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Drugo poročilo o napredku strategije za poenostavitev zakonodajnega okolja

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DELOVNI DOKUMENT KOMISIJE

Drugo poročilo o napredku strategije za poenostavitev zakonodajnega okolja

1. UVOD

STRATEGIJA ZA POENOSTAVITEV ZAKONODAJNEGA OKOLJA, ZASNOVANA OKTOBRA 2005 [1], določa tekoči program ukrepov za poenostavitev, ki jih je treba sprejeti med letoma 2005 in 2008, da bi se izboljšali kakovost in konkurenčnost pravnega reda Skupnosti in hkrati ohranili njegovi glavni cilji na posameznih političnih področjih.

To drugo poročilo o napredku, ki dopolnjuje sporočilo „ Drugi strateški pregled boljše pravne ureditve v Evropski uniji“ [2], opisuje v kakovostnem in količinskem smislu že dosežene rezultate, pot, ki je še pred zakonodajalcem EU, in si prizadeva dati nov zagon strategiji za poenostavitev, ki je bistveni element splošne politike boljše pravne ureditve in strategije za rast in delovna mesta Evropske unije.

To poročilo tudi kaže, da Komisija učinkovito izpolnjuje svoje obveznosti v okviru tekočega programa.

Državljani in podjetja so že opazili otipljive rezultate in jih bodo še več, ko bodo sprejete številne pobude, ki še čakajo na obravnavo zakonodajalca. Prizadevanja so osredotočena na projekte, ki prinašajo znatne koristi interesnim skupinami, kot so mala in srednje velika podjetja (MSP) ali posamezni podjetniki, ki se morajo še prevečkrat spopadati z nesorazmernimi zakonskimi zahtevami.

Komisija bo dokončala popoln pregled pravnega reda Skupnosti s preverjanjem, ali so veljavni instrumenti še potrebni, ali je uporabljen pravilen zakonodajni slog, in ali so vse naložene obveznosti kolikor je mogoče neobremenjujoče in združljive z želenimi rezultati politike. Ta proces bo tudi opredelil nove pobude, ki bodo vključene v posodobljeni tekoči program za poenostavitev, ki bo predstavljen v začetku leta 2009. Za zagotovitev resničnih rezultatov se mora ta zagon nadaljevati še v naslednjem zakonodajnem obdobju.

Kadar koli se bo pokazala rešitev za poenostavitev življenja podjetjem, ne da bi to vplivalo na temeljne cilje politike ali povzročalo druge znatne spremembe zakonodajnega okvira, bo Komisija uporabila tako imenovani mehanizem takojšnjega ukrepanja[3] za dosego zastavljenega cilja, ki je zmanjšanje upravnega bremena v EU za 25 %[4] do leta 2012. Večji projekt, ki ga bo začela Komisija za „ugotavljanje in oceno“ upravnega bremena na prednostnih področjih, bo dal zagon tudi programu za poenostavitev.

2. STANJE TEKOčEGA PROGRAMA ZA POENOSTAVITEV

2.1. Pregled

Strategija za poenostavitev iz oktobra 2005 je opredelila začetni sklop približno 100 pobud za tekoči program za obdobje od leta 2005 do 2008. Novembra 2006[5] je bilo dodanih 43 novih pobud in v oktobru 2007[6] še 16, s čimer se je obseg izvajanja poenostavitve razširil na vsa področja politik in podaljšal časovni razpored do leta 2009. Program uporablja zakonodajne tehnike, kot so razveljavitev, kodifikacija in preoblikovanje[7].

Tekoči program se izvaja v okviru predvidenega časovnega razporeda. Do sedaj je Komisija sprejela več kot polovico posodobljenega programa 2005–2009.

Komisija je realizirala 80 % pobud, ki so bile predvidene za sprejetje v letu 2007.

Do sedaj je Komisija sprejela 91 predlogov, od katerih jih je 24 tako imenovanih samostojnih aktov, sprejetih po postopku komitilogije, 16 jih je sprejel zakonodajalec, 44 jih je še vedno v obravnavi zakonodajalca, v sedmih primerih pa gre bodisi za revizije, kadar zakonodajni ukrep ni bil potreben, bodisi združene pobude.

V celoti je Komisija od oktobra 2005 predložila za razveljavitev, spremembo ali nadomestitev že približno 400 pravnih aktov. To pomeni, da bo približno 300 pravnih aktov, kar je približno 5 000 strani Uradnega lista, izbrisanih iz registra predpisov Skupnosti. Poleg tega je Komisija od začetka svojega delovanja sprejela ukrepe za odpravo ali pa predlagala, da se iz pravnega reda Skupnosti odpravi približno 2 500 zastarelih aktov.

