Official Journal
of the European Communities

ISSN 0378-6986

C 18
Volume 39
22 January 1996

English edition

Information and Notices

Notice No

Contents

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I Information

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II Preparatory Acts

Economic and Social Committee

Session of October 1995

96/C 18/01

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on derivatives

1

96/C 18/02

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on in vitro diagnostic medical devices

12

96/C 18/03

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1973/92 establishing a financial instrument for the environment (LIFE)

15

96/C 18/04

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community

18

96/C 18/05

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 95/2/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on food additives other than colours and sweeteners

20

96/C 18/06

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the review of the Community Merger Regulation

21

96/C 18/07

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the fifth Annual Report on the Implementation of the Reform of the Structural Funds 1993

25

96/C 18/08

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on infrastructure costs in the road freight transport sector as a basis for comparison with other transport modes

27

96/C 18/09

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on telematics applications for transport in Europe

32

96/C 18/10

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Decision approving amendments to the statutes of the Joint European Torus (JET), joint undertaking

36

96/C 18/11

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on youth unemployment

37

96/C 18/12

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on local development initiatives and regional policy

42

96/C 18/13

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the coordination of research and technological development policies

54

96/C 18/14

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the impact of the CAP on the employment and social situation of farmers and farmworkers in the European Union (15)

68

96/C 18/15

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on working time

74

96/C 18/16

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on ' the Economic Situation 1995 - Cyclical and Structural Aspects of Employment'

83

96/C 18/17

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Decision on a Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the monitoring and control system applicable to the common fisheries policy

100

96/C 18/18

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy

102

96/C 18/19

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on:
— the proposal for a Council Regulation repealing Regulation No 388/75/EEC on notifying the Commission of exports of crude oil and natural gas to third countries,
— the proposal for a Council Regulation repealing Regulation No 1055/72 (EEC) on notifying the Commission of imports of crude oil and natural gas,
— the proposal for a Council Regulation repealing Regulation No 1038/79/EEC on Community support for a hydrocarbon exploration project in Greenland,
— the proposal for a Council Decision repealing recommendation 79/167/ECSC, EEC, Euratom on the reduction of energy requirements for buildings in the Community

103

96/C 18/20

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) on notifying the Commission of investment projects of interest to the Community in the petroleum, natural gas and electricity sectors

107

96/C 18/21

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the communication from the Commission and proposal for a Council Decision on the Commission' s activities of analysis, research, cooperation and action in the field of employment

109

96/C 18/22

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the Green Paper on the practical arrangements for the introduction of the Single Currency

112

96/C 18/23

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 86/378/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in occupational social security schemes

132

96/C 18/24

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the communication from the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: ' The European Community and Mercosur: An Enhanced Policy'

135

96/C 18/25

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on ' Sustainable development in tune with the environment - an interim evaluation of the fifth Community Action Programme on the Environment'

141

96/C 18/26

OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the Energy Charter Treaty

146

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