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Den andra lägesrapporten om strategin för förenkling av lagstiftningen

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KOMMISSIONENS ARBETSDOKUMENT

Den andra lägesrapporten om strategin för förenkling av lagstiftningen

1. INLEDNING

I oktober 2005 inleddes genom strategin för förenkling av lagstiftningen[1] ett löpande förenklingsprogram med åtgärder som skulle genomföras mellan 2005 och 2008 för att göra EU:s regelverk bättre och effektivare utan att göra avkall på de centrala politiska målen.

Denna andra lägesrapport, som kompletterar meddelandet ”Den andra strategiska översynen av programmet ”Bättre lagstiftning” i Europeiska unionen”[2], handlar om uppnådda resultat, både kvalitativt och kvantitativt, och om vägen framåt för EU:s lagstiftning. Förhoppningsvis ges också ny kraft åt förenklingsarbetet som är en viktig del av den mer övergripande politiken för bättre lagstiftning men även av EU:s strategi för tillväxt och sysselsättning.

Den här rapporten visar också att kommissionen fullgör sina åtaganden under det löpande programmet.

Medborgarna och företagen har redan sett påtagliga resultat, och kommer att se mer av den varan i takt med att de talrika initiativ som nu behandlas av rådet och parlamentet beslutas. Man satsar särskilt på att skapa påtagliga fördelar för de berörda parterna, t.ex. de små och medelstora företagen eller enmansföretagarna, som ofta drabbas av orimlig byråkrati.

Kommissionen ska slutföra en granskning av hela gemenskapens regelverk för att kontrollera om befintlig lagstiftning fortfarande behövs, att rätt regleringsform används och att eventuella bördor är så lätta som möjligt utan att äventyra lagstiftningens politiska mål. Granskningen ska också inriktas på förslag till nya initiativ i det uppdaterade löpande förenklingsprogrammet som ska läggas fram i början av 2009. För att förändringen verkligen ska göra avtryck måste processen fortsätta även under nästa mandatperiod.

Samtidigt kommer kommissionen, så snart som det går att göra livet lättare för företagen utan att göra avkall på de politiska målen eller ändra grunderna i lagstiftningen, att använda det s.k. påskyndade förfarandet[3] som ska bidra till att minska de administrativa bördorna i EU med 25 %[4] fram till 2012. Kommissionens satsning på att kartlägga och mäta de administrativa bördorna på centrala områden ska också tjäna som underlag för förenklingsprogrammet.

2. LÄGET I PROGRAMMET

2.1. Allmänt

I förenklingsstrategin från oktober 2005 utpekades omkring 100 initiativ som skulle tas med i programmet 2005–2008. I november 2006 lades 43 nya initiativ till[5], och i oktober 2007 ytterligare 16[6], så att förenklingsarbetet numera omfattar alla politikområden. Tidsplanen förlängdes också till 2009. I programmet används lagstiftningstekniker som upphävande, kodifiering och omarbetning[7].

Programmet följer i stort sett tidsplanen. Hittills har kommissionen antagit mer än hälften av åtgärderna inom det ajourförda programmet 2005–2009.

Av de initiativ som skulle ha antagits 2007 har kommissionen antagit 80 %.

Hittills har kommissionen antagit 91 förslag, fördelade på 24 s.k. självständiga rättsakter som antagits genom kommittéförfarandet, 16 som antagits av rådet och parlamentet, 44 som fortfarande behandlas av rådet och parlamentet samt 7 som antingen är översyner där lagstiftning inte krävdes eller sammanslagna initiativ.

Totalt har kommissionen sedan oktober 2005 redan lagt fram omkring 400 rättsakter för upphävande, ändring eller ersättning. Som en följd av detta kommer omkring 300 rättsakter, motsvarande ungefär 5 000 EUT-sidor, att strykas från gemenskapens lagbok. Dessutom har kommissionen sedan den tillträtt avskaffat eller lagt fram förslag om att avskaffa omkring 2 500 föråldrade rättsakter.

2.2. Antagen lagstiftning

Strategin för regelförenkling har redan lett till påtagliga fördelar för medborgare och näringsliv.

2.2.1. Kommissionens rättsakter

Hittills har kommissionen antagit 24 förenklingsförslag som självständiga rättsakter genom kommittéförfarandet (bilaga 4). Några exempel:

- Kommissionen antog 2005 en förordning om nedsatta avgifter och ett nytt system för administrativ hjälp för små och medelstora företag som registrerar läkemedel . Småföretagen får 90 % lägre avgifter för vetenskaplig rådgivning, lägre avgifter för ansökan om försäljningstillstånd samt hjälp att orientera sig i regelverket. Småföretagen på området utnyttjar redan dessa möjligheter i stor omfattning.