2.2. Že sprejeta zakonodaja

Izvajanje strategije za poenostavitev zakonodajnega okolja je podjetjem in državljanom že prineslo dejanske koristi.

2.2.1. Akti, ki jih je sprejela Komisija

Do sedaj je bilo 24 pobud za poenostavitev sprejetih kot samostojni akti Komisije po postopku komitologije (Priloga 4). Na primer:

- v letu 2005 je Komisija sprejela uredbo o določitvi znižanih pristojbin in uvedbi sistema upravne pomoči za mala in srednje velika podjetja, ki registrirajo farmacevtske izdelke . To malim in srednje velikim podjetjem zagotavlja 90-odstotno znižanje pristojbin za znanstvena mnenja, znižanje pristojbin za mala in srednje velika podjetja pri vlogah za dovoljenje za promet in za pridobitev pomoči na področju predpisov. Te možnosti so že razširjene na mala in srednje velika podjetja, ki delujejo na tem področju;

- pravila glede dokazila o uvozu v tretje države (v zvezi z diferenciranimi izvoznimi nadomestili za nekatere kmetijske proizvode) so bila spremenjena, da izvoznikom, ki zaprosijo za nadomestila, omogočajo uporabo računalniških podatkov o sledenju in določanju položaja kontejnerskih ladij namesto običajnih carinskih dokumentov (ki jih je v nekaterih državah težko pridobiti);

- Komisija je že sprejela priporočilo glede trgov elektronskih komunikacij , ki se osredotoča na zakonsko ureditev na veleprodajni ravni, in je zmanjšala od 18 na 7 število trgov, ki so lahko predmet predhodnega urejanja. Ocenjeno je, da so upravni stroški znižani za približno 25–30 % za operaterje fiksnega omrežja in za približno 30–40 % za nacionalne regulativne organe (NRO). Poenostavljeni postopki pregleda trga bodo tudi omogočili dodatne prihranke NRO.

2.2.2. Ukrepi, ki jih sprejme zakonodajalec

Večji del programa je glede sprejetja odvisen od zakonodajalca, običajno v okviru postopka soodločanja. Do sedaj je bilo sprejetih 16 pobud za poenostavitev v tekočem programu 2005–2009 (Priloga 5), na primer:

- Na področju kmetijstva je zakonodajalec sprejel preoblikovanje 21 skupnih ureditev trgov v enotni sistem, da se racionalizira in poenostavi skupna kmetijska politika v skupno korist kmetov, uprav in družb iz kmetijskega sektorja. Ustanovitev enotne skupne ureditve trgov bo zmanjšala obseg zakonodaje v kmetijskem sektorju, izboljšala njeno preglednost, in omogočila lažji dostop do politike. To vključuje razveljavitev skoraj 50 aktov Sveta in nadomestitev več kot 650 zakonskih členov v veljavnih uredbah s približno 200, ki omogočajo veliko enostavnejše splošno zakonodajno okolje, ne da bi pri tem spreminjali temeljne politike.

- Direktiva o pravnih sredstvih na področju javnega naročanja . Leta 2003 je bila vrednost tega sektorja ocenjena na 1 500 milijard EUR, kar je 16,3 % BDP EU15. Nova direktiva izboljšuje nacionalne postopke pregleda, ki jih lahko podjetja uporabijo, kadar menijo, da je javni organ nepravično oddal naročilo. Direktiva zlasti uvaja obvezno obdobje mirovanja med objavo odločitve o oddaji naročila in podpisom pogodbe o javnem naročilu, da imajo ponudniki na voljo dovolj časa za preučitev odločitve in oceno, ali je primerno sprožiti revizijski postopek. Direktiva vsebuje dodatna pravila za zagotovitev njene učinkovitosti. Uvedba teh novih pravic in mehanizmov za zavrnjene ponudnike v vseh 27 državah članicah je odločilna za zagotovitev, da je naročilo na koncu oddano družbi, ki je dala najboljšo ponudbo, in za ustvarjanje zaupanja podjetij in javnosti v pravičnost postopkov javnega naročanja. Ukrepi za poenostavitev vključujejo razveljavitev veljavnih spravnih mehanizmov in potrdil, za katera podjetja niso nikoli pokazala dejanskega zanimanja in so sedaj neuporabljena.

