Official Journal
of the European Communities
ISSN 0378–6986

C 157
Volume 41
25 May 1998
English editionInformation and Notices
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I Information
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II Preparatory Acts
Economic and Social Committee
Session of March 1998
98/C 157/01Opinion 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 ensuring security and trust in electronic communication — towards a European framework for digital signatures and encryption’ 1
98/C 157/02Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and amending Directives 73/239/EEC and 92/49/EEC (Fourth Motor Insurance Directive)’ 6
98/C 157/03Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (codified version)’ 13
98/C 157/04Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by vessels on inland waterways’ 15
98/C 157/05Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 82/714/EEC of 4 October 1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels’ 17
98/C 157/06Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on ‘A Community strategy to promote combined heat and power (CHP) and to dismantle barriers to its development (Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions)’ 20
98/C 157/07Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on safeguarding the supplementary pension rights of employed and self-employed persons moving within the European Union’ 26
98/C 157/08Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 as regards its extension to nationals of third countries’ 30
98/C 157/09Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 89/662/EEC concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market, in order to reinforce checking’ 32
98/C 157/10Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants’ 33
98/C 157/11Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on ‘Preventing new barriers from arising in the single market (Single Market Observatory)’ 36
98/C 157/12Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Action Plan for the single market’ 45
98/C 157/13Opinion 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 entitled “Towards a Europe of Knowledge”’ 49
98/C 157/14Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on ‘Reinforcing the pre-accession strategy’ 58
98/C 157/15Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on:
— the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on the extension of Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997, on the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC, to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’, and
— the ‘Proposal for a Council Directive on the extension of Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997, on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’		 64
98/C 157/16Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Commission staff working paper entitled “External Aspects of Economic and Monetary Union”’ 65
98/C 157/17Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Decision on measures of financial assistance for innovative and job-creating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) — The growth and employment initiative’ 71
98/C 157/18Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the ‘White Paper on sectors and activities excluded from the Working Time Directive’ 74
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