(2011) 615 final — 2011/0276 (COD) | 30 |
| 2012/C 191/07 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006’COM(2011) 612 final — 2011/0274 (COD) | 38 |
| 2012/C 191/08 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund and the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006’COM(2011) 614 final — 2011/0275 (COD) | 44 |
| 2012/C 191/09 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal’COM(2011) 611 final — 2011/0273 (COD) | 49 |
| 2012/C 191/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) as regards the clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and implementation of such groupings’COM(2011) 610 final — 2011/0272 (COD) | 53 |
| 2012/C 191/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European Account Preservation Order to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters’COM(2011) 445 final — 2011/0204 (COD) | 57 |
| 2012/C 191/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts’COM(2011) 778 final — 2011/0389 (COD) and the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities’COM(2011) 779 final — 2011/0359 (COD) | 61 |
| 2012/C 191/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Venture Capital Funds’COM(2011) 860 final — 2011/0417 (COD) | 72 |
| 2012/C 191/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sound level of motor vehicles’COM(2011) 856 final — 2011/0409 (COD) | 76 |
| 2012/C 191/15 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (recast)’COM(2011) 656 final — 2011/0298 (COD) | 80 |
| 2012/C 191/16 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors’COM(2011) 895 final — 2011/0439 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement’COM(2011) 896 final — 2011/0438 (COD) and the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the award of concession contracts’COM(2011) 897 final — 2011/0437 (COD) | 84 |
| 2012/C 191/17 | 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 — Towards an EU Criminal Policy: Ensuring the effective implementation of EU policies through criminal law’COM(2011) 573 final | 97 |
| 2012/C 191/18 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and the Regulation on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System’COM(2011) 883 final — 2011/0435 (COD) | 103 |
| 2012/C 191/19 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Rights and Citizenship Programme’COM(2011) 758 final — 2011/0344 (COD) | 108 |
| 2012/C 191/20 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)’COM(2011) 874 final | 111 |
| 2012/C 191/21 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy’COM(2011) 625 final — 2011/0280 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)’COM(2011) 626 final — 2011/0281 (COD) (A-21), the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)’COM(2011) 627 final — 2011/0282 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy’COM(2011) 628 final — 2011/0288 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the application of direct payments to farmers in respect of the year 2013’COM(2011) 630 final — 2011/0286 (COD) and the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the regime of the single payment scheme and support to vine-growers’COM(2011) 631 final — 2011/0285 (COD) | 116 |
| 2012/C 191/22 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/98/EC on re-use of public sector information’COM(2011) 877 final — 2011/0430 (COD) | 129 |
| 2012/C 191/23 | 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 — The global approach to migration and mobility’COM(2011) 743 final | 134 |
| 2012/C 191/24 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment amending Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment’COM(2012) 109 final | 142 |

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

480th plenary session held on 25 and 26 April 2012

2012/C 191/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006’COM(2011) 615 final — 2011/0276 (COD)

COM(2011) 615 final — 2011/0276 (COD)

30

2012/C 191/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006’COM(2011) 612 final — 2011/0274 (COD)

COM(2011) 612 final — 2011/0274 (COD)

38

2012/C 191/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund and the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006’COM(2011) 614 final — 2011/0275 (COD)

COM(2011) 614 final — 2011/0275 (COD)

44

2012/C 191/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal’COM(2011) 611 final — 2011/0273 (COD)

COM(2011) 611 final — 2011/0273 (COD)

49

2012/C 191/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) as regards the clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and implementation of such groupings’COM(2011) 610 final — 2011/0272 (COD)

COM(2011) 610 final — 2011/0272 (COD)

53

2012/C 191/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European Account Preservation Order to facilitate cross-border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters’COM(2011) 445 final — 2011/0204 (COD)

COM(2011) 445 final — 2011/0204 (COD)

57

2012/C 191/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts’COM(2011) 778 final — 2011/0389 (COD) and the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities’COM(2011) 779 final — 2011/0359 (COD)

COM(2011) 778 final — 2011/0389 (COD)

COM(2011) 779 final — 2011/0359 (COD)

61

2012/C 191/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Venture Capital Funds’COM(2011) 860 final — 2011/0417 (COD)

COM(2011) 860 final — 2011/0417 (COD)

72

2012/C 191/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sound level of motor vehicles’COM(2011) 856 final — 2011/0409 (COD)

COM(2011) 856 final — 2011/0409 (COD)

76

2012/C 191/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (recast)’COM(2011) 656 final — 2011/0298 (COD)

COM(2011) 656 final — 2011/0298 (COD)

80

2012/C 191/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors’COM(2011) 895 final — 2011/0439 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement’COM(2011) 896 final — 2011/0438 (COD) and the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the award of concession contracts’COM(2011) 897 final — 2011/0437 (COD)

COM(2011) 895 final — 2011/0439 (COD),

COM(2011) 896 final — 2011/0438 (COD)

COM(2011) 897 final — 2011/0437 (COD)

84

2012/C 191/17

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 — Towards an EU Criminal Policy: Ensuring the effective implementation of EU policies through criminal law’COM(2011) 573 final

COM(2011) 573 final

97

2012/C 191/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and the Regulation on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System’COM(2011) 883 final — 2011/0435 (COD)

COM(2011) 883 final — 2011/0435 (COD)

103

2012/C 191/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Rights and Citizenship Programme’COM(2011) 758 final — 2011/0344 (COD)

COM(2011) 758 final — 2011/0344 (COD)

108

2012/C 191/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE)’COM(2011) 874 final

COM(2011) 874 final

111

2012/C 191/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy’COM(2011) 625 final — 2011/0280 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)’COM(2011) 626 final — 2011/0281 (COD) (A-21), the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)’COM(2011) 627 final — 2011/0282 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy’COM(2011) 628 final — 2011/0288 (COD), the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 as regards the application of direct payments to farmers in respect of the year 2013’COM(2011) 630 final — 2011/0286 (COD) and the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the regime of the single payment scheme and support to vine-growers’COM(2011) 631 final — 2011/0285 (COD)

COM(2011) 625 final — 2011/0280 (COD),

COM(2011) 626 final — 2011/0281 (COD) (A-21),

COM(2011) 627 final — 2011/0282 (COD),

COM(2011) 628 final — 2011/0288 (COD),

COM(2011) 630 final — 2011/0286 (COD)

COM(2011) 631 final — 2011/0285 (COD)

116

2012/C 191/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/98/EC on re-use of public sector information’COM(2011) 877 final — 2011/0430 (COD)

COM(2011) 877 final — 2011/0430 (COD)

129

2012/C 191/23

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 — The global approach to migration and mobility’COM(2011) 743 final

COM(2011) 743 final

134

2012/C 191/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment amending Regulation (EC) No 106/2008 on a Community energy-efficiency labelling programme for office equipment’COM(2012) 109 final

COM(2012) 109 final

142

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