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COM(2008) 33 final

DOCUMENT DE LUCRU AL COMISIEI

Al doilea raport de activitate privind strategia pentru simplificarea cadrului de reglementare

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DOCUMENT DE LUCRU AL COMISIEI

Al doilea raport de activitate privind strategia pentru simplificarea cadrului de reglementare

1. INTRODUCERE

Demarată în octombrie 2005, strategia pentru simplificarea cadrului de reglementare[1] definește un program continuu cuprinzând măsuri de simplificare ce vor fi adoptate între anii 2005 - 20008 în vederea îmbunătățirii calității și eficienței acquis-ului, păstrând în același timp principalele obiective strategice.

Acest al doilea raport de activitate, care vine în completarea Comunicării intitulate „ A doua revizuire strategică privind o mai bună legiferare în Uniunea Europeană ”[2], prezintă, atât din punct de vedere calitativ, cât și din punct de vedere cantitativ, rezultatele obținute deja, descrie drumul pe care trebuie să-l parcurgă legislativul UE și încearcă să dea un nou impuls pentru strategia de simplificare, element esențial al politicii generale privind o mai bună legiferare și al strategiei UE pentru creștere și ocuparea forței de muncă.

Acest raport arată, de asemenea, că Comisia își îndeplinește efectiv angajamentele asumate în cadrul programului continuu.

Cetățenii și întreprinderile văd deja rezultate tangibile și vor vedea și mai multe pe măsură ce sunt adoptate numeroasele inițiative aflate pe rolul legislativului. Eforturile sunt concentrate pe proiecte care aduc beneficii semnificative părților interesate, cum ar fi întreprinderile mici și mijlocii (IMM-uri) sau întreprinzătorii particulari, care se confruntă prea adesea cu exigențe de reglementare disproporționate.

Comisia va realiza o examinare completă a acquis-ului comunitar, verificând dacă instrumentele existente sunt în continuare necesare, dacă se folosește stilul de reglementare corect și dacă orice sarcină impusă este cât mai ușoară în raport cu rezultatele politice dorite. Acest proces va identifica, de asemenea, noi inițiative care să fie incluse în programul continuu de simplificare actualizat, ce va fi prezentat la începutul anului 2009. Pentru a obține cu adevărat rezultate, trebuie ca acest impuls să fie prezent și în viitoare legislatură.

În același timp, ori de câte ori se găsește o soluție pentru a simplifica viața întreprinderilor fără a afecta obiectivele strategice subiacente și fără a propune alte modificări semnificative ale cadrului de reglementare, Comisia va recurge la așa-numitul mecanism de „acțiuni rapide” [3] care permite atingerea obiectivului de reducere a sarcinii administrative în UE cu 25%[4] până în 2012. Exercițiul major lansat de Comisie pentru a „identifica și măsura” sarcina administrativă în domeniile prioritare va contribui, de asemenea, la programul de simplificare.

2. SITUAţIA ACTUALă A PROGRAMULUI CONTINUU DE SIMPLIFICARE

2.1. Privire generală

Strategie de simplificare din octombrie 2005 a identificat un lot inițial de aproximativ 100 de inițiative pentru programul continuu 2005 - 2008. 43 de inițiative noi au fost adăugate în noiembrie 2006[5] și alte 16 în octombrie 2007[6], lărgind sfera de aplicare a exercițiului de simplificare la toate domeniile politice și prelungind calendarul până în 2009. Programul folosește tehnici legislative cum ar fi abrogarea, codificarea și reformarea[7].

În ansamblu, punerea în aplicare a programului continuu respectă calendarul. Până în prezent, Comisia a adoptat mai mult de jumătate din programul 2005-2009 actualizat.

În ceea ce privește inițiativele planificate spre adoptare în 2007, Comisia a realizat deja 80% din program.

Până în prezent, Comisia a adoptat 91 de propuneri, dintre care 24 sunt așa-numite acte autonome adoptate urmând procedura comitologiei, 16 au fost adoptate de organul legislativ, 44 se află încă pe rolul legislativului, iar 7 sunt fie revizuiri în care nu a fost necesară vreo acțiune legislativă, fie inițiative fuzionate.

În ansamblu, începând din octombrie 2005, Comisia a propus deja peste 400 de acte juridice spre abrogare, modificare sau înlocuire. Ca urmare, aproximativ 300 de acte juridice, reprezentând în jur de 5 000 de pagini din Jurnalul Oficial, vor fi șterse din codul legislativ comunitar. În plus, de când Comisia a intrat în funcțiune, aceasta a luat măsuri ori a înaintat propuneri de eliminare din acquis a aproximativ 2 500 de acte învechite.

2.2. Legislația deja adoptată

Punerea în aplicare a strategiei pentru simplificarea cadrului de reglementare a adus deja beneficii reale întreprinderilor și cetățenilor.

2.2.1. Acte adoptate de Comisie

Până în prezent, au fost adoptate 24 de inițiative de simplificare ca acte autonome ale Comisiei, urmând procedura comitologiei (anexa 4). De exemplu:

- În 2005, Comisia a adoptat un regulament de stabilire a unor taxe reduse și de introducere a unui sistem de asistență administrativă pentru IMM-urile care înregistrează produse farmaceutice . Acest regulament asigură IMM-urilor o reducere de 90% a onorariilor pentru asistență științifică, taxe reduse pentru cererile de autorizare de introducere pe piață, precum și asistență în materie de reglementare. IMM-urile care activează în acest domeniu folosesc deja din plin aceste posibilități.

- Normele privind dovada importului în țări terțe (în legătură cu restituirile diferențiate la export pentru anumite produse agricole) au fost modificate pentru a permite exportatorilor care solicită restituirile să folosească datele informatice de localizare și de urmărire a transportatorilor de containere ca alternativă la documentele vamale obișnuite (care sunt greu de obținut în anumite țări).

- Comisia a adoptat deja o recomandare privind piețele comunicațiilor electronice , care concentrează regulamentul pe nivelul vânzărilor cu ridicata și a redus de la 18 la 7 numărul piețelor susceptibile de a fi supuse unui regulament ex ante . Ca urmare, se estimează o reducere a costurilor administrative cu aproximativ 25-30% pentru operatorii de rețele fixe și cu aproximativ 30-40% pentru autoritățile naționale de reglementare (ANR-uri). Procedurile simplificate de analiză a pieței vor permite, de asemenea ANR-urilor să realizeze economii suplimentare.

2.2.2. Acte adoptate de organul legislativ

Majoritatea programului depinde, în vederea adoptării, de organul legislativ, de obicei în cadrul procedurii de codecizie. Până în prezent, au fost adoptate 16 inițiative de simplificare în cadrul programului continuu 2005 - 2009 (anexa 5), de exemplu:

- În domeniul agriculturii, legislativul a adoptat reformarea celor 21 de organizări comune ale piețelor într-un sistem unic pentru a raționaliza și a simplifica politica agricolă comună în interesul agricultorilor, al administrațiilor și al întreprinderilor care se ocupă de produse agricole. Crearea unei OCP unice va simplifica legislația în sectorul agricol, va îmbunătăți transparența acesteia și va face politica mai accesibilă. Acest lucru implică abrogarea a aproximativ 50 de acte ale Consiliului, peste 650 de articole juridice din regulamentele actuale fiind înlocuite cu aproximativ 200, lucru care simplifică foarte mult cadrul de reglementare global, fără a modifica politicile subiacente.

- Directiva privind căile de atac în cadrul achizițiilor publice. În 2003, valoarea acestui sector a fost estimată la 1 500 miliarde EUR, ajungând la 16,3% din PIB-ul UE15. Noua directivă îmbunătățește procedurile naționale privind căile de atac la care pot recurge întreprinderile dacă acestea din urmă consideră că o autoritate publică a atribuit un contrat în mod neloial. În special, directiva introduce o perioadă de status quo obligatorie între notificarea privind decizia de atribuire și semnarea contractului, pentru a da timp ofertanților să analizeze decizia și să evalueze dacă este necesară introducerea unei proceduri de reexaminare. Directiva conține norme suplimentare destinate să garanteze eficiența. Introducerea acestor noi drepturi și mecanisme pentru ofertanții respinși în toate cele 27 de state membre este esențială pentru a garanta că în final contractele sunt atribuite întreprinderii care a depus oferta cea mai bună și, prin urmare, pentru a spori încrederea întreprinderilor și a publicului că procedurile de achiziții publice sunt corecte. Simplificarea măsurilor include abrogarea mecanismelor existente de conciliere și atestare pentru care întreprinderile nu și-au exprimat un interes real și care, în prezent, sunt nefolosite.