- Reglerna om importintyg för länder utanför EU (när det gäller differentierade exportbidrag för vissa jordbruksprodukter) har ändrats så att exportörer som ansöker om återbetalning får använda fraktbolagens containerspårningsdata i stället för sedvanliga tullhandlingar (som i en del länder kan vara svåra att få tag i).

- Kommissionen har antagit en rekommendation om elektroniska kommunikationsmarknader där regleringens tyngdpunkt läggs i grossistledet och antalet marknader där förhandstillstånd krävs minskar från 18 till 7. Detta förväntas leda till att de administrativa kostnaderna minskar med 25–30 % för operatörer av fasta nät och 30–40 % för de nationella tillsynsmyndigheterna. Enklare rutiner för marknadstillsyn torde också leda till mer besparingar för myndigheterna.

2.2.2. Rådets och parlamentets rättsakter

Huvuddelen av åtgärderna i programmet ska antas av rådet och parlamentet, normalt enligt medbeslutandeförfarandet. Hittills har 16 förenklingsinitiativ i programmet 2005–2009 antagits (bilaga 5), bl.a. följande:

- När det gäller jordbruk har rådet och parlamentet beslutat en omarbetning av de 21 olika gemensamma marknadsordningarna till ett enda system för att förenkla den gemensamma jordbrukspolitiken, vilket gynnar både jordbrukare, myndigheter och livsmedelsföretag. Med en enda marknadsordning bantas jordbrukslagstiftningen samtidigt som den blir enklare och mer lättillgänglig. Nästan 50 rådsrättsakter upphävs, och mer än 650 artiklar i de nuvarande förordningarna ersätts med omkring 200, vilket leder till ett mycket enklare regelverk utan att politikens mål äventyras.

- Direktivet om rättsmedel vid offentlig upphandling . Offentlig upphandling var 2003 värd uppskattningsvis 1 500 miljarder euro, eller 16,3 % av BNP i EU:s dåvarande 15 medlemsstater. Det nya direktivet ökar möjligheterna på det nationella planet för företag som anser att en myndighet har tilldelat ett kontrakt på orättvisa grunder. Närmare bestämt innehåller direktivet en obligatorisk väntetid mellan det att beslutet att tilldela kontraktet meddelas och kontraktets undertecknande, så att anbudsgivarna har tid att granska beslutet och överväga om de vill överklaga det. Direktivet har även kompletterande regler för ökad effektivitet. Att dessa nya rättigheter och möjligheter för anbudsgivare som fått avslag införs i EU:s alla 27 medlemsstater har stor betydelse för att se till att kontrakten i slutändan går till det företag som lämnade det bästa anbudet, och därigenom stärka allmänhetens och näringslivets förtroende för att den offentliga upphandlingen går rätt till. Förenklingen innebär också att de befintliga förfarandena för medling och granskning avskaffas, eftersom företagen inte har visat något intresse för dem och de nu inte används.

- Direktivet om betalningstjänster bidrar till att inrätta ett betalningssamarbete i EU som kan spara EU-ekonomin upp till 28 miljarder euro per år. Målet är att göra elektroniska betalningar i EU, med kreditkort, betalkort, girering, direktinsättning och andra metoder, lika enkla, billiga och säkra som inrikesbetalningar i en medlemsstat är idag. Direktivet garanterar rättvist och öppet tillträde till betalningsmarknaderna, samtidigt som det stärker och standardiserar konsumentskyddet. Förenklingen tar formen av enhetliga krav på marknadstillträde, minskad uppsplittring på grund av olika nationella regler, EU-regler om information till kunderna samt en enhetlig kärna av rättigheter och skyldigheter för användare och tjänsteleverantörer i syfte att skapa säkerhet och effektivitet. En effektivare, mer konkurrensutsatt betalningsmarknad medför också att européerna betalar mindre för normala banktjänster, som idag kan kosta från 34 ända upp till 252 euro per år i genomsitt i EU.

- Avregleringen av färdigförpackade livsmedel strök nationella regler och EU-regler för omkring 70 konsumentprodukter. Företagen kan nu enklare tillmötesgå konsumenternas behov.

