Official Journal
of the European Communities

ISSN 0378-6986

C 355
Volume 40
21 November 1997

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 1997

97/C 355/01

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive relating to a reduction of the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC'

1

97/C 355/02

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive on the landfill of waste'

4

97/C 355/03

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the EU action plan: satellite communications in the Information Society'

8

97/C 355/04

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission on "Cohesion and the information society"'

12

97/C 355/05

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Sustainable development in building and housing in Europe'

16

97/C 355/06

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'The role of the socio-economic partners in the Interreg programmes and the Eures network'

21

97/C 355/07

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Decision setting up a consultation procedure on relations between Member States and third countries in shipping matters and on action relating to such matters in international organizations and an authorization procedure for agreements concerning maritime transport'

25

97/C 355/08

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Impact on SMEs of the steady, widespread reduction in funds allocated to research and technological development in the EU (at Community and national level)'

31

97/C 355/09

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the 'Commission Working Paper: towards the Fifth Framework Programme - scientific and technological objectives',
— the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision concerning the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (1998-2002)', and
— the 'Proposal for a Council decision concerning the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for research and training activities (1998-2002)'

38

97/C 355/10

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on 'Seasonal labour and migration in rural areas: stocktaking and outlook'

51

97/C 355/11

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 822/97 on the common organization of the market in wine'

60

97/C 355/12

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision on reference laboratories for monitoring bacteriological and viral contamination of bivalve molluscs'

63

97/C 355/13

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'European Council on Employment'

64

97/C 355/14

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: action plan for transit in Europe - a new customs policy'

72

97/C 355/15

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Communication from the Commission: Environmental taxes and charges in the single market'

79

97/C 355/16

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the 'Proposal for a Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy'

83

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