- Directiva privind serviciile de plată contribuie la crearea unei „zone unice de plăți” în UE, care ar putea permite Uniunii Europene să economisească până la 28 de miliarde EUR pe an. Scopul este de a face plăți electronice pe teritoriul UE – cu carte de credit, carte de debit, prin transfer de credit, debit direct sau orice alt mijloc – la fel de ușor, ieftin și sigur cum sunt în prezent plățile „naționale” din cadrul unui stat membru. Directiva garantează un acces echitabil și deschis la piețele de plăți, sporind și standardizând protecția consumatorilor. Avantajele simplificării decurg din armonizarea condițiilor de acces pe piață, eliminarea efectului de fragmentare cauzat de diferențele între normele naționale și cele comunitare privind condițiile de informare și din armonizarea drepturilor și obligațiilor esențiale ale utilizatorilor și furnizorilor în interesul certitudinii și al eficienței. O piață a plăților mai eficientă și mai competitivă înseamnă, de asemenea, că europenii plătesc mai puțin pentru servicii bancare de bază, al căror cost anual mediu variază între 34 EUR și 252 EUR pe întreg teritoriul UE.

- Abrogarea majorității cerințelor existente în materie de preambalare a eliminat normele naționale și comunitare pentru aproximativ 70 de produse de larg consum. În prezent, întreprinderile au mai multă flexibilitate pentru a satisface nevoile clienților;

- În domeniul vamal , legislativul a adoptat decizia privind vama electronică ( e-Customs ), care va crea un sistem electronic european de schimb de date între autoritățile publice și întreprinderi. Procedurile vamale simplificate care folosesc sisteme vamale automatizate și interconectate vor intensifica schimburile comerciale internaționale. Atunci când va deveni în întregime operațional, sistemul integrat ar trebui să permită întreprinderilor să economisească 2,5 miliarde EUR/an, ceea ce ar depăși valoarea de amortizare a investițiilor de 40 – 50 milioane EUR pe an efectuate de Comisie și statele membre. Codul vamal modernizat, care va revizui legislația vamală comunitară, este preconizat să fie adoptat în 2008.

2.3. Propuneri aflate pe rolul organului legislativ

În jur de 44 de propuneri se află în prezent pe rolul organului legislativ. Acestea includ o serie de propuneri importante, a căror adoptare va contribui la simplificarea cadrului de reglementare, de exemplu:

- Noua revizuire a legislației UE în materie de asigurări ( Solvency II ) va spori protecția titularilor polițelor de asigurare pe întreg teritoriul UE prin impunerea unor cerințe de solvabilitate mai uniforme, care să țină cont de riscuri, pentru societățile de asigurări. Solvency II va promova o gestiune îmbunătățită a riscurilor, o politică sănătoasă a prețurilor și o supraveghere mai puternică, întărind, astfel, încrederea consumatorilor. De asemenea, acest program va crește concurența (în special pentru societățile de asigurări care oferă produse de masă destinate persoanelor particulare, cum ar fi asigurări auto și de locuință), va exercita o presiune în sensul scăderii prețului anumitor asigurări, va încuraja inovația produselor și va spori competitivitatea internațională a asiguratorilor europeni. În final, cadrul de reglementare va fi mai transparent și ușor de înțeles, grație unei directive care înlocuiește mozaicul actual de norme cuprinse în 14 directive diferite;

- Codul de conduită pentru sistemele informatizate de rezervare a fost elaborat pentru o piață care a evoluat semnificativ o dată cu dezangajarea companiilor aeriene și creșterea numărului de rezervări pe internet, iar acum este gata să facă față unei concurențe mai puternice. Comisia propune să lase mai mult câmp liber forțelor pieței pentru a aborda problema taxelor de rezervare, care sunt mai mari decât e necesar, suportate de companiile aeriene și de pasageri. Concurența sporită va îmbunătăți calitatea serviciilor oferite și va reduce costurile de distribuție în sectorul transporturilor aeriene: se preconizează că taxele de rezervare per segment de călătorie vor deveni mai ieftine cu 0,7 - 0,9 EUR, ducând astfel la o reducere anuală a costurilor totale de 190-240 milioane EUR;

- Modificările aduse normelor care reglementează serviciile și rețelele de comunicații electronice au ca scop garantarea unei concurențe eficiente, promovarea investițiilor, consolidarea pieței interne și consolidarea intereselor consumatorilor. O reducere substanțială a reglementării este propusă peste tot unde există o tendință clară către concurență. Un studiu independent asupra raportului costuri-beneficii, efectuat de autoritatea pieței de comunicații electronice propuse, estimează că beneficiile economice potențiale depășesc de 10-30 de ori cheltuielile de exploatare (adică 250 – 800 milioane EUR) grație scăderii gradului de incertitudine privind reglementarea și a rezolvării mai rapide a cazurilor. Pentru furnizorii de servicii dependenți de spectru, revizuirea introduce o flexibilitate mai mare, reduce costul afacerilor și elimină barierele în calea accesului noilor veniți. Ca urmare, consumatorii vor beneficia de o gamă de selecție mai largă și de prețuri mai mici pentru aceste servicii;

- O nouă directivă privind transportul terestru de mărfuri periculoase va reuni toate cele trei moduri de transport terestru (rutier, feroviar și pe căi navigabile interioare) în cadrul unui singur act legislativ. Propunerea conține dispoziții uniforme pentru toate cele trei moduri (unde este posibil) și abrogă dispozițiile învechite. În special, două directive privind consultanții pe probleme de securitate legate de mărfurile periculoase și patru decizii privind derogările naționale vor fi abrogate. Rezultatul va fi un text ușor de înțeles și transparent, care reduce volumul acquis-ului cu aproximativ 2000 de pagini;

- Revizuirea directivei privind jucăriile va actualiza cerințele de siguranță și va împiedica efectele dăunătoare pe termen mediu și lung asupra copiilor, îmbunătățind în același timp funcționarea piețelor interne ale jucăriilor. Revizuirea are ca obiectiv principal să modernizeze cerințele de siguranță pentru jucării în ceea ce privește proprietățile chimice, fizice și mecanice ale acestora. Aceasta va ține cont de cele mai recente cunoștințe științifice pentru a garanta că pe piața UE există numai jucării sigure. În plus, modul de punere în aplicare a directivei în statele membre va fi îmbunătățit, iar obligațiile statelor membre de a asigura o supraveghere adecvată și eficientă a pieței vor fi consolidate.

2.4. Inițiative în curs de pregătire la Comisie (2008-2009)

Eforturile Comisiei se vor intensifica în următorii doi ani. Programul 2008-2009 actualizat (anexa 1) cuprinde 45 de inițiative pentru 2008 și 9 inițiative pentru 2009. Exemple de inițiative de simplificare viitoare:

- Revizuirea dreptului societăților comerciale și al acquis-ului în materie de contabilitate și audit va elimina sau va reduce o serie de cerințe administrative care în prezent sunt considerate învechite, excesive sau repetitive. De asemenea, această operație va elimina anumite cerințe de informare din directivele privind dreptul societăților comerciale, va simplifica cerințele societăților legate de divulgarea informațiilor și va permite statelor membre să reducă și mai mult cerințele de raportare și de auditare pentru IMM-uri.

- Revizuirea regulamentului general de exceptare pe categorii (RGEC) va reuni într-un singur document toate dispozițiile privind ajutoarele de stat, cu excepția obligației de notificare, reducând astfel sarcina administrativă pentru beneficiari, statele membre și Comisie. Noul RGEC va include domenii deja acoperite de excepțiile pe categorii privind formarea, ocuparea forței de muncă și IMM-urile, precum și domenii noi, cum ar fi mediul, capitalul de risc și ajutorul regional. De asemenea, programul va îmbunătăți semnificativ accesul IMM-urilor la programele de ajutor de stat, de exemplu „bonusul pentru IMM-uri”, adăugat la ajutorul normal de bază aplicabil pentru investiții și ocuparea forței de muncă, va fi armonizat și mărit de la 15% la 20% pentru întreprinderile mici și de la 7,5% la 10% pentru întreprinderile mijlocii;

- Revizuirea Intrastat va reduce sarcina impusă întreprinderilor prin sistemul de colectare a datelor pentru statistici comunitare privind schimburile comerciale de mărfuri între statele membre. Comisia va propune pe termen scurt simplificarea în continuare a sistemului după metodele obișnuite, reducând numărul rubricilor nomenclaturii și ridicând pragurile pentru a excepta un mare număr de întreprinderi. Se estimează că până la 190 000 de întreprinderi ar putea fi exceptate de la obligația de raportare statistică. În același timp, Comisia va analiza alte opțiuni pe termen lung, inclusiv o posibilă trecere la un sistem de declarare a fluxului unic[8];

- Regulamentul viitor privind dispozitivele avansate de siguranță și pneurile va înlocui aproximativ 50 de directive separate cu un regulament unic. Acest lucru va reduce semnificativ obligațiile statelor membre, care nu vor mai trebui să transpună normele comunitare în acest domeniu. În plus, trimiterile directe la regulamentele ONU/CEE vor accelera considerabil alinierea legislației comunitare la normele ONU/CEE, permițând astfel reprezentanților industriei să se adapteze mai rapid la dezvoltările tehnice la nivel internațional;

- Revizuirea directivei privind deșeurile de echipamente electrice și electronice și a directivei care limitează folosirea anumitor substanțe periculoase din echipamentele electrice și electronice va clarifica conceptele, va facilita punerea în aplicare a acestora, va reduce costurile administrative pentru producători și administrații și va asigura operatorilor un câmp de acțiune mai transparent;

- Propunerea de directivă-cadru privind drepturile consumatorilor va furniza definiții comune și va reglementa principalele drepturi contractuale și căile de atac ale consumatorilor. Simplificând și clarificând cadrul de reglementare pentru întreprinderi și consumatori, propunerea va contribui la funcționarea pieței interne și la consolidarea încrederii consumatorilor;

- Modernizarea și reformarea sistemului de control al politicii comune în domeniul pescuitului (PCP) va reduce constrângerile din acest sector și va spori gradul de utilizare a instrumentelor IT pentru a reduce obligațiile de raportare.

