Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors COM(2007) 192 final — 2007/0066 (COD)
Date: 2007-05-30
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: approval, signalling device, tractor, vehicle parts

C 175/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.7.2007

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling
devices on wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors’

COM(2007) 192 final — 2007/0066 (COD)

(2007/C 175/10)

On 11 May 2007 the Council of the European Union decided to consult the European Economic and Social
Committee, under Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned
proposal.

Considering that the content of the proposal is entirely satisfactory and requires no comment on its part,
the Committee, at its 436th plenary session, held on 30 and 31 May 2007 (meeting of 30 May), approved
the proposed text by 162 votes to 1 with 8 abstentions.

Brussels, 30 May 2007.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the
European Parliament and the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals’

COM(2006) 745 final — 2006/0246 (COD)

(2007/C 175/11)

On 21 December 2006, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee,
under Articles 133 and 175(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the abovementioned
proposal.

The Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, which was responsible for preparing
the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 8 May 2007. The rapporteur was Mr Pezzini.

At its 436th plenary session, held on 30 and 31 May 2007 (meeting of 30 May 2007), the European
Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 148 votes to 2 with 1 abstention.

1. Conclusions and recommendations

1.1
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
has always supported the active role played by the European
Commission in introducing and implementing the Rotterdam
Convention on the prior informed consent (PIC) procedure for
hazardous chemicals and pesticides
trade,
together with the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants (POP).

in international

smooth, uniform procedures to ensure the prompt provision of
proper
import dangerous
chemical products and substances.

to countries

information,

that

The Committee considers that the more stringent provi-
1.3
sions under Regulation (EC) 304/2003, which was annulled by
the Court of Justice on the grounds of its wrong legal basis, and
reinstated in the present proposal for a new regulation are a key
element in overall safety and the management of dangerous
chemicals.

1.2
The Committee agrees that a harmonised approach by
the Commission is necessary, aimed at improving the protection
of human health and the environment in importing countries,
especially developing countries. It also agrees on the need to use
and transparent mechanisms based on
streamlined,

clear

1.4
The Committee supports the Commission's aim to use
the opportunity provided by the correction of the legal basis of
the
the regulation in order to increase the effectiveness of