- Direktiva o plačilnih storitvah prispeva k ustvarjanju „enotnega plačilnega območja“ v EU, ki bi gospodarstvu EU tako lahko prihranilo do 28 milijard EUR na leto. Cilj tega predloga je, da postanejo čezmejna plačila, ki se jih opravi s kreditno, debetno plačilno kartico ali z elektronskim bančnim nakazilom, neposredno bremenitvijo ali katerim koli drugim plačilnim instrumentom, prav tako preprosta, poceni in varna kot „nacionalna“ plačila v posamezni državi članici. Direktiva zagotavlja pravičen in odprt dostop do plačilnih trgov ter krepi in standardizira varstvo potrošnikov. Poenostavitev prinaša koristi zaradi uskladitev zahtev za dostop na trg, premagovanja razdrobitve, nastale zaradi različnih nacionalnih pravil in pravil EU o zahtevah po informacijah, in zaradi uskladitve temeljnih pravic in obveznosti uporabnikov in ponudnikov za boljšo varnost in učinkovitost. Bolj učinkovit in konkurenčen plačilni trg pomeni tudi, da Evropejci plačajo manj za osnovne bančne storitve, katerih povprečni letni strošek po EU znaša od 34 EUR pa do 252 EUR.

- Razveljavitev večine zahtev na področju predpakiranja je ukinila nacionalna pravila in pravila Skupnosti za približno 70 potrošniških izdelkov. Podjetja so sedaj lahko bolj prožna pri odzivanju na potrebe potrošnikov.

- Na carinskem področju je zakonodajalec sprejel Odločbo o e-carini, katere namen je ustvariti evropski elektronski sistem za izmenjavo podatkov med javnimi organi in podjetji. Racionalizirani carinski postopki z uporabo avtomatiziranih in med seboj povezanih carinskih sistemov bodo povečali mednarodno trgovino. Ko bo integrirani sistem v celoti deloval, bo podjetjem prihranil 2,5 milijarde EUR letno, kar je veliko več kot odplačevanje naložbe 40–50 milijonov EUR letno, ki so jih vložile Komisija in države članice. Sprejetje posodobljenega carinskega zakonika, ki bo revidiral carinsko zakonodajo Skupnosti, je predvideno za leto 2008.

2.3. Predlogi, ki čakajo na obravnavo zakonodajalca

Približno 44 predlogov za poenostavitev trenutno čaka na obravnavo zakonodajalca. Vključujejo številne pomembne predloge, katerih sprejetje bo prispevalo k poenostavitvi zakonodajnega okolja, kot so:

- Temeljna revizija zavarovalnega prava EU ( Solventnost II ) bo izboljšala varstvo zavarovanca po vsej EU z enotnejšimi zahtevami glede solventnosti zavarovalnic ob upoštevanju obsega tveganja. Solventnost II bo spodbudila boljše obvladovanje tveganja, boljšo cenovno politiko in okrepljen nadzor, kar bo povečalo zaupanje potrošnikov. Povečala bo tudi konkurenco (zlasti za panoge masovne prodaje na drobno, kot sta avtomobilsko in stanovanjsko zavarovanje), kar bo vplivalo na zniževanje cen nekaterih zavarovanj, spodbudila bo inovativnosti produktov in izboljšala mednarodno konkurenčnost evropskih zavarovateljev. Končno bo zakonodajno okolje bolj pregledno in bolj prijazno do uporabnika z eno direktivo, ki bo nadomestila sedanji skupek pravil, vsebovan v 14 različnih direktivah;

- Kodeks poslovanja računalniških sistemov rezervacij je bil oblikovan za trg, ki se je znatno razvil s prodajo letalskih družb in povečanjem rezervacij prek interneta, sedaj pa je zrel za uvedbo več konkurence. Komisija predlaga, da bi dali bolj proste roke silam trga pri spopadanju s stroški rezervacij, ki jih morajo plačevati letalske družbe in potniki, in so višje, kot je treba. Povečana konkurenca bo izboljšala kakovost ponujenih storitev in zmanjšala distribucijske stroške v sektorju letalskih prevozov: stroški rezervacij za posamezen del potovanja bodo predvidoma od 0,7 EUR do 0,9 EUR nižji, tako se bo strošek v celoti znižal za 190–240 milijonov EUR letno.

- Cilj spremembe pravil, ki urejajo elektronska komunikacijska omrežja in storitve , je zagotoviti učinkovito konkurenco, spodbujanje naložb, utrditev notranjega trga in okrepitev interesov potrošnikov. Precejšnje zmanjšanje obsega zakonodaje se priporoča tam, kjer je jasen trend konkurence. Z neodvisno študijo o razmerju med stroški in koristmi predlaganega organa za trg evropskih elektronskih komunikacij, je bilo ocenjeno, da bodo možne gospodarske koristi 10 do 30 krat presegle svoje operativne stroške (to je 250–800 milijonov EUR), zaradi zmanjšane zakonodajne negotovosti in hitrejšega reševanja zadev. Za ponudnike storitev, odvisne od radijskega spektra, revizija uvaja več prožnosti, zmanjšuje stroške poslovanja in odpravlja ovire za nove ponudnike pri vstopu. Rezultat tega bo večja izbira za potrošnike in nižje cene teh storitev.