Inițiativele de simplificare care sunt deosebit de relevante pentru IMM-uri vor fi, de asemenea, evidențiate în „ Legea privind întreprinderile mici pentru Europa ”, care va fi lansată în 2008.

2.5. Simplificarea dincolo de programul continuu

Simplificarea nu se oprește la programele vizate, cum ar fi programul continuu de simplificare, programul de reducere a sarcinilor administrative și programul de codificare. Același imperativ al simplicității trebuie să se aplice în mod general tuturor propunerilor legislative, precum și procedurilor operaționale. De exemplu:

- În domeniul cercetării – element cheie pentru strategia de la Lisabona – au fost propuse măsuri concrete[9] pentru simplificarea celui de- Al 7-lea program-cadru pentru acțiuni de cercetare, dezvoltare tehnologică și demonstrative. Normele administrative și financiare au fost modificate în consecință, iar gestiunea programului-cadru și a fiecărui proiect de cercetare a fost raționalizată;

- Comisia a propus simplificarea structurii programului Erasmus Mundus în timpul celei de-a doua faze a acestuia (2009-2013). Acțiunile comunitare în domeniul învățământului superior în ceea ce privește țările terțe vor deveni mai coerente, o dată cu raționalizarea unei game largi de programe existente gestionate în prezent în temeiul unor norme diferite, deși acestea din urmă reglementează în esență aceleași domenii. Acest lucru va crea un punct de intrare unic pentru părțile interesate implicate în cooperarea academică cu țările terțe și mobilitatea internațională;

- Comisia a actualizat patru comunicări distincte privind diferite probleme jurisdicționale și le-a înlocuit cu o comunicare jurisdicțională consolidată în temeiul regulamentului CE privind concentrările economice. Aceasta a simplificat imediat practicile administrative și orientările furnizate;

- Introducerea „ jurnalului de bord electronic ” pentru pescuit a dus la apariția unui proces informatizat de raportare a datelor despre pescuit pentru pescari și administrațiile naționale;

- Noile reglementări pentru politica de coeziune 2007-2013 au redus numărul de fonduri și de etape de programare și au simplificat gestiunea financiară, crescând, astfel, flexibilitatea pentru autoritățile locale care gestionează programele pe teren. Normele care guvernează Fondul de coeziune și Fondul structural au fost armonizate în așa fel încât autoritățile locale și beneficiarii să dispună de un singur set de norme aplicabile ambelor fonduri. În același spirit, un nou regulament al Comisiei de punere în aplicare a Fondurilor structurale a înlocuit 10 regulamente de punere în aplicare.

În plus, realizarea pieței interne rămâne unul dintre mijloacele cele mai puternice de îmbunătățire a cadrului de afaceri. Prin eliminarea barierelor între statele membre, PIB-ul UE a crescut cu 223 de miliarde EUR sau 2,2% în cei 10 ani de la realizarea pachetului privind piața unică în 1993. Acest lucru înseamnă un venit suplimentar pentru fiecare gospodărie de 1 450 EUR. În plus, rata de ocupare a forței de muncă a crescut cu 1,4%, fiind create 2,75 de milioane de noi locuri de muncă. Un set unic de norme comunitare înseamnă că întreprinderile nu mai au nevoie să repereze și să descifreze 27 de seturi diferite de norme naționale, să-și adapteze produsele ori serviciile și apoi să demonstreze conformitatea cu aceste norme. De exemplu:

- Comisia a propus recent modificarea omologărilor UE de tip pentru vehicule , introducând norme armonizate pentru vehicule propulsate cu hidrogen, permițând constructorilor să realizeze economii de scară din seriile de producție mai largi pentru întreaga piață europeană și garantând consumatorilor din UE că aceste vehicule inovatoare vor respecta standardele înalte de siguranță și protecție a mediului. De asemenea, adaptarea sistemului de omologări de tip la tehnologiile de mâine va permite industriei auto comunitare să țină ritmul cu principalii săi competitori globali, îmbunătățindu-și competitivitatea pe piețele din țările terțe.

- În decembrie 2007, Comisia a propus a nouă directivă care viza ridicarea obstacolelor în calea schimburilor intracomunitare de produse în domeniul apărării. Până în prezent, circulația acestor produse pe piața internă a fost limitată de un mozaic de proceduri naționale care nu numai că impun o sarcină administrativă de peste 430 milioane de EUR/an asupra întreprinderilor și autorităților publice, dar și introduc perioade de execuție mai lungi, de până la câteva luni. Această sarcină este în mod clar disproporționată în raport cu necesitățile de control efective, lucru demonstrat și de faptul că, deși anual sunt emise aproximativ 11 500 de licențe de transfer intracomunitar, numai 3 cereri au fost respinse în perioada 2004-2006. Această propunere va contribui la creșterea competitivității economice și tehnologice a industriilor apărării din Europa, va îmbunătăți condițiile de participare a IMM-urilor la dezvoltarea și producerea de armament, va permite statelor membre să-și satisfacă nevoile militare în condiții de siguranță adecvate și la costuri mici și va crește securitatea aprovizionării pentru achizițiile publice și cooperarea industrială.

2.6. Instrumente de comunicare și consultarea părților interesate

Este esențial să existe informații clare și transparente privind progresul obținut în punerea în aplicare a programului de simplificare pentru a garanta dinamica programului. În acest scop, Comisia a creat un site web referitor la simplificare[10] pentru a furniza informații generale privind strategia de simplificare și pentru a permite părților interesate să verifice progresul programului continuu. De altfel, într-o serie de alte sectoare (de exemplu, agricultura), consultarea cu experții sectoriali și cu părțile interesate din statele membre este facilitată prin intermediul grupurilor sectoriale.

Determinată permanent să ancoreze simplificarea în experiența practică a părților interesate, în toamna anului 2007, Comisia a lansat un nou site web de consultare online pentru a vedea care sunt preocupările și sugestiile întreprinderilor cu privire la sarcinile impuse de legislație și la formalitățile administrative în general. Comisia va folosi cât mai bine informațiile primite de la părțile interesate. Deși destinată inițial să alimenteze „Programul de acțiune pentru reducerea sarcinilor administrative în Uniunea Europeană”, orice contribuție care abordează probleme mai largi atingând esența regulamentului va fi luată în considerare la elaborarea strategiei de simplificare.

3. PROGRAMUL DE CODIFICARE

Codificarea[11] este un element cheie al efortului Comisiei de a reduce dimensiunea acquis-ului, făcându-l mai accesibil.

Programul de codificare implică aproximativ 400 de acte de codificare, majoritatea acestora fiind propuneri legislative. În total, 87 de astfel de acte au fost supuse cu succes procesului de codificare, fiind adoptate și publicate în JO (62 de acte ale Comisiei și 25 de acte ale Parlamentului European și ale Consiliului). Aceste 87 de acte înlocuiesc 348 de acte precedente. În plus, 65 de acte se află pe rolul legislativului, iar 4 acte urmează să fie adoptate de Comisie. Astfel, 152 de acte de codificare au fost deja finalizate de Comisie.

În scopul finalizării programului de codificare până la sfârșitul anului 2008 (anexa 2), au fost luate măsuri pentru a recupera întârzierile la traducerile textelor codificate în noile limbi ale UE. Adoptarea actelor codificate de către organul legislativ se supune normelor prevăzute în Acordul interinstituțional din 20 decembrie 1994 privind o metodă de lucru accelerată pentru codificarea oficială.

4. ASPECTE INTERINSTITUţIONALE

4.1. Propuneri aflate pe rolul organului legislativ

Toți cei implicați în procesul decizionali răspund de succesul simplificării. În 2007, legislativul a reușit să recupereze întârzierile propunerilor datând din programul de simplificare 2003-2004.

