ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2013.271.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 271

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 56
19 September 2013

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

490th plenary session held on 22 and 23 May 2013

2013/C 271/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘For a social dimension of European Economic and Monetary Union’ (exploratory opinion)

1

2013/C 271/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Ten years on, where is the euro headed? The EU’s economic and political future and the new Treaty’ (own-initiative opinion)

8

2013/C 271/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The green economy — Promoting sustainable development in Europe’ (own-initiative opinion)

18

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

490th plenary session held on 22 and 23 May 2013

2013/C 271/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission — A blueprint for a deep and genuine EMU: launching a European debate’COM(2012) 777/2 final

23

2013/C 271/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information accompanying transfers of funds’COM(2013) 44 final — 2013/0024 (COD) and on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing’COM(2013) 45 final — 2013/0025 (COD)

31

2013/C 271/06

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive — Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax’COM(2013) 71 final — 2013/0045 (CNS)

36

2013/C 271/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting by criminal law, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA’COM(2013) 42 final — 2013/0023 (COD)

42

2013/C 271/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — Towards a Deep and Genuine Economic and Monetary Union — The introduction of a Convergence and Competitiveness Instrument’COM(2013) 165 final and on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council — Towards a Deep and Genuine Economic and Monetary Union — Ex-ante coordination of plans for major economic policy reforms’COM(2013) 166 final

45

2013/C 271/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Towards a comprehensive European framework for online gambling’COM(2012) 596 final

48

2013/C 271/10

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee — A new European approach to business failure and insolvency’COM(2012) 742 final and on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings’COM(2012) 744 final — 2012/0360 (COD)

55

2013/C 271/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Protecting businesses against misleading marketing practices and ensuring effective enforcement — Review of Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising’COM(2012) 702 final

61

2013/C 271/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the state of the customs union’COM(2012) 791 final

66

2013/C 271/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Action Plan: European company law and corporate governance — A modern legal framework for more engaged shareholders and sustainable companies’COM(2012) 740 final

70

2013/C 271/14

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Entrepreneurship “2020 Action Plan” — Reigniting the entrepreneurial spirit in Europe’COM(2012) 795 final

75

2013/C 271/15

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Consumer product safety and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC’COM(2013) 78 final — 2013/0049 (COD)

81

2013/C 271/16

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on market surveillance of products amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC, Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 1999/5/EC, 2000/9/EC, 2000/14/EC, 2001/95/EC, 2004/108/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2008/57/EC, 2009/48/EC, 2009/105/EC, 2009/142/EC and 2011/65/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 305/2011, (EC) No 764/2008 and (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council’COM(2013) 75 final – 2013/0048 (COD)

86

2013/C 271/17

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion — Including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-20’COM(2013) 83 final

91

2013/C 271/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States of the European Union’COM(2013) 95 final — 2013/0057 (COD), on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards the use of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the Registered Traveller Programme (RTP)’COM(2013) 96 final — 2013/0060 (COD), and on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a registered traveller programme’COM(2013) 97 final — 2013/0059 (COD)

97

2013/C 271/19

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for an amendment to the Commission Proposal COM(2011) 607 final/2 — For a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006’COM(2013) 145 final — 2011/0268 (COD) and on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006’COM(2013) 146 final — 2011/0276 (COD)

101

2013/C 271/20

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — CARS 2020: Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable automotive industry in Europe’COM(2012) 636 final

104

2013/C 271/21

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Clean Power for Transport: a European alternative fuels strategy’COM(2013) 17 final and on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure’COM(2013) 18 final — 2013/12 (COD)

111

2013/C 271/22

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of public sector bodies’ websites’COM(2012) 721 final – 2012/0340 (COD)

116

2013/C 271/23

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: eHealth Action Plan 2012-20 — Innovative healthcare for the 21st century’COM(2012) 736 final

122

2013/C 271/24

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: the Digital Agenda for Europe — Driving European growth digitally’COM(2012) 784 final

127

2013/C 271/25

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the Union’COM(2013) 48 final — 2013/0027 (COD)

133

2013/C 271/26

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases’COM(2012) 643 final — 2012/0305 (COD)

138

2013/C 271/27

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fixing an adjustment rate to direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 in respect of calendar year 2013’COM(2013) 159 final — 2013/0087 (COD)

143

2013/C 271/28

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A Decent Life for All: ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future’COM(2013) 92 final

144

2013/C 271/29

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of public health insurance systems’COM(2013) 168 final — 2012/0035 (COD)

151

2013/C 271/30

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 450/2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) as regards the date of its application’COM(2013) 193 final — 2013/0104 (COD)

152

2013/C 271/31

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union and replacing Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010’COM(2013) 153 final

153

2013/C 271/32

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and Council Regulation (EU) No XXX/2011 on integrated maritime policy’COM(2013)245 final — 2011/0380 COD and on the ‘Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006’COM(2013)246 final — 2011/0276 COD

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