- Nova direktiva o notranjem prevozu nevarnega blaga bo uvedla tri načine kopenskega prevoza (cestni, železniški in celinske plovne poti) v enem samem zakonodajnem aktu. Predlog vsebuje enotne določbe za vse tri (kadar je mogoče) in razveljavi zastarele določbe. Razveljavljeni bosta zlasti dve direktivi o svetovalcih na področju varnosti glede nevarnega blaga in štiri odločbe o nacionalnih odstopanjih. Rezultat tega bo do uporabnika prijazno, pregledno besedilo, ki bo zmanjšalo obseg pravnega reda Skupnosti za približno 2 000 strani.

- Revizija direktive o igračah bo posodobila varnostne zahteve in preprečila srednje in kratkoročne škodljive učinke na otroke, hkrati pa bo izboljšala delovanje notranjih trgov za igrače. Glavni cilj revizije je posodobitev varnostnih zahtev za igrače glede njihovih kemičnih, fizičnih in mehaničnih lastnosti. Za zagotovitev, da so na trgu EU na voljo samo varne igrače, bodo upoštevana zadnja znanstvena spoznanja. Poleg tega bo v državah članicah izboljšan način izvajanja direktive, obveze držav članic glede ustreznega in učinkovitega izvajanja nadzora trga pa bodo še večje.

2.4. Pobude Komisije v pripravi (2008–2009)

Prizadevanja Komisije se bodo v naslednjih dveh letih okrepila. Posodobljeni program 2008–2009 (Priloga 1) sestavlja 45 pobud za leto 2008 in 9 pobud za leto 2009. Prihodnje pobude za poenostavitev:

- Revizija zakonodaje na področju prava družb, pravnega reda Skupnosti na področju računovodstva in revizije bo odpravila ali zmanjšala vrsto upravnih zahtev, ki se sedaj štejejo za zastarele, odvečne ali podvojene. Odpravila bo nekatere zahteve po informacijah iz direktiv o gospodarskih družbah, poenostavila zahteve glede razkritja za gospodarske družbe in omogočila državam članicam, da še nadalje zmanjšajo zahteve v zvezi s poročanjem in revizijo za mala in srednje velika podjetja.

- Revizija uredbe o splošni skupinski izjemi (GBER) bo v enem dokumentu zbrala vse določbe o državni pomoči, izvzete od obveznosti priglasitve in tako zmanjšala upravno breme upravičencem, državam članicam in Komisiji. Nova uredba o splošni skupinski izjemi bo zajemala področja, ki jih že vsebujejo skupinske izjeme v zvezi z usposabljanjem, zaposlovanjem ter malimi in srednje velikimi podjetji, ter tudi nova področja, kot so okolje, rizični kapital in regionalna pomoč. Zelo bo izboljšala tudi dostop malih in srednje velikih podjetij do programov državne pomoči, na primer „dodatek za MSP“ bo poleg običajne veljavne osnovne pomoči za naložbe in zaposlovanje usklajen in zvišan s 15 % na 20 % za mala podjetja in s 7,5 % na 10 % za srednje velika podjetja.

- Revizija sistema Intrastat bo zmanjšala breme, naloženo podjetjem s sistemom zbiranja statističnih podatkov Skupnosti v zvezi s trgovinsko menjavo med državami članicami. Komisija bo v kratkem predlagala nadaljnjo poenostavitev sistema po običajnih metodah z zmanjšanjem števila postavk nomenklature carinske tarife in povečanjem pragov za izvzetje velikega števila podjetij. Ocenjeno je, da do 190 000 podjetij lahko izvzetih iz obveznosti sporočanja statističnih podatkov. Hkrati bo Komisija preučila druge dolgoročne možnosti vključno z možnim prehodom na enosmerni sistem poročanja[8]

- Prihodnja uredba o naprednih varnostnih ukrepih in pnevmatikah bo nadomestila približno 50 različnih direktiv z eno samo uredbo. To bo bistveno olajšalo breme državam članicam, ki jim ne bo treba več prenašati pravil ES na tem področju. Poleg tega bodo direktna sklicevanja na uredbe Gospodarske komisije Združenih narodov za Evropo (UNECE) občutno pospešila usklajevanje zakonodaje EU s pravili UNECE, kar bo industriji omogočilo, da se bo hitreje prilagajala tehnološkemu razvoju na mednarodni ravni.