Cu toate acestea, 44 de propuneri în cadrul programului continuu 2005 - 2009 se află încă pe rolul organului legislativ (anexa 3). În cazul directivelor, normele comunitare trebuie transpuse în legislația națională. Prin urmare, e posibil să treacă mai mulți ani până când avantajele simplificării să se facă simțite (și observate) de cetățeni și de întreprinderi.

Prin urmare, Comisia a încurajat celelalte instituții să adopte propunerile sale de simplificare în cel mai scurt timp.

4.2. Simplificarea și celelalte instituții

În cadrul strategiei de la Lisabona pentru creștere și locuri de muncă, Consiliul Concurenței monitorizează aplicarea programului pentru o mai bună legiferare în cadrul unui raport de activitate la finalul fiecărei președinții, indicând, printre altele, progresul programului continuu de simplificare. Deși salută interesul continuu al Consiliului pentru o mai bună legiferare în general și pentru simplificare în special, Comisia observă, totuși, că metodele de lucru ale Consiliului pentru analizarea propunerilor de simplificare nu s-au schimbat încă în esență, în ciuda angajamentelor asumate în cadrul acordului interinstituțional privind o mai bună legiferare.

În rezoluția sa privind strategia de simplificare a cadrului de reglementare[12], Parlamentul European a salutat programul Comisiei de codificare și a convenit că programul de simplificare ar trebui promovat și sprijinit prin inițiative naționale de simplificare corespunzătoare. De asemenea, Parlamentul invită cele trei instituții să încheie un acord interinstituțional privind metode de lucru accelerate pentru măsurile de simplificare. Comisia apreciază sprijinul constructiv al Parlamentului și acțiunile întreprinse deja în vederea aplicării programului pentru o mai bună legiferare. În special, Comisia salută amendamentul pe care Parlamentul l-a adus procedurilor sale interne de examinare a propunerilor de codificare și reformare, care clarifică diviziunea responsabilităților între comitete și împiedică orice amendamente necorespunzătoare pe fond la părțile codificate.

Prin urmare, Comisia încurajează Consiliul și Parlamentul European să asigure adoptarea rapidă a propunerilor sale de simplificare aflate pe rol și să garanteze menținerea conținutului simplificării în cursului acestui proces.

4.3. Cooperarea cu Comitetul Economic și Social European și Comitetul Regiunilor

Comisia a încercat să organizeze mai bine sondaje ale societății civile organizate privind calitate reglementării acquis-ului.

În urma unei cereri din partea Comisiei, în septembrie 2007 CESE și-a dat avizul privind domeniul de aplicare a simplificării cadrului de reglementare în sectorul mașinilor. Acesta trebuia să acopere atât normele specifice sectorului, cât și legislația mai largă referitoare la mașini, de exemplu sănătate, siguranță și protecția mediului. Comisia intenționează să continue această cooperare și a adresat cereri similare Comitetului pentru a primi alte rapoarte privind alte sectoare cheie, cum ar fi construcțiile și serviciile pentru întreprinderi.

De asemenea, Comisia salută raportul privind o mai bună legiferare adoptat de Comitetul Regiunilor în luna octombrie 2007[13].

5. CONCLUZII / OBSERVAţII FINALE

Reducerea formalităților administrative se află, fără îndoială, pe agenda politică comunitară. La fel ca și celelalte componente ale programului pentru o mai bună legiferare elaborat de Comisie la începutul mandatului său, strategia de simplificare a ajuns la viteza de croazieră și oferă acum primele avantaje tangibile și impresionante. Comisia va finaliza examinarea celor aproximativ 95 000 de pagini ale acquis-ului comunitar pentru a identifica posibile domenii asupra cărora s-ar putea concentra activitățile viitoare de simplificare și va integra rezultatele în programul continuu actualizat de simplificare, care va fi prezentat la începutul anului 2009. Comisia este decisă să ducă la bun sfârșit programul continuu actual și să simplifice și să actualizeze cât se poate de mult acquis-ul. O metodă a fost pusă în practică, iar acțiunile dau rezultate.

Cu toate acestea, este clar că cadrul de reglementare nu poate fi îmbunătățit doar prin eforturile Comisiei. Mai mult ca niciodată, este esențial să existe un angajament veritabil, coordonat și determinat la toate nivelurile de reglementare pentru ca bunele intențiile politice să se traducă prin rezultate tangibile și pentru a garanta că sunt îndeplinite adevăratele așteptări ale cetățenilor și ale întreprinderilor. În ceea ce le privește, Parlamentul European și Consiliul împart responsabilitatea instituțională de a duce propunerile Comisiei până la stadiul lor final de adoptare. Până în prezent, în ciuda eforturilor recunoscute, au fost adoptate mai puțin de un sfert din totalul propunerilor de simplificare prezentate de Comisie și care necesită adoptarea de către organul legislativ. Evident, este esențial ca pe durata procesului decizional să fie păstrat conținutul simplificării acestor propuneri.

În același mod, autoritățile naționale, regionale sau locale responsabile de transpunerea și punerea în aplicare a legislației comunitare trebuie să facă eforturi pentru a completa activitățile derulate la Bruxelles. Prea des, transpunerea tardivă ori suprareglementarea erodează efectul de simplificare al normelor comunitare. Activitățile în curs de desfășurare pentru reperarea și măsurarea sarcinii administrative în anumite domenii politice ar trebui să furnizeze rezultate interesante în această privință. În conformitate cu recenta sa comunicare intitulată „Către o Europă a rezultatelor – Aplicarea legislației comunitare”, Comisia își va intensifica eforturile în aval pentru a preveni încălcarea legislației comunitare îmbunătățind calitatea asistenței pe care o acordă statelor membre pentru a facilita transpunerea și aplicarea corecte ale directivelor.

În final, deoarece cea mai mare parte din peisajul de reglementare al UE încă nu este conturată la nivel comunitar, programele de simplificare trebuie, de asemenea, dezvoltate sau consolidate la nivel național (și, după caz, regional) pentru a reduce enormele formalități administrative care proliferează independent de legislația comunitară. În viitor, Comisia va pune accentul pe acest aspect atunci când va analiza programele naționale de reformă prezentate în contextul agendei de la Lisabona.

ANNEX 1

Simplification Rolling programme (2008-2009)

Title of action | Type of simplification action | Description of scope and objectives | Additional initiatives to COM (2005) 535 and COM(2006) 690 |

2008[14] |

Legislative proposals arising from the Communication on the 'Health Check' in the Common Agricultural Policy | Revision | Following the 2007 Communication on the "Health Check" in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the legislative proposals will provide options aiming at making the Single Payment Scheme more effective, adapting the market support instruments and addressing the new challenges facing the sector. The "Health Check" is not a fundamental reform, rather it essentially aims to ensure that the CAP functions effectively and to simplify it where possible. This initiative arises from the review clauses regarding the Single Payment Scheme and certain agricultural markets that were included in the 2003/04 CAP reforms. |

20 | Commission Regulation on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries | Revision | This initiative has as objective to establish the conditions regarding co-financing of information and promotion programmes for agricultural products in the internal market and in third countries. It will take the form of a consolidation of two existing Commission Regulations ((EC) No 1071/2005 and (EC) No 1346/2005). | X |

21 | Private Storage: Commission Regulation laying down common rules for private storage of agricultural products under Common Agricultural Policy | Revision | The aim of the proposal is to replace multiple sectoral rules by horizontal ones and to simplify management mechanisms relating to the private storage of agricultural products. Existing sectoral provisions, which may vary from one sector to another, will be examined with a view to eliminating unnecessary provisions and to harmonising the system of private storage. |

22 | Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of markets (CMO) and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO regulation) | Revision, recast and repeal | The single common market organisation (CMO) regulation, scheduled for adoption by Council in October 2007, merges existing CMOs into a single text. It does not modify policy but streamlines and harmonises legislation. Various substantive amendments were made in the meantime to the existing CMOs. This is notably the case in the milk, the sugar and the fruit and vegetables sectors, It is important to incorporate these amendments into the single CMO in order to achieve the aim of having one single simplified legal text which will facilitate the access to the existing legislation and thus create a much higher degree of transparency and legal clarity. The initiative thus concerns the subsequent Commission proposal. | X |

23 | Milk Package (two separate initiatives): 1) Commission Regulation laying down certain implementing rules with regard to intervention for butter 2) Commission Regulation laying down certain implementing rules with regard to intervention for skimmed milk powder | Revision | The purpose of the initiative is to simplify the procedures relating to intervention buying of butter, to abolish national butter quality grades, and to abolition private storage aid for cream and skimmed milk powder. Technical clarifications and simplification (e.g. concerning the security provisions) will improve the readability of the text. | X |

74 | Streamline Controls: Amendment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004 regarding the detailed rules of cross compliance and the integrated administration and control system | Revision | This proposal stems directly from the Commission report to the Council on the application of the system of cross-compliance (COM(2007) 147). Its amendments will lead to simpler and more effective rules concerning the controls on direct payments to farmers with regard to the selection of the control sample, the timing of these controls, and the specific rules concerning on the spot checks. | X |

