European Economic and Social Committee 29 May 2002, Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Council Directive on the short-term residence permit issued to victims of action to facilitate illegal immigration or trafficking in human beings who cooperate with the competent authorities" (COM(2002) 71 final — 2002/0043 (CNS))

C 221/80 EN 17.9.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities Result of the vote For: 39, against: 40, abstentions: 6. Point 6.6.2 ‘Comment 2: the EESC disagrees with the blanket obligation for promoters to bear the burden of proof, since this category often includes SMEs which do not have the financial ability to conduct protracted legal disputes or to provide the mandatory information set