- Revizija direktive o odpadni električni in elektronski opremi (WEEE) in direktiva o omejitvi uporabe nekaterih nevarnih snovi v električni in elektronski opremi (RoHS) bo pojasnila koncepte, olajšala njihovo izvajanje in uveljavljanje, zmanjšala upravne stroške za proizvajalce, poleg tega pa izvajalcem zagotovila bolj pregledno področje delovanja.

- Predlog okvirne direktive o pravicah potrošnikov bo zagotovil skupne opredelitve in uredil glavne pogodbene pravice potrošnikov in pravna sredstva. Zakonodajni okvir, ki bo enostavnejši in jasnejši za podjetja in za potrošnike, bo prispeval k delovanju notranjega trga in ustvarjanju zaupanja potrošnikov.

- Posodobitev in prenovitev nadzornega sistema skupne ribiške politike (SRP) bosta zmanjšali ovire za sektor in povečali uporabo orodij informacijske tehnologije za zmanjšanje obveznosti poročanja.

Pobude za poenostavitev, ki so zlasti pomembne za mala in srednje velika podjetja, bodo poudarjene tudi v „Zakonu o malem gospodarstvu za Evropo“ , ki je predviden v letu 2008.

2.5. Poenostavitev po zaključitvi tekočega programa

Poenostavitev se ne konča s ciljnimi programi, kot je tekoči program za poenostavitev, program za zmanjšanje upravnih bremen in program za kodifikacijo. Ista nujna zahteva po enostavnosti mora postati splošno veljavna za vse zakonodajne predloge in tudi za vse operativne postopke. Na primer:

- Na področju raziskav – ključnem elementu lizbonske strategije – so bili predlagani konkretni ukrepi[9] za poenostavitev 7. okvirnega programa za raziskave, tehnološki razvoj in predstavitvene dejavnosti . Upravna in finančna pravila so bila ustrezno spremenjena, upravljanje okvirnega programa in posameznih raziskovalnih projektov pa je bilo racionalizirano.

- Komisija je predlagala poenostavitev strukture programa Erasmus Mundus v njegovi drugi fazi (2009–13). Ukrepanje Skupnosti na področju visokega šolstva v povezavi s tretjimi državami bo postalo bolj usklajeno z racionalizacijo številnih sedanjih programov, katerih upravljanje urejajo različna pravila, čeprav v bistvu zajemajo ista področja. S tem bo ustvarjena enotna vstopna točka za interesne skupine, vključene v akademsko sodelovanje s tretjimi državami in mednarodna mobilnost.

- Komisija je posodobila štiri različna obvestila o različnih vprašanjih pravne pristojnosti in jih nadomestila z enim prečiščenim obvestilom o pravni pristojnosti v skladu z Uredbo ES o združitvah. To je takoj poenostavilo upravno prakso in usmerjanje.

- Uvedba „ elektronskega ribolovnega dnevnika “ v ribištvu je zagotovila v celoti elektronski proces poročanja ribiških podatkov za ribiče in nacionalne uprave.

- Nove uredbe za obdobje 2007–2013 o kohezijski politiki so zmanjšale število skladov in korakov pri načrtovanju programov ter poenostavile finančno poslovodenje in s tem povečale prožnost za lokalne organe, ki upravljajo programe na terenu. Pravila, ki urejajo Kohezijski sklad in strukturni sklad, so bila usklajena, tako da lokalni organi in upravičenci uporabljajo samo en sklop pravil za oba sklada. V istem duhu je ena uredba o izvajanju strukturnih skladov nadomestila 10 izvedbenih uredb.

Nadalje je dokončna vzpostavitev notranjega trga najprimernejši način za izboljšanje poslovnega okolja. Odprava ovir med državami članicami je povečala BDP EU za 223 milijard EUR ali 2,2 % v desetih letih po dokončni vzpostavitvi enotnega trga leta 1993. To ustreza 1 450 EUR dodatnega dohodka na gospodinjstvo. Poleg tega se je zaposlovanje povečalo za 1,4 %, kar pomeni 2,75 milijona delovnih mest. Enotni sklop pravil EU pomeni, da podjetjem ne bo treba več iskati in si razlagati 27 različnih sklopov nacionalnih pravil, prilagajati svoje izdelke ali storitve tem pravilom in potem še dokazati skladnost z njimi. Na primer:

- Komisija je nedavno predlagala spremembo homologacij vozil EU z uvedbo usklajenih pravil za vozila na vodikov pogon, ki omogočajo proizvajalcem, da izkoristijo ekonomijo obsega z večjimi serijami proizvodnje za celoten evropski trg, poleg tega pa potrošnikom EU lahko zagotovijo, da ta inovativna vozila izpolnjujejo visoke varnostne in okoljevarstvene standarde. Prilagajanje sistema homologacij vozil jutrišnjim tehnologijam bo tudi omogočilo, da bo avtomobilska industrija EU z zboljšanjem svoje konkurenčnosti na trgih tretjih držav lahko držala korak s svojimi glavnimi svetovnimi konkurenti.

- Komisija je decembra 2007 predlagala novo direktivo s ciljem odprave ovir za trgovanje z obrambnimi izdelki znotraj Skupnosti . Do sedaj je promet takih proizvodov znotraj notranjega trga oviral cel skupek nacionalnih postopkov, ki niso le podjetjem in javnim organom nalagali upravnega bremena, ki je presegal 430 milijonov EUR na leto, ampak tudi povzročali zelo dolge roke, tudi po več mesecev. To breme je nedvomno nesorazmerno s sedanjimi potrebami nadzora, kar je pokazalo dejstvo, da so bile kljub približno 11 500 izdanim dovoljenjem za prenose znotraj Skupnosti letno v obdobju 2004–2006 zavrnjene samo 3 vloge. Ta predlog bo prispeval k ekonomsko in tehnološko konkurenčnejši evropski obrambni industriji, izboljšanju pogojev za mala in srednje velika podjetja pri vključevanju v razvoj in proizvodnjo oborožitve, omogočil državam članicam, da bodo po nižjih cenah zadovoljile svoje vojaške potrebe v okviru lastnih varnostnih razmer, ter prispeval k povečanju zanesljivosti dobave za javna naročila in industrijskega sodelovanja.

2.6. Instrumenti sporočanja in posvetovanje z interesnimi skupinami

Jasne in pregledne informacije o napredku pri izvajanju programa za poenostavitev so zelo pomembne za zagotavljanje zagona programa. Zato je Komisija vzpostavila spletno stran za poenostavitev[10] za zagotovitev splošnih informacij o strategiji za poenostavitev in da se interesnim skupinam omogoči preverjanje napredka tekočega programa. Poleg tega je v številnih sektorjih (npr. kmetijstvo) posvetovanje s strokovnjaki v sektorju in interesnimi skupinami držav članic organizirano prek sektorskih skupin.

Trdno odločena, da zasidra poenostavitev v praktične izkušnje interesnih skupin, je Komisija jeseni 2007 vzpostavila novo spletno posvetovalno stran, da bi se seznanila s skrbmi in predlogi podjetij glede bremen, ki jim jih nalaga zakonodaja in upravni postopki na splošno. Komisija bo prispevke interesnih skupin čim bolj koristno uporabila. Čeprav so bili prvotno namenjeni za „Akcijski program za zmanjševanje upravnih obremenitev v Evropski uniji“ bodo vsi prispevki, ki obravnavajo širša vprašanja, pomembna za vsebino zakonodaje, upoštevani pri oblikovanju strategije za poenostavitev.

3. KODIFIKACIJSKI PROGRAM

Kodifikacija[11] je ključni element prizadevanj Komisije za zmanjšanje obsega pravnega reda Skupnosti in za njegovo boljšo dostopnost.

Program kodifikacije obsega približno 400 kodificiranih aktov, od katerih je večina zakonodajnih predlogov. Uspešno je bilo kodificiranih 87 aktov, ki so bili sprejeti in objavljeni v UL (62 aktov Komisije ter 25 aktov Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta). Teh 87 aktov nadomešča prejšnjih 348 aktov. Poleg tega 65 aktov čaka na obravnavo pred zakonodajalcem, 4 akte pa bo Komisija sprejela v kratkem. Komisija je tako že dokončala 152 kodifikacijskih aktov.

Za dokončno vzpostavitev kodifikacijskega programa do konca leta 2008 (Priloga 2) so bili sprejeti ukrepi za odpravo zaostankov prevodov v nove jezike EU besedil, ki so v fazi kodificiranja. Zakonodajalec sprejema kodificirane akte v skladu s pravili, določenimi v medinstitucionalnem sporazumu o pospešenem delovnem postopku za uradno kodifikacijo zakonodajnih besedil z dne 20. decembra 1994.