- När det gäller tullar antog rådet och parlamentet e-tullbeslutet som inrättar ett europeiskt system för datautbyte mellan myndigheter och företag. Enklare tullrutiner med automatiska, sammankopplade tullsystem kommer att öka den internationella handeln. När systemet har körts in torde det spara näringslivet 2,5 miljarder euro per år, en god avkastning på kommissionens och medlemsstaternas investering på 40–50 miljoner euro per år. Den moderniserade tullkodexen, en översyn av gemenskapens tullagstiftning, ska förhoppningsvis antas 2008.

2.3. Förslag som behandlas av rådet och parlamentet

Rådet och parlamentet behandlar för närvarande ungefär 44 förenklingsförslag, däribland några som kommer att bidra särskilt mycket till regelförenklingen:

- Den omfattande översynen av EU:s försäkringsrätt ( Solvens II ) ska förbättra försäkringstagarnas skydd i hela EU genom enhetligare, riskanpassade solvenskrav för försäkringsbolag. Solvens II ska främja bättre riskhantering, sund prissättning och förbättrad tillsyn, och på så sätt stärka konsumenternas förtroende. Det ska också öka konkurrensen (särskilt för massprodukter som fordons- och hemförsäkring), pressa ned vissa försäkringspriser, uppmuntra produktinnovation och stärka de europeiska försäkringsbolagens internationella konkurrenskraft. Slutligen blir regelverket öppnare och enklare genom att ett enda direktiv ersätter det nuvarande lapptäcket av regler som är utspridda på 14 olika direktiv.

- Uppförandekoden för datoriserade bokningssystem togs fram för en marknad som sedan dess förändrats avsevärt genom omstruktureringen av flygbolagen och ökningen av Internetbokningar: den är nu mogen för ökad konkurrens. Kommissionen vill ge marknadskrafterna utrymme att pressa ned onödigt höga bokningsavgifter som flygbolagen och passagerarna får betala. Ökad konkurrens kommer att förbättra tjänsterna och minska distributionskostnaderna i flygbranschen: bokningsavgifterna förväntas minska med 70–90 cent per resesegment, vilket motsvarar minskade totalkostnader på 190–240 miljoner euro per år.

- De ändrade reglerna för elektroniska kommunikationsnät och tjänster ska skapa effektiv konkurrens, främja investeringar, stärka den inre marknaden och öka konsumentskyddet. Avsevärda minskningar av regleringarna förespråkas där det finns en tydlig utveckling mot ökad konkurrens. En oberoende kostnads-nyttoanalys av den föreslagna myndigheten för e-kommunikationsmarknaden kom fram till att myndigheten kan skapa ekonomiska fördelar på 10–30 gånger sin driftskostnad (dvs. 250–800 miljoner euro) tack vare minskad osäkerhet och snabbare handläggning av ärenden. För leverantörer av radiobaserade tjänster innebär översynen ökad flexibilitet, billigare drift och lägre barriärer för marknadstillträde. Därför lär konsumenterna se ett ökat utbud till lägre priser inom detta segment.

- Ett nytt direktiv om transport av farligt gods till lands ska samla alla tre landtransportsätten (landsväg, järnväg och inre vattenvägar) i samma rättsakt. Förslaget innehåller enhetliga bestämmelser för alla tre transportsätten (så långt det är möjligt) medan föråldrade bestämmelser upphävs. Särskilt avskaffas två direktiv om säkerhetsrådgivare för farligt gods och fyra beslut om nationella undantag. Detta resulterar i en lättillgänglig, öppen text som minskar regelverkets volym med omkring 2000 sidor .

- I samband med översynen av leksaksdirektivet uppdateras säkerhetskraven och skadliga effekter på barn på medellång och lång sikt förebyggs, samtidigt som den inre marknaden för leksaker förbättras. Det viktigaste målet med översynen är att modernisera säkerhetskraven på leksaker när det gäller deras kemiska, fysikaliska och mekaniska egenskaper. De senaste vetenskapliga rönen beaktas, så att bara säkra leksaker släpps ut på EU:s marknad. Dessutom förbättras tillämpningen av direktivet i medlemsstaterna, och medlemsstaternas skyldighet att bedriva en ändamålsenlig, effektiv marknadstillsyn stärks.