75 | Starch Production Refunds: Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 concerning production refunds in the cereals sector | Revision | Objective of this initiative is the simplification of control procedures by increasing the threshold for special control requirements. It will simplify the business environment in which EU starch producers operate by eliminating the unnecessary / disproportionate administrative measures related to the control on modified starches This proposal has been elaborated following the consultation of NGOs/stakeholders. | X |

76 | Controls of export refunds: Commission Regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 2090/2002, (EC) No 3122/94 and (EC) No 800/1999 as regards physical and substitution controls in the framework of export refunds on agricultural products | Revision | Modification of Regulation (EC) No 2090/2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 386/90 as regards physical checks carried out when agricultural products qualifying for refunds are exported. | X |

77 | Fresh fruit and vegetables: proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables and establishing requirements on checks on conformity to these marketing standards | Revision | The objective of the proposal is to merge 34 regulations on marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables into one regulation, reduce the list of products covered by marketing standards and rationalise checking operations. | X |

78 | Common market organisation of wine: amendment of the Council Regulation establishing the single Common Market Organisation Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 to include the provisions with regard the common market organisation of wine. | Revision | The amendment will include the specific rules concerning the common organisation of the wine market into the general rules concerning the organisation of the common market in agricultural produce. This will clarify and simplify the EU legislation. | X |

79 | Commission Regulation on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to regional aid, SME, R&D, environmental aid, employment, training. (General Block Exemption Regulation - final adoption) | Revision | The final objective pursued by the Commission is to group all existing Block Exemption Regulations into one single Regulation for the first time ever. This will bring a qualitative impact in terms of clarity, predictability and transparency of EU rules for business and national and regional authorities. The new GBER will cover areas already covered by block exemptions (training, employment, SME) and new areas (environment, risk capital, regional aid). Texts on research and capital risk were adopted in 2006, but those applicable to the environment will be adopted in 2007. Finalisation of the draft new GBER is scheduled for 2007 and formal adoption by the Commission in 2008. |

80 | Council Directive 2001/23/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses | Revision | Directive 2001/23/EC does not contain any provisions on conflict of laws. As a result, there is a lack of clarity as to how to apply the provisions of the Directive to cross-border transfers. The aim of the proposal - to be made by the Commission following the two phases of consultation of social partners - is therefore to clarify the application of the Directive to cross-border operations. The proposal would increase legal certainty for economic and judicial agents and result in costs savings for undertakings and better protection for workers. Following the results of the first phase of consultations which took place in November 2007, it appears that the revision of the Directive is not necessary. |

81 | Community initiative on work-related musculoskeletal disorders | Recast | The objective of this initiative is to integrate into a single legislative instrument the provisions on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks of musculo-skeletal disorders at work. These provisions are currently fragmented over different directives, namely Council Directive 90/269/EEC on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads and Council Directive 90/270/EEC on the minimum health and safety requirements for work with display screen equipment. A single legislative instrument would be more comprehensive, clearer and easier to apply. It will benefit employers in terms of legal clarity and workers in terms of providing better protection against the risks of musculo-skeletal disorders. |

82 | Revision of the Pharmaceutical "Variations" Regulations: change to the legal basis, in Directives 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use and 2001/82/EC for veterinary use | Revision | The objective is to simplify the rules concerning post-licensing changes to medicines (so-called ‘Variations’ Regulations). Administrative management of these rules currently mobilise more than 60% of the human resources and financial costs of companies’ regulatory departments. In some cases, this burden may hinder innovation by preventing the introduction of changes that are beneficial to patients and society. The objective of this initiative is to reduce the administrative burden for industry by streamlining the circumstances obliging industry to fill applications for variations of human and veterinary medical products. The current legal basis for implementing rules on changes to the marketing authorisation doesn't allow the Commission to set rules for purely national marketing authorisation. This legal basis should be widened to close the gap for harmonisation. This initiative aims at changing the legal basis for Directives: 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use and Directive 2001/82/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for veterinary use. |

Revision of the pharmaceutical "Variations" Regulations: simplification and modernisation of Regulation (EC) No 1084/2003 and (EC) No 1085/2003 | Revision | The objective is to reduce the administrative burden for industry by simplifying the rules for variations of human and veterinary medicinal products. The Variations regulation are implementing rules adopted by the Commission on changes to the marketing authorisation of pharmaceuticals. |

84 | Regulation on Advanced Safety Features and Tyres | Revision | The proposal will simplify EC legislation in the domain of vehicle safety by replacing existing legislation in the area into one main Regulation. It will include electronic stability control and low rolling resistance tyres. The proposal will repeal some 50 separate Directives and will replace them, where appropriate, with references to UNECE Regulations. The beneficiaries of the simplification aspect of this proposal will primarily be vehicle manufacturers and national approval authorities. Replacing Directives with a Regulation will also ease the administrative burden on the Member States since they would not have to transpose legal acts in the domain of vehicle safety in the future. Furthermore, references to UNECE Regulations will avoid the existing duplication between EU and UNECE law and will thus lead to "better regulation". |

85 | Textiles: simplification and replacement by a single regulation | Revision | The replacement of 3 Directives by 1 Regulation will simplify procedures for Member States, companies and the Commission leading to shorter periods for adoption of new fibre names. The standard methods of quantitative analysis of binary and ternary textile fibre mixtures currently included in two of the directives are to be transferred to the standardisation process. This means that consumers and companies could benefit faster from the use of new innovative products. Innovation and technological developments will be thus encouraged. In addition, the legal nature of the legislation (Regulation) will facilitate the application of technical adaptations by the Member States. |

86 | Pressure Vessels and Transportable Pressure Equipment | Repeal | The objective is to repeal 4 Directives on Pressure Vessels (76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC) and integration of the still relevant provisions into the revision of Directive 99/36/EC (Transportable Pressure Equipment). |

87 | Metrology: extension of the scope of Directive 2004/22/EC on measuring instruments and repeal of 8 "old approach" methodology Directives | Repeal | The objective is to provide for a coherent legal framework for legal metrology. The extension of the scope of the Directive is the legal prerequisite for the repeal of the following "old approach" Directives. |

88 | Eco-management and audit scheme: revision of the Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of 19 March 2001 allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) | Revision | The revision aims at improving environmental performance of the organisations participating and increasing participation from both industrial and public sector. Legal compliance and environmental performance improvement of the participating organisations will be facilitated by providing access to advice on environmental legal obligations and guidance on the best environmental management practice. Administrative burden will be reduced for large corporations by allowing corporate registration and for small organisations by cluster registration. All participating organisations will benefit from reduced procedural requirements, simplified rules for the use of logo and harmonised rules for accreditation, verification and registration. In addition SMEs and small local authorities will benefit from reduced verification and reporting obligations and lower registration fees. Synergies with other environmental management systems will be facilitated. Incentives and regulatory relief for participating organisations by the member states will be encouraged. |

89 | Eco-label award scheme: revision of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme | Revision | The revision aims at enhancing effectiveness and market impact by increasing the range of eligible product groups and the number of eco-labelled goods and services actually available to the consumer. For this purpose, the procedure of developing and adopting eco-label criteria will be thoroughly changed and simplified. Economic stakeholders will be involved to a greater extent into the process, thereby increasing ownership and self-regulatory aspects of the scheme, whereas the administrative burden put on Member States will be reduced. Once the criteria are adopted, it will be easy for economic operators to apply for the award of the eco-label to their products. Synergies with existing eco-labels at national level will be facilitated and limits will be put on the costs and fees Member States' authorities may charge on the applicant. Furthermore, the criteria should be defined in such a way that they can be easily used for the purpose of green public procurement. |

90 | Biocides: revision of the legislation on the placing of biocidal products on the market | Recast | This proposal follows the 2007 Report on the implementation of the Biocides Directive (98/8/EC). The objective is to provide a revised legal framework for regulating the placing on the market of biocidal products. The revision aims to address concerns regarding complexity and the cost, as well as the availability of certain biocidal products, and bring about a significant simplification of the current legislative framework and procedures. The revision of the biocides legislative framework will bring it in line with the EU Chemicals policy (REACH Regulation). | X |

91 | WEEE: revision of Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipments | Revision | The revision of the Directive 2002/96/EC will examine possibilities to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the directive in achieving its environmental goals and eliminate any unnecessary costs to business, consumers, NGOs and public authorities arising from implementation of the directive. The revision will concern the targets, scope, treatment requirement and the operation of the producer responsibility provisions. |

92 | RoHS: revision of Directive 2002/95/EC on the limitation of the use of certain hazardous substances in the electric and electronic equipments | Revision | The revision aims at clarifying concepts and facilitate the implementation and enforcement while increasing the environmental benefits. It will enhance legal certainty for all stakeholders and will facilitate implementation by manufacturers by streamlining the mechanism for granting exemptions and enforcement by national authorities through market surveillance and administrative cooperation clauses. It will furthermore provide a more transparent level playing field for manufacturers and simplify procedures through introduction of harmonised compliance checking. Most of these measures will also enhance the internal market effect of the Directive and reduce administrative costs for administrations and manufacturers. |

