Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on reciprocal recognition of navigability licences for inland waterway vessels (Codified version) COM(2008) 37 final — 2008/0021 (COD)
Date: 2008-03-12
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, codification of EU law, inland waterway shipping, inland waterway transport, technical regulations, transport document

9.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 204/47

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and the Council on reciprocal recognition of navigability licences for inland
waterway vessels (Codified version)

COM(2008) 37 final — 2008/0021 (COD)

(2008/C 204/12)

On 13 February 2008, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 80(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on reciprocal recognition of navigability licences for
inland waterway vessels (Codified version)

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part,
it decided, at its 443rd plenary session of 12 and 13 March 2008 (meeting of 12 March) by 121 votes in
favour and 6 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 12 March 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 of the
European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and
mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

COM(2007) 355 final — 2007/0121 COD

(2008/C 204/13)

On 13 July 2007 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of
substances and mixtures, and amending Directive 67/548/EEC and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

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 26 February 2008. The rapporteur was
Mr David Sears.

At its 443rd plenary session, held on 12 and 13 March 2008 (meeting of 12 March), the European
Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 124 votes in favour with 2 abstentions.

1. Summary and recommendations

trade and to assist less developed economies in their efforts to
protect the safety and health of workers and consumers.

The UN, acting on behalf of its member countries, has
1.1
proposed a model for a ‘globally harmonised system’ (GHS) for
the criteria and processes used in the ‘classification, packaging
and labelling of chemicals’. This is intended to support world

1.2
The EESC strongly supports this aim of global harmoni-
sation, the form and legal basis of the implementing legislation