2.4. Initiativ som är på väg från kommissionen (2008–2009)

Kommissionens satsningar kommer att intensifieras de nästa två åren. Det uppdaterade programmet 2008–2009 (bilaga 1) består av 45 initiativ för 2008 och 9 initiativ för 2009. Några exempel:

- Översynen av reglerna om bolagsrätt, redovisning och revision ska avskaffa eller minska en rad administrativa krav som nu betraktas som föråldrade, orimliga eller överlappande. Bl.a. ska vissa informationskrav strykas från bolagsrättsdirektiven, bolagens uppgiftsskyldigheter ska förenklas och medlemsstaterna ska ges möjlighet att ytterligare minska informations- och revisionskraven för små och medelstora företag.

- Översynen av förordningen om generella gruppundantag. Meningen är att i en rättsakt samla alla bestämmelser om statligt stöd som är undantaget från anmälningsskyldigheten, vilket ska minska krånglet för stödmottagarna, medlemsstaterna och kommissionen. Den nya förordningen ska täcka både områden som de befintliga gruppundantagen redan omfattar, t.ex. utbildning, anställning och små och medelstora företag, men även nya områden som miljö, riskkapital och regionalstöd. Dessutom ska det bli betydligt lättare för små och medelstora företag att få statligt stöd, t.ex. genom att ”småföretagsbonusen” utöver det normala stödet för investeringar och anställning ska standardiseras och höjas från 15 % till 20 % för småföretag och från 7,5 % till 10 % för medelstora företag.

- Intrastat ska ses över för att minska företagens arbete med att lämna uppgifter till gemenskapsstatistiken över varuhandeln mellan medlemsstaterna. Kommissionen vill på kort sikt ytterligare förenkla systemet på traditionellt sätt genom att minska antalet rubriker i nomenklaturen och genom att höja trösklarna så att fler företag slipper lämna uppgifter. Uppskattningsvis kan upp till 190 000 företag få undantag från skyldigheten att lämna statistik. Samtidigt ska kommissionen undersöka andra, mer långsiktiga alternativ som en övergång till ett system där varje flöde bara rapporteras en gång[8].

- Den kommande förordningen om avancerade säkerhetsfunktioner och däck ska ersätta omkring 50 särdirektiv. Detta innebär en avsevärd förenkling för medlemsstaterna, som inte längre behöver införliva gemenskapsregler på området. Dessutom kommer direkta hänvisningar till FN/ECE:s föreskrifter avsevärt påskynda EU-rättens anpassning till FN/ECE:s regler, så att bilindustrin kan anpassa sig snabbare till den internationella tekniska utvecklingen.

- Översynen av direktivet om avfall från elektriska och elektroniska produkter och direktivet om begränsning av användningen av vissa farliga ämnen i elektriska och elektroniska produkter ska förtydliga begreppen, underlätta tillämpningen av direktiven, minska tillverkarnas och myndigheternas administrativa kostnader samt ge näringsidkarna tydligare och rättvisare spelregler.

- Förslaget till ramdirektiv om konsumenters rättigheter ska ge gemensamma definitioner och reglera konsumenternas viktigaste avtalsrättigheter och rättsmedel. Genom att direktivet förenklar och förtydligar reglerna för näringsliv och konsumenter bidrar det till att förbättra den inre marknaden och stärka konsumenternas förtroende.

- Moderniseringen och omarbetningen av den gemensamma fiskeripolitiken ska underlätta för branschen och öka användningen av datakommunikation för att göra rapporteringsarbetet lättare.

Förenklingsinitiativ som är särskilt viktiga för små och medelstora företag ska också lyftas fram i småföretagsrättsakten för Europa, som ska läggas fram under 2008.

2.5. Förenkling utöver det löpande programmet

Förenklingen gör inte halt vid de särskilda programmen (t.ex. det löpande förenklingsprogrammet, programmet för minskade administrativa bördor eller kodifieringsprogrammet). Samma krav på enkelhet måste tillämpas generellt på alla lagförslag och på dagliga rutiner. Några exempel:

- Inom forskningen – en viktig del i Lissabonstrategin – har konkreta åtgärder[9] också lagts fram för att förenkla det sjunde ramprogrammet för forskning, teknisk utveckling och demonstration . De administrativa och ekonomiska reglerna har ändrats och förvaltningen av ramprogrammet och de enskilda forskningsprojekten har förenklats.

- Kommissionen har lagt fram förslag till förenklad struktur i programmet Erasmus Mundus under dess andra etapp (2009–13). Gemenskapens insatser för samarbete med utomeuropeiska länder inom högre utbildning kommer att bli mer enhetliga inom en rad befintliga program som f.n. förvaltas enligt olika regler trots att de i princip handlar om samma sak. På så sätt upprättas en enda ingång för alla som sysslar med akademiskt samarbete med utomeuropeiska länder och internationella utbyten.