4. MEDINSTITUCIONALNI VIDIKI

4.1. Predlogi, ki čakajo na obravnavo zakonodajalca

Za uspešno poenostavitev so odgovorni vsi tisti, ki so vključeni v postopek odločanja. Zakonodajalec je leta 2007 uspel odpraviti zaostanke predlogov iz programa za poenostavitev za obdobje 2003–2004.

Vendar 44 predlogov iz tekočega programa za obdobje 2005–2009 še vedno čaka na obravnavo pred zakonodajalcem (Priloga 3). Kadar gre za direktive, je treba potem pravila ES prenesti v nacionalno zakonodajo. Zato se lahko zgodi, da bo preteklo še nekaj let, preden bodo državljani in podjetja lahko uživali (in občutili) koristi poenostavitve.

Komisija je zato spodbudila druge institucije, da sprejmejo predloge za poenostavitev z najkrajšimi možnimi roki.

4.2. Poenostavitev in druge institucije

V okviru lizbonske strategije za rast in delovna mesta Svet za konkurenčnost spremlja izvajanje načrta za boljšo pravno ureditev in poročilo o napredku na koncu vsakega predsedovanja, z navedbo med drugim tudi napredka tekočega programa za poenostavitev. Medtem ko Komisija pozdravlja stalen interes Sveta za boljšo pravno ureditev na splošno in zlasti poenostavitev, opaža, da se delovne metode Sveta za preučitev predlogov za poenostavitev še niso bistveno spremenile, kljub zavezi v medinstitucionalnem sporazumu o boljšem oblikovanju zakonodaje.

V svoji resoluciji o strategiji za poenostavitev zakonodajnega okolja[12] je Evropski parlament pozdravil kodifikacijski program Komisije in se strinja, da je treba program z poenostavitev spodbuditi in podpreti z ustreznimi nacionalnimi pobudami za poenostavitev. Parlament tudi poziva vse tri institucije, da sklenejo medinstitucionalni sporazum o pospešenem delovnem postopku za ukrepe za poenostavitev . Komisija ceni konstruktivno podporo Parlamenta in že sprejeti ukrep za izvajanje načrta za boljšo pravno ureditev. Komisija zlasti pozdravlja spremembo notranjih postopkov Parlamenta za preverjanje kodifikacije in predlogov za preoblikovanje, ki razjasnjuje razdelitev odgovornosti med odbori in preprečuje, da bi bili kodificirani deli po nepotrebnem spremenjeni glede vsebine.

Komisija zato spodbuja Svet in Parlament, da zagotovita hitri sprejem svojih predlogov za poenostavitev, in da se vsebina poenostavitve med postopkom obdrži.

4.3. Sodelovanje z Evropskim ekonomsko-socialnim odborom in Odborom regij

Komisija je skušala bolje organizirati anketiranje organizirane civilne družbe glede kakovosti pravne ureditve pravnega reda Skupnosti.

Na zahtevo Komisije je Evropski ekonomsko-socialni odbor septembra 2007 izdal svoje mnenje o obsegu poenostavitve zakonodajnega okvira v strojnem sektorju. Ta bi morala zajeti pravila, ki so posebna za sektor, in širšo zakonodajo, ki zadeva stroje, na primer v zvezi z zdravjem, varnostjo in varstvom okolja. Komisija namerava nadaljevati to sodelovanje in je na Odbor že naslovila podobne zahteve, da bi pridobila nadaljnja poročila o drugih ključnih sektorjih, kot so gradbeni sektor in poslovne storitve.

Komisija tudi pozdravlja poročilo o boljši pravni ureditvi, ki ga je oktobra 2007 sprejel Odbor regij[13].

5. SKLEPI / ZAKLJUčNE OPOMBE

Skrajšanje upravnih postopkov je zdaj trdno zasidrano v političnem načrtu Komisije. Prav tako kakor druge komponente načrta za boljši pravni red, ki ga je pripravil Komisija ob začetku svojega mandata, je strategija za poenostavitev dosegla ustaljeno hitrost, njene koristi pa se že občutijo. Komisija bo končala pregled približno 95 000 strani pravnega reda Skupnosti, da bo določila možna področja, na katera bi se lahko osredotočile dejavnosti poenostavitve, in vključila rezultate v posodobljeni tekoči program za poenostavitev, ki bo predstavljen v začetku leta 2009. Komisija je odločena izpeljati do konca sedanji tekoči program in kolikor je mogoče poenostaviti, oklestiti in posodobiti pravni red Skupnosti. Metoda je bila uporabljena v praksi in je dala dobre rezultate.