93 | Ozone layer: revision of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer | Recast | As the production and consumption of the substances covered have been reduced or phased out, many provisions of the Regulation, after seven years in force, need to be repealed or updated. Other provisions may benefit from simplification such as clarification of definitions and procedures and interaction with other pieces of legislation. This will reduce the cases of ambiguous interpretation and the risk of infringements and consequent administrative burdens. In particular, most of the administrative cost reduction will result from ending exemption provisions on some uses of ozone depleting substances. The beneficiaries will be the Member States and the Commission. Overall, the cost savings from ending the exemptions is expected to exceed any additional cost associated with new control measures to combat illegal trade of ozone depleting substances. |

94 | SEIS: legislative proposal to follow up the Communication on a Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) | Revision | Following the 2007 Communication the Commission will adopt legislative proposals underpinning the development of SEIS that could address reporting streamlining and/or coherence of approaches to monitoring and information. This initiative aims to improve the availability, quality and comparability of data, avoid redundancies in reporting requirements to Member States and therefore, the administrative burden, remove obstacles related to information accessibility and enhance the coherence of monitoring systems and indicators. | X |

95 | Revision of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 of the EP and of the Council on Community statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States | Revision | Simplification of Intrastat with a view to alleviate the statistical reporting of economic operators, in particular SMEs, taking into account the outcome of the ongoing pilot project of administrative costs and a future feasibility study to analyse workability of a collection system limited to one flow. |

96 | Modernisation and recast of the CFP control system under Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 | Recast | The main objectives are the review, harmonisation and simplification of existing rules - Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 - in the fisheries control area. The modernisation of the procedures will facilitate a better enforcement by alleviating the burden and constraints for the sector and public administrations and increasing the use of IT tools to reduce reporting obligations (e.g. reducing administrative burdens). It would be also of interest for NGOs which campaign for stringent and effective rules. |

97 | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down implementing rules for the collection and management of data needed to conduct the CFP | Revision | The proposal is intended to establish implementing rules according to the new framework Council Regulation on data collection, currently under discussion at the Council. The main innovations will include the support for new approaches such as fleet and area based management and the move towards the ecosystem approach as well as the promotion of a more regional approach to data collection. Moreover, new provisions for the access to data are to be included. | X |

98 | Revision of the company law, accounting and auditing acquis | Revision | Measures to simplify the company law environment for companies in the context of the "Better Regulation" framework. |

99 | Consolidation of accounting standards and interpretations endorsed for use in the EU | Recast | Commission will prepare a consolidated version of all International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in force as per 31.12.2007. It willwill enable constituents to refer to only one Regulation as it will contain all endorsed IFRS. In this context any translation errors contained in the current Regulations will be corrected. |

100 | Recasting - Codification Motor insurance Directive | Codification | Codification of the current 6 Directives into one single Motor Insurance Directive in order to have a motor insurance acquis more comprehensible, easier to apply and more effective in achieving its goals. |

101 | Proposal for a Framework Directive on Consumer Contractual Rights | Revision | The overall aim of the revision of the acquis, is to simplify and improve the coherence of the consumer regulatory framework and thus enhance legal certainty both for consumers and business. The legal instrument will be a combination of codification and repeal of parts of existing directives and enactment of new rules. The revision will be based on a mixed approach consisting of the adoption of a horizontal instrument, underpinned whenever required by vertical revisions of existing directives. This framework instrument would systematise and regulate in a uniform fashion common features of the consumer acquis. The instrument would provide common definitions and regulate the main consumer contractual rights and remedies. It would also regulate consistently the contractual aspects of sales which are currently scattered across several Directives. |

102 | Simplify procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields | Revision | The general objective is to harmonise and simplify, essentially by means of electronic tools, the current procedures for listing, updating and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields such as lists of approved animal health establishments and breeding organisations in Member States and Third Countries and lists of certain national reference laboratories. 22 Council acts are concerned. | X |

103 | Harmonisation of Maximum Residues Levels (MRL) for pesticides | Revision | The main objective of this proposal will concern the transfer and up-date by comitology of the list of MRLs (Annex II) and temporary MRLs (Annex III) based on European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) assessment and mathematical models/expert calculations. The proposal will be a final step towards harmonisation of divergent national MRLs. Completion of the replacement of 4 Directives by one Regulation. | X |

104 | Review of the provisions related to the total feed ban | Revision | A ban on the feeding of mammalian meat and bone meal (MBM) to cattle, sheep and goats was introduced as of July 1994. This partial ban was extended to a total EU wide suspension on the use of processed animal protein in feed for any animals farmed for the production of food on 1 January 2001 with some exceptions like the use of fish meal for non-ruminants. Any presence of prohibited constituents of animal origin in feed is considered as a breach of the feed ban i.e. the zero-tolerance. Following the adoption of the TSE Road map the Commission issued a Commission staff working paper i.e. Work Programme on TSE [SEC(2006) 1527] on future legislative actions in the field of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. One of the topics concerns a revision of the feed ban provisions. The starting point when revising the current feed ban provisions should be risk-based but at the same time taking into account the control tools in place to evaluate and ensure the proper implementation of this feed ban. | X |

105 | Revision of food safety in EU Switzerland trade in agricultural products - Decision n° 1/2008 of the Joint Veterinary Committee set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products amending appendix to Annex 11 to the Agreement - Decision to amend Commission Decision 2001/881/EC on import controls to abolish border inspections posts between EC and Switzerland | Revision | The revision of the safety provisions will consist of: - Completion of the equivalence determination between the Swiss legislation related to food safety and veterinary policies including border veterinary controls and import conditions, updating of the content of the Agreement with regard to legislations adopted since the last Agreement modification. - As Switzerland has accepted to apply the EC acquis in relation to animal health, food safety and hygiene controls, a uniform high level of protection will therefore exist in the EC and Switzerland. This permits the abolition of border controls on trade in animals and animal products between the two. | X |

106 | Recast of basic safety standards legislation for the protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation | Recast | Recast into a single Council Directive of relevant Euratom acts on radiation protection including a substantial revision of the Basic Safety Standards (BSS) directive. The objective is to bring the BSS directive in line with the forthcoming recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological protection (ICRP), when available. At the same time the legislation in the field of radiation protection has to be simplified. |

107 | Legislative proposal revising Council Directive 2006/67/EC with the aim of strengthening the European emergency oil stocks system | Revision | The current system of emergency oil stocks shows limitations and shortcomings on several accounts. The provisions of the existing legislation will be revised in order to create a system for coping with oil supply disruptions. The new proposal will replace existing Directives and contribute to simplification of EU legislation. |

108 | Recasting of Directive 2002/91/EC of 16 December 2002 on the Energy Performance of Buildings | Recast or Revision | The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive makes certificates for the energy performance of buildings mandatory when buildings are constructed, sold or rented out and requires minimum energy performance requirements for new buildings and existing building which undergo major renovation. Furthermore, the Directive requires regular inspections of boilers and air-conditioning systems in order to guarantee their energy efficient operation. An amended Directive could enlarge the scope to more buildings, strengthen and specify some of these requirements and add, for instance, financing aspects. The changes under consideration aim at overcoming multiple barriers that hinder the utilization of the vast potential for energy demand reductions in the buildings sector. The recasting of the Directive is part of package on the Strategic Energy Review and included in the Energy Efficiency Action Plan. The amendments will cover some articles of the Directive and add new ones. The "simplification" will consist of using the "recasting" technique to facilitate reading and comprehension for the implementing authorities and for the many stakeholders affected. | X |

109 | Recast of Council Directive 92/75/EEC of 22 September 1992 on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by household appliances | Recast | Amend the existing framework Directive to enlarge its scope (beyond domestic appliances) and update for modern communication tools (e.g. internet) to enhance public/consumer awareness on efficient products. The simplification will be obtained by using the recasting technique for consolidating the original Directive with its amendment in one single document. |

Proposal to recast the legislation concerning the "first railway package" following the report in 2006 of its implementation, in particular for the requirements concerning the relations between infrastructure managers and railway undertakings | Recast | The first and successive railway packages are legal instruments to achieve the Community's objective to create a European Railway Area through market opening, as well as technical and regulatory market integration. As rail markets transform, an ongoing review of the suitability of the EU legal framework appears appropriate with possible simplification and streamlining. The Commission intends to present a communication accompanied by a proposal for modification/recast of the existing acts, especially Directives 91/440/EEC and 2001/14/EC. The political goal is to enhance the competitiveness of rail transport in Europe and to hence contribute to achieving the objectives of the Lisbon strategy. The recast aims at a simplification of the text of the three Directives of the 1st railway package by merging them into one legal act, a 'railway access code'. By eliminating existing cross-references between the Directives the reading and implementation will be come easier for the implementing authorities and the many stakeholders affected. |