- Kommissionen har ersatt och uppdaterat fyra olika tillkännagivanden om lagvalsfrågor i ett samlat tillkännagivande enligt fusionsförordningen. Därigenom förenklades i ett slag rutinerna.

- Den nya ” elektroniska loggboken ” inom fisket innebär helt papperslös rapportering av fiskeriuppgifter för fiskare och nationella myndigheter.

- Genom de nya förordningarna för sammanhållningspolitiken 2007–2013 minskade antalet fonder och planeringssteg, samtidigt som den finansiella förvaltningen förenklades: detta ökar flexibiliteten för de lokala myndigheter som ska förvalta programmen i praktiken. Reglerna för sammanhållningsfonden och strukturfonden har standardiserats så att de lokala myndigheterna och stödmottagarna bara behöver följa en uppsättning regler för att ansöka om stöd från de två fonderna. På samma sätt ersatte en kommissionsförordning om genomförande av strukturfonderna tio olika tillämpningsförordningar.

Vidare är den inre marknaden nu som tidigare ett av de mest kraftfulla sätten att förbättra företagens villkor. Avlägsnade hinder mellan medlemsstaterna ökade EU:s BNP med 223 miljarder euro eller 2,2 % under de tio åren sedan 1993, då paketet om fullbordande av den inre marknaden lades fram. Detta motsvarar 1 450 euro extra förtjänst per hushåll. Vidare ökade sysselsättningen med 1,4 %, dvs. 2,75 miljoner nya jobb. En enda uppsättning EU-regler innebär att företagen inte måste leta reda på och tolka 27 olika uppsättningar av nationella regler, anpassa sina varor eller tjänster och sedan visa att de följer reglerna. Några exempel:

- Kommissionen presenterade nyligen ett förslag om ändring av typgodkännanden av fordon i EU med nya, enhetliga regler för vätgasdrivna fordon, så att tillverkarna kan utnyttja skalfördelar från större tillverkningsserier för hela EU-marknaden och så att konsumenterna kan känna sig säkra på att dessa nyskapande fordon uppfyller högt ställda krav på säkerhet och miljöskydd. Att typgodkännandesystemet anpassas till morgondagens teknik gör det också möjligt för EU:s bilindustri att hålla jämna steg med sina globala konkurrenter och öka sin konkurrenskraft på världsmarknaden.

- I december 2007 föreslog kommissionen ett nytt direktiv för att undanröja hindren för handel inom EU med försvarsmateriel . Hittills har den fria rörligheten för försvarsmateriel på den inre marknaden hämmats av ett lapptäcke av nationella rutiner som inte bara lägger en administrativ börda på över 430 miljoner euro per år på företagen och myndigheterna utan också innebär långa handläggningstider, ibland flera månader. Bördan står uppenbart inte i proportion till det faktiska kontrollbehovet, vilket visas av att även om ungefär 11 500 licenser för överföring inom gemenskapen utfärdas varje år avslogs bara 3 ansökningar under hela perioden 2004–2006. Förslaget kommer att bidra till att göra den europeiska försvarsindustrin mer ekonomiskt och tekniskt konkurrenskraftig, underlätta för små och medelstora företag att delta i utveckling och produktion av vapen, göra det möjligt för medlemsstaterna att täcka sina militära behov billigare och med fullgod säkerhet samt förbättra försörjningstryggheten vid offentlig upphandling och industriellt samarbete.

2.6. Information och samråd

Klar och tydlig information om förenklingsprogrammet är en förutsättning för att det inte ska tappa fart. Därför har kommissionen startat en webbplats för förenkling[10] med allmän information om förenklingsstrategi, så att de berörda parterna kan se hur det löpande programmet utvecklas. Inom andra sektorer (t.ex. jordbruk) underlättas samrådet med medlemsstaternas experter och berörda parter genom olika grupper.

Som ett led i sin satsning på att förankra förenklingen i de berörda parternas praktiska erfarenheter presenterade kommissionen hösten 2007 en ny webbplats för samråd för att inhämta näringslivets åsikter och förslag när det gäller bördor på grund av lagstiftning och krångel i största allmänhet. Kommissionen kommer att utnyttja dessa åsikter på bästa sätt. Även om webbplatsen främst är avsedd att ge underlag till handlingsprogrammet för minskning av de administrativa bördorna i EU, kommer alla bidrag