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 the European Environment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (Codified version) COM(2007) 667 final — 2007/0235 (COD)
Date: 2008-02-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: European Environment Agency, codification of EU law, environmental monitoring, information network, operation of the Institutions, powers of the institutions (EU)

C 162/86

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.6.2008

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 the European Environment Agency
and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (Codified version)

COM(2007) 667 final — 2007/0235 (COD)

(2008/C 162/19)

On 22 November 2007 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee,
under Article 175 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Envir-
onment Agency and the European Environment Information and Observation Network (Codified version)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no
comment on its part, the Committee decided, at its 442nd plenary session, held on 13 and 14 February
2008 (meeting of 13 February), by 132 votes to two with two abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing
the proposed text.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

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 (EC)
No …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the general rules on the defini-
tion, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aroma-
tised wine-product cocktails (Recast)

COM(2007) 848 final — 2007/0287 (COD)

(2008/C 162/20)

On 22 January 2008 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Articles 37 and 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Regulation (EC) No …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the general rules
on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-
product cocktails (Recast)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the contents of the proposal and has already set out its views
on the subject in its earlier opinion CESE 413/1996, adopted on 27 March 1996 (*), it decided, at its 442nd
plenary session, held on 13 and 14 February 2008 (meeting of 13 February), by 131 votes to 1 with 8
abstentions to issue an opinion endorsing the proposal and to refer to the position it had taken in the
above-mentioned document.

Brussels, 13 February 2008.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Dimitris DIMITRIADIS

(*) Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation
(EC) to amend Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation
of aromatised wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-based cocktails — COM(1995) 570 final (OJ
C 174 of 17.6.1996, p. 30).