Revision of the Council Directive 94/56/EC establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents and of Directive 2003/42/EC on occurrence reporting in civil aviation | Revision or Recast | The older directive needs to be modernised following the establishment of EASA and following the advice of the Group of Experts established by EC Decision 2003/425/EC. In addition the newer directive needs to be built on to create a minimum set of centralised functions, including a database to allow appropriate entities to carry out trend analysis or other studies, and keep track of safety recommendations, while providing information to the general public. Both directives will be replaced by a single piece of legislation. The objective of the simplification is to take advantage of the necessary revision of the Directive 94/56 to adapt it to recent developments by merging it with Directive 2003/42/EC to create a single legislative act as both directives deal with the use of feedback information to improve accident prevention. |

Modernise the Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC | Recast or Revision | The objective is to modernise and reform the existing system established by Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment. Its main objectives are: 1) to produce a consolidated version of the text following the successive amendments of the Directive 2) to improve the functioning of the Directive's system by addressing the existing shortcomings ; 3) to adapt it to the reform of the New Approach. It is intended to abrogate the existing Directive and replace it with an entirely new one, while recourse to recast is not excluded. At present, the Directive needs periodic amendments in order to keep pace with the safety requirements and technical standards produced by the International Maritime Organisation as well as the international and European standardisation bodies. This produces an inevitable mismatch between the European and international regulatory frameworks, sometimes spanning several years, whose correction will greatly facilitate the work of the sectors concerned and thus favour the competitiveness of the European marine equipment industry. Furthermore, the adaptation of the directive to the new regulatory framework for the free movement of goods (revision of the new approach) is expected to improve the readability of this instrument and reduce the administrative burden on the industry. Timing of adoption is conditional on significant progress being achieved by December 2007 in the legislative process as regards the revision of the New Approach. |

Transport of radioactive material | Recast | The objective is to update and simplify the Community regulatory framework for transporting radioactive material There are currently more than 20 Directives, Regulations and Recommendations governing the transport of radioactive material within the EU. Harmonisation will lead to simplification of rules and procedures. |

Title of action | Type of simplification action | Description of scope and objectives | Additional initiatives to COM (2005) 535 and COM(2006) 690 |

2009 |

Amendment to Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 on fertilizers | Revision | It is intended to amend Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 in order to ensure that CEN Standards can be considered as official methods of analysis to be used as reference for official controls. Their updated version delivered by CEN will no longer be included in the legal act but will exist in the form of separate standards to which the Community law will refer – the detailed description of test methods currently contained in the Annex will be deleted. |

Repeal of 24 Directives on agricultural and forestry tractors | Repeal | The proposal will simplify EC legislation on agricultural and forestry tractors by replacing existing legislation (including the present Framework Directive and the separate Directives) by one main Regulation. It will introduce improved requirements for tractor brakes as well. |

Simplification of Directives concerning medical devices, active implantable medical devices, blood and plasma | Recast | The objective is to simplify and strengthen the rules in order to ensure a high level of health protection while at the same time ensuring a smooth functioning of the internal market. |

Repeal of 14 Directives on two and three wheelers | Repeal | The proposal will simplify EC legislation on 2 and 3-wheel motor vehicles by replacing existing legislation (including the present Framework Directive and the separate Directives) by one main Regulation.. It will introduce a) modern emissions legislation b) ABS and c) Automatic emergency braking for 2 and 3-wheelers. | X |

Mutual acceptance of personnel licences and harmonisation of technical requirements in civil aviation | Repeal | Repeal of Council Directive 91/670 on mutual acceptance of personnel licences for the exercise of functions in civil aviation and Council Regulation 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation. |

Recast of Regulation (EC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport | Recast | Enhancing road safety, fair competition and adequate working conditions for professional drivers. More specifically: - improve the capacity of the system to resist to attempts to tamper with or alter the data on driving time and speed. - reduce administrative costs for undertakings which use the tachograph on their fleets and for control officers carrying out checks. The Regulation were amended 11 times and have to be simplified. |

Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards the VAT treatment of public authorities and the exemptions for certain activities in the public interest | Review | The proposal aims at ensuring a more harmonised and neutral VAT system. Harmonisation: due to certain options and vague definitions, the practical application of the provisions related to public authorities varies widely among Member States creating differences in the VAT treatment of public authorities between Member States. Neutrality: distortions of competition between the public and the private sector and several economic inefficiencies as well as tax avoidance schemes are the main disadvantages of the current rules. |

Proposal for a Council Directive replacing Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products. | Review | The proposal will modernise and simplify the provisions of the Directive, integrate judgements of the ECJ, as well as guidelines of the excise committee and adapt the Directive to support the computerisation of the procedures for the movement of excise products under suspension of excise duty. |

Recast of Council Directive 2003/49/EC on a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States as amended. | Recast | Consolidation of the legal text and adoption of simplified procedures relating to exemption from withholding tax. |

ANNEX 2

Indicative list of planned codification for 2008

Policy area | Short title | Full title |

Commission Autonomous Act |

1 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1988D0566 (by DG) - décision Commission | Proposal for a COMMISSION DECISION listing the products referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1898/87 (recast version) (1988d0566) |

2 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1997R0936 (by DG) - Commission Regulation opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (1997R0936) |

3 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1992R0094 (by DG) - règlement Commission | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION laying down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for imports from third countries provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (recast version) (1992R0094) |

4 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R1799 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for citrus fruit | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1799/2001 of 12 September 2001 laying down the marketing standard for citrus fruit |

5 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1996R2449 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation opening and providing for the administration of certain annual tariff quotas for products covered by CN codes 0714 10 91, 0714 10 99, 0714 90 11 and 0714 90 19 originating in certain third countries other than Thailand (codified version) |

6 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1993R2131 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (codified version) |

7 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1982R1859 - Regulation Commission - Selection of holdings for determining income | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/82 of 12 July 1982 concerning the selection of returning holdings for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings |

8 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1990R3444 - Commission Regulation (laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 of 27 November 1990 laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid for pigmeat |

9 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1989R0120 - Commission Regulation (EEC) laying down common detailed rules for the application of export | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 of 19 January 1989 laying down common detailed rules for the application of export levies and charges on agricultural products |

10 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1985R2220 Commission Regulation (EEC) laying down common detailed rules for the application of the syst | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products |

11 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R0214 - Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regu | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder |

12 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1992R2342 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation on imports of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species from the third countries and the granting of export refunds thereon and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1544/79 (codified version) |

13 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1982R1964 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down the conditions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals (codified version) |

14 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2002R2377 - Regulation Commission - Administration of Community tariff quotas for malting barley | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for malting barley from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92 |

15 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2002R2375 - Regulation Commission - Administration of Community tariff quotas for wheat | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 |

16 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1993R2273 - Commission Regulation determining the intervention centres for cereals | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 of 28 July 1993 determining the intervention centres for cereals |

17 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1997R2331 - Regulation Commission - Special conditions for granting export refunds | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2331/97 of 25 November 1997 on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain pigmeat products |

18 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R1543 Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for lettuces and curled-leave | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1543/2001 of 27 July 2001 laying down the marketing standard for lettuces and curled-leaved and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives |

19 | Agriculture and Rural Development | codification 2001R0912 Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for beans | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 912/2001 of 10 May 2001 laying down the marketing standard for beans |

20 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1999R0730 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for carrots | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 730/1999 of 7 April 1999 laying down the marketing standard for carrots |

21 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1997R2288 - Commission Regulation laying down marketing standards for garlic | Prôposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2288/97 of 18 November 1997 laying down marketing standards for garlic |

22 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1988R1677 - Commission Regulation laying down quality standards for cucumbers | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/88 of 15 June 1988 laying down quality standards for cucumbers |

23 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1987R1591 - Commission Regulation laying down quality standards for cabbages | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1591/87 of 5 June 1987 laying down quality standards for cabbages, Brussels sprouts, ribbed celery and spinach |

24 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1978R3077 -Regulation Com-Equivalence of Community certificates and attestations accompanying imported hops | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3077/78 of 21 December 1978 on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-member countries |

25 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1978R3076 - Regulation Commission - Importation of hops from non-member countries | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 of 21 December 1978 on the importation of hops from non-member countries |

26 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1999R0800 - Regulation Commission - Detailed rules on the system of export refunds | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products |

27 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 2000R2707 (by DG) - Commission Regulation laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 12 | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments (2000R2707) |

28 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1994R2659 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation on detailed rules for the granting of private storage aid for Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheeses (codified version) |

29 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R1788 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the certificate of inspection for imports from third countries under Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (codified version) |

30 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1968R0821 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Regulation of the Commission on the definition, applicable to the granting of export refunds, of hulled grains and pearled grains of cereals (codified version) |