Vendar je jasno, da zakonodajnega okvira ne more izboljšati Komisija sama. Bolj kot kdaj koli je bistvenega pomena resnična, usklajena in odločna zaveza na vseh zakonodajnih ravneh za prenos želenih političnih namer v otipljive rezultate in zagotovitev, da bodo izpolnjena dejanska pričakovanja državljanov in podjetij. Evropski parlament in Svet si na svoji strani delita institucionalno odgovornost, da predloge Komisije privedeta do končne faze sprejetja. Do danes je ne glede na priznana prizadevanja sprejetih manj kot četrtina vseh predlogov za poenostavitev, ki jih je predložila Komisija in jih mora sprejeti zakonodajalec. Očitno je nujno, da se bistvo poenostavitve teh predlogov ohrani med postopkom odločanja.

Nacionalni, regionalni in lokalni organi, katerih naloga je prenesti in izvajati zakonodajo EU, si morajo prizadevati, da na isti način dokončajo delo, opravljeno v Bruslju. Prepogosto pozni prenosi ali pa pretiravanje pokvarijo učinek poenostavitve pravil EU. Pričakuje se, da bo do sedaj opravljeno delo za ugotavljanje in ocenitev upravnega bremena na nekaterih področjih politike dalo zanimive rezultate v tem pogledu. V skladu s svojim nedavnim sporočilom „Evropa rezultatov – uporaba prava Skupnosti“ bo Komisija okrepila svoja prizadevanja za preprečevanje kršitev prava ES z izboljšanjem kakovosti pomoči, ki jo nudi državam članicam za olajšanje pravilnega prenosa in uporabe direktiv.

Ker se večina zakonodajnega okolja ne oblikuje na ravni Skupnosti, je treba programe za poenostavitev razviti ali pa izboljšati na nacionalni (in po potrebi na regionalni) ravni, da bi se zmanjšale gore papirja, ki nastajajo neodvisno od zakonodaje EU. V prihodnosti bo Komisija dala več poudarka temu vidiku, kadar bo preučevala nacionalne programe za reformo, predložene v okviru programa lizbonske strategije.

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 Commission | Proposal for a Commission laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (codified version) |

91 | Health and Consumer Protection | Codification 2001D0106 - décision Commission | Proposal for a Commission Decision establishing a model for the lists of units approved by Member States for intra-Community trade in live animals, semen and embryos and the rules applying to the transmission of these lists to the Commission (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 143) (codified version) |

92 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 2000D0585 - Decision Commission - Public health conditions for wild and farmed game meat | Proposal for a 2000/585/EC: Commission Decision of 7 September 2000 laying down animal and public health conditions and veterinary certifications for import of wild and farmed game meat and rabbit meat from third countries and repealing Commission Decisions 97/217/EC, 97/218/EC, 97/219/EC and 97/220/EC (notified under document number C(2000) 2492) (Text with EEA relevance) |

93 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1994D0467 - Commission Decision laying down health guarantees for the transport of equidae from one third | Proposal for a COMMISSION DECISION laying down health guarantees for the transport of equidae from one third country to another in accordance with Article 9 (1) (c) of Directive 91/496/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (1994D0467) |

94 | Health and Consumer Protection | Codification 2001D0618 - décision Commission | Proposal for a Commission Decision on additional guarantees in intra-Community trade of pigs relating to Aujeszky's disease, criteria to provide information on this disease and repealing Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2236) (codified version) |

95 | Health and Consumer Protection | Codification 1996L0077 - directive Commission | Proposal for a Commission Directive laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (Text with EEA relevance), (codified version) |

96 | Health and Consumer Protection | Codification 1994L0054 - directive Commission | Proposal for a Commission Directive concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Council Directive 79/112/EEC (codified version) |

97 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1997D0010 - Commission Decision amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Commission Decisions 92/160/E | Proposal of a Commission Decision of 12 December 1996 : 97/10/EC: amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC and Commission Decisions 92/160/EEC, 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC in relation to the temporary admission and imports into the Community of registered horses from South Africa (Text with EEA relevance) |

98 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1993D0342 - Decision Commission - Criteria for classifying third countries with regard to avian influenza | Proposal for a 93/342/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 May 1993 laying down the criteria for classifying third countries with regard to avian influenza and Newcastle disease |

99 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1993D0197 - Decision Commission - Animal health conditions for imports of equidae for breeding | Proposal for a 93/197/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production |

100 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1993D0196 - Decision Commission - Animal health conditions for equidae for slaughter | Proposal for a 93/196/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of equidae for slaughter |

101 | Health Consumer Protection | Codification 1995L0044 - Directive Commission - conditions for introducing harmful organism