Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on co-ordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and third parties, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 48 of the Treaty, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent (Codified version) COM(2008) 39 final — 2008/0022 (COD)
Date: 2008-03-12
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, access to information, codification of EU law, company law, disclosure of information, legal status, organisation, protection of shareholders, publication of accounts

9.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 204/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on co-ordination of safeguards which, for the protection of
the interests of members and third parties, are required by Member States of companies within the
meaning of the second paragraph of Article 48 of the Treaty, with a view to making such safeguards
equivalent (Codified version)

COM(2008) 39 final — 2008/0022 (COD)

(2008/C 204/07)

On 14 February 2008, 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 Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on co-ordination of safeguards which, for the
protection of the interests of members and third parties, are required by Member States of companies within the
meaning of the second paragraph of Article 48 of the Treaty, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent
(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 125 votes with
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 Communication from the
Commission — Trans-European networks: Towards an integrated approach

COM(2007) 135 final

(2008/C 204/08)

On 21 March 2007, the European Commission decided to consult the European Economic and Social
Committee, under Article 262 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

Communication from the Commission — Trans-European networks: Towards an integrated approach

The Section for Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society, which was responsible for
preparing the Committee's work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 19 February 2008. The rapporteur
was Mr Krzaklewski.

At its 443rd plenary session, held on 12 and 13 March 2008 (meeting of 13 March 2008), the European
Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 64 votes with 1 abstention.

1. Conclusions and recommendations

networks and reduce associated construction costs, unlike an
approach that does not take account of the effects of possible
synergy between different kinds of network.

1.1
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
notes that an integrated approach to trans-European networks
(TENs) is one way of achieving the goal of the sustainable devel-
opment of the European Union.

1.2
speed up the

The EESC is convinced that an integrated approach can
implementation of planned trans-European

1.2.1
In that connection, the Committee calls on the Euro-
pean Commission to put forward proposals to broaden the