# Official Journal C 234/22 S

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4822 September 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 234

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4822 September 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Preparatory Acts |
| | European Economic and Social Committee |
| | 415th plenary session, held on 9 and 10 March 2005 |
| 2005/C 234/1 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the promotion of cooperative societies in Europe (COM(2004) 18 final) | 1 |
| 2005/C 234/2 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for Directives of the European Parliament and Council re-casting Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 20 March 2000 relating to the take up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions and Council Directive 93/6/EEC of 15 March 1993 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions (COM(2004) 486 final — 2004/0155 and 2004/0159 (COD)) | 8 |
| 2005/C 234/3 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2000/819/EC on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) (COM(2004) 781 final — 2004/0272 (COD)) | 14 |
| 2005/C 234/4 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community Air-Traffic Controller Licence (COM(2004) 473 final — 2004/0146 (COD)) | 17 |
| 2005/C 234/5 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the second ‘Marco Polo’ programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) (COM(2004) 478 final — 2004/0157 (COD)) | 19 |
| 2005/C 234/6 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (COM(2004) 772 final — 2004/0269 (CNS)) | 25 |
| 2005/C 234/7 | 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 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004) 775 final — 2004/0270 (COD)) | 26 |
| 2005/C 234/8 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation on the European Social Fund (COM(2004) 493 final) | 27 |
| 2005/C 234/9 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2004) 490 final — 2004/0161 CNS) | 32 |
| 2005/C 234/10 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The Social Dimension of Globalisation — the EU's policy contribution on extending the benefits to all (COM(2004) 383 final) | 41 |
| 2005/C 234/11 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee 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 (COM (2004) 471 final — 2004/0152 (COD)) | 46 |
| 2005/C 234/12 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The role of the EIB in public-private partnerships (PPPs) and their impact on growth | 52 |
| 2005/C 234/13 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The new Member States and the broad economic policy guidelines | 60 |
| 2005/C 234/14 | Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council determining the general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European transport networks and energy and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 (COM(2004) 475 final — 2004/0154 (COD)) | 69 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Preparatory Acts

European Economic and Social Committee

415th plenary session, held on 9 and 10 March 2005

2005/C 234/1

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the promotion of cooperative societies in Europe (COM(2004) 18 final)

(COM(2004) 18 final)

1

2005/C 234/2

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for Directives of the European Parliament and Council re-casting Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 20 March 2000 relating to the take up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions and Council Directive 93/6/EEC of 15 March 1993 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions (COM(2004) 486 final — 2004/0155 and 2004/0159 (COD))

(COM(2004) 486 final — 2004/0155 and 2004/0159 (COD))

8

2005/C 234/3

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2000/819/EC on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) (COM(2004) 781 final — 2004/0272 (COD))

(COM(2004) 781 final — 2004/0272 (COD))

14

2005/C 234/4

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community Air-Traffic Controller Licence (COM(2004) 473 final — 2004/0146 (COD))

(COM(2004) 473 final — 2004/0146 (COD))

17

2005/C 234/5

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the second ‘Marco Polo’ programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system (‘Marco Polo II’) (COM(2004) 478 final — 2004/0157 (COD))

(COM(2004) 478 final — 2004/0157 (COD))

19

2005/C 234/6

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (COM(2004) 772 final — 2004/0269 (CNS))

(COM(2004) 772 final — 2004/0269 (CNS))

25

2005/C 234/7

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 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (COM(2004) 775 final — 2004/0270 (COD))

(COM(2004) 775 final — 2004/0270 (COD))

26

2005/C 234/8

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation on the European Social Fund (COM(2004) 493 final)

(COM(2004) 493 final)

27

2005/C 234/9

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2004) 490 final — 2004/0161 CNS)

(COM(2004) 490 final — 2004/0161 CNS)

32

2005/C 234/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The Social Dimension of Globalisation — the EU's policy contribution on extending the benefits to all (COM(2004) 383 final)

(COM(2004) 383 final)

41

2005/C 234/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee 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 (COM (2004) 471 final — 2004/0152 (COD))

(COM (2004) 471 final — 2004/0152 (COD))

46

2005/C 234/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The role of the EIB in public-private partnerships (PPPs) and their impact on growth

52

2005/C 234/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on The new Member States and the broad economic policy guidelines

60

2005/C 234/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council determining the general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European transport networks and energy and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 (COM(2004) 475 final — 2004/0154 (COD))

(COM(2004) 475 final — 2004/0154 (COD))

69

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