31 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R0245 - Commission Regulation on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibr | Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2001 of 5 February 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1673/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in flax and hemp grown for fibre |

32 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2000R2584 - Commission Regulation establishing a system for the communication of information | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2584/2000 of 24 November 2000 establishing a system for the communication of information on certain supplies of beef, veal and pigmeat by road to the territory of the Russian Federation |

33 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2000R1291 Commission Regulation (EC) laying down common detailed rules for the application of the syst | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products |

34 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2000R0824 Commission Regulation establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 of 19 April 2000 establishing procedures for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies and laying down methods of analysis for determining the quality of cereals |

35 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2000R1622 - Commission Regulation laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation 1493/1999 | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes |

36 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1992R3002 (by DG) - Commission Regulation rules for verifying the use and destination of products from interven | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (1992R3002) |

37 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1985R2248 (by DG) - Regulation Commission - Administrative assistance for cheeses exported to the USA | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION on detailed rules for administrative assistance with the exportation of Emmentaler cheese subject to quota restrictions that qualifies for special treatment on importation into the United States of America (1985R2248) |

38 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1977R2237 - Regulation Commission - Form of farm return for agricultural income | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2237/77 of 23 September 1977 amending Regulation No 118/66/EEC on the form of farm return to be used for the purpose of determining incomes of agricultural holdings |

39 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1994R1431 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products (codified version) |

40 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1996R1249 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (codified version) |

41 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1990R1014 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down detailed implementing rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (codified version) |

42 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1993R0461 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the Community scale for the classification of carcases of ovine animals (codified version) |

43 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R0883 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (codified version) |

44 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1994R1267 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation applying the agreements between the European Union and third countries on the mutual recognition of certain spirit drinks (codified version) |

45 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1993R0207 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation defining the content of Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs and laying down detailed rules for implementing the provisions of Article 5 (4) thereto (codified version) |

46 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1995R1591 Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the application of export refunds | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/95 of 30 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of export refunds to glucose and glucose syrup used in certain products processed from fruit and vegetables |

47 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2002R1284 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for hazelnuts in shell | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1284/2002 of 15 July 2002 laying down the marketing standard for hazelnuts in shell |

48 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2002R0843 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for strawberries | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 843/2002 of 21 May 2002 laying down the marketing standard for strawberries and amending Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 |

49 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R2396 Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard applicable to leeks | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2396/2001 of 7 December 2001 laying down the marketing standard applicable to leeks |

50 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R1615 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for melons and amending Regu | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1615/2001 of 7 August 2001 laying down the marketing standard for melons and amending Regulation (EC) No 1093/97 |

51 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2000R0790 - Regulation Commission - Marketing standards for tomatoes | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2000 of 14 April 2000 laying down the marketing standard for tomatoes |

52 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2000R0851 Commission Regulation down the marketing standard for apricots | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2000 of 27 April 2000 laying down the marketing standard for apricots |

53 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1997R0831 - Regulation Commission - Marketing standards for avocados | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/97 of 7 May 1997 laying down marketing standards applicable to avocados |

54 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1999R2377 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/1999 of 9 November 1999 laying down the marketing standard for asparagus |

55 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1999R1081 (by DG) - Commission Regulation opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATIONopening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 (1999R1081) |

56 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1997R0996 (by DG) - Commission Regulation on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for froz | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 (1997R0996) |

57 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1996R2497 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector the arrangements provided for in the Association Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel (codified version) |

58 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1991R1538 règlement Commission | Proposal for 1991R1538 a Commission Regulation introducing detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultry (codified version) |

59 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 2001R1508 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for onions and amending Regul | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1508/2001 of 24 July 2001 laying down the marketing standard for onions and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 |

60 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1990R2921 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk (codified version) |

61 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1980R1552 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the provision of administrative assistance in connection with the export of certain cheeses eligible for special treatment on import into Australia (codified version) |

62 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1998R1396 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down procedures for applying in the poultrymeat sector Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 on the import into the Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 and amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 (codified version) |

63 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1999R2799 - Commission Regulation rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder |

64 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1999R2771 (by DG) - Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Re | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (1999R2771) |

65 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1992R3515 - Commission Regulation - storage and movement of products | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3515/92 of 4 December 1992 laying down common detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1055/77 on the bought in by an intervention agency |

66 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1990R3447 - Commission Regulation (EEC) on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid | Propoal of a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3447/90 of 28 November 1990 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for sheepmeat and goatmeat |

67 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1985D0377 Commission Decision establishing a Community typology for agricultural holdings | Proposal of 1985D0377 a Commission Decision of 7 June 1985 - establishing a Community typology for agricultural holdings |

68 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1999R2789 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for table grapes | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2789/1999 of 22 December 1999 laying down the marketing standard for table grapes |

69 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1999R2561 - Commission Regulation (laying down the marketing standard | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2561/1999 of 3 December 1999 laying down the marketing standard for peas |

70 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1999R1455 - Commission Regulation laying down the marketing standard for sweet peppers | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1455/1999 of 1 July 1999 laying down the marketing standard for sweet peppers |

71 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1967R0467 - Regulation Commission - Conversion rates for stages of rice processing | Proposal for a Regulation No 467/67/EEC of the Commission of 21 August 1967 fixing the conversion rates, the processing costs and the value of the by-products for the various stages of rice processing |

72 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1971R2622 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation on procedures for the importation of rye from Turkey (codified version) |

73 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Codification 1996R2051 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down certain detailed rules for granting of assistance for the export of beef and veal which may benefit from a special import treatment in Canada and amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 (codified version) |

74 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1995R1445 (by DG) - Regulation Commission - Rules of application for import and export licences | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (1995R1445) |

75 | Agriculture and Rural Development | Recast 1998R0327 (by DG) - Regulation Commission - Tariff quotas for rice imports | Proposal for a COMMISSION REGULATION opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (1998R0327) |

76 | Competition | Codification 1988L0301 - Directive Commission - Competition in the markets in telecommunications terminal equipment | Proposal for a Commission Directive 88/301/EEC of 16 May 1988 on competition in the markets in telecommunications terminal equipment |

77 | Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities | Codification 1982D0043 - Commission Decision relating to the setting up of an Advisory Committee on Equal Opportuni | Proposal of a Commission Decision of 9 December1981 : 82/43/EEC:relating to the setting up of an Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men |

78 | Enterprise and Industry | Codification 1987R4154 Commission Regulation laying down the methods of analysis | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4154/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down the methods of analysis and other technical provisions necessary for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products |

79 | Enterprise and Industry | Codification 1987R4056 -Commission Regulation laying down the methods of analysis | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4056/87 of 22 December 1987 laying down the methods of analysis and other technical provisions necessary for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds |

80 | Statistics | Codification 1998R2700 - Commission Regulation concerning the definitions of characteristics for structural b | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2700/98 of 17 December 1998 concerning the definitions of characteristics for structural business statistics (Text with EEA relevance) |

81 | Statistics | Codification 1998D0385 - Commission Decision on rules for implementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical return | Proposal of a Commission Decision of 13 May 1998 : 98/385/EC:on rules for implementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (notified under document number C(1998) 1275) (Text with EEA relevance) |

82 | Statistics | Codification 1998R2701 - Commission Regulation concerning the series of data to be produced for structural bu | Proposal of a Commission Regulation (EC) No 2701/98 of 17 December 1998 concerning the series of data to be produced for structural business statistics (Text with EEA relevance) |

83 | Fisheries and Maritime Affairs | Codification 2001R0080 - Regulation Commission - Detailed rules for applying Regulation 104/2000 – notifications | Proposal for a Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2001 of 16 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards notifications concerning recognition of producer organisations, the fixing of prices and intervention within the scope of the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products |

84 | Fisheries and Maritime Affairs | Codification 2000R1886 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the extension to non-members of certain rules adopted by producers' organisations in the fisheries sector (codified version) |

85 | Health and Consumer Protection | Codification 1994L0039 - directive Commission | Proposal for a Commission Directive establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes (codified version) |

86 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1992D0260 - Decision Commission - Animal health conditions for temporary admission of registered horses | Proposal for a 92/260/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 April 1992 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses |

87 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1993D0195 - Decision Commission - Animal health conditions for re-entry of registered horses | Proposal for a 93/195/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export |

88 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1986L0109 - Commission Directive limiting the marketing of seed of certain species of fodder plants | Proposal of a Commission Directive 86/109/EEC of 27 February 1986 limiting the marketing of seed of certain species of fodder plants and oil and fibre plants to seed which has been officially certified as 'basic seed' or 'certified seed' |

89 | Health and Consumer Protection | Codification 1996D0540 - décision Commission | Proposal for a Commission Decision on animal health requirements and veterinary certification for imports into the Community of ova and embryos of the equine species (Text with EEA relevance) (codified version) |

90 | Health and Consumer Protection | Codification 1995L0031 - directive Com