ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 264

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 59
20 July 2016

Notice No

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Economic and Social Committee

516th EESC plenary session of 27 and 28 April 2016

2016/C 264/01

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘The new EU strategy on foreign and security policy’ (own-initiative opinion)

1

2016/C 264/02

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Fairer labour mobility within the EU’ (exploratory opinion)

11

2016/C 264/03

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Integration of refugees in the EU’ (exploratory opinion)

19

2016/C 264/04

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘External dimension of the EU’s energy policy’

28

III   Preparatory acts

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

516th EESC plenary session of 27 and 28 April 2016

2016/C 264/05

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Green Paper on retail financial services — Better products, more choice, and greater opportunities for consumers and businesses (COM(2015) 630 final)

35

2016/C 264/06

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 modern, more European copyright framework (COM(2015) 626 final)

51

2016/C 264/07

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content’ (COM(2015) 634 final — 2015/0287 (COD)) and the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects concerning contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods’ (COM(2015) 635 final — 2015/0288 (COD))

57

2016/C 264/08

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on public procurement rules in connection with the current asylum crisis (COM(2015) 454 final)

73

2016/C 264/09

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons’ (COM(2015) 750 final — 2015/0269 (COD))

77

2016/C 264/10

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to certain aspects of company law (codification)’ (COM(2015) 616 final — 2015/0283 (COD))

82

2016/C 264/11

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring the cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market (COM(2015) 627 final — 2015/0284 (COD))

86

2016/C 264/12

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards exemptions for commodity dealers’ (COM(2015) 648 final — 2015/0295 (COD))

91

2016/C 264/13

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (COM(2016) 25 final — 2016/0010 (CNS)) and the proposal for a Council Directive laying down rules against tax avoidance practices that directly affect the functioning of the internal market (COM(2016) 26 final — 2016/0011 (CNS))

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2016/C 264/14

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: Closing the loop — An EU action plan for the circular economy’ (COM(2015) 614 final) — ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste’ (COM(2015) 596 final — 2015/0276 (COD)) — ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste’ (COM(2015) 595 final — 2015/0275 (COD)) — ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste’ (COM(2015) 594 final — 2015/0274 (COD)) — and on the ‘Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment’ (COM(2015) 593 final — 2015/0272 (COD))

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2016/C 264/15

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 access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries (COM(2016) 34 final — 2012/0060 (COD))

110

2016/C 264/16

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, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank — State of the Energy Union 2015 (COM(2015) 572 final)

117

2016/C 264/17

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 ‘Trade for all — Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’ (COM(2015) 497 final)

123

2016/C 264/18

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2016) 71 final — 2016/43 (NLE))

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