The Turin European Council agreed that one objective of the IGC should be to bring the Union closer to its citizens.
Unnecessary legislation can generate public dissatisfaction, and impose heavy costs on business.
Badly drafted legislation may create legal uncertainty. This can also impose significant costs, especially where subsequent Court judgements require the revision of domestic law. Much welcome progress has been made in recent years, through the application of the subsidiarity principle, and initiatives on administrative simplification. But more could be done. This paper is the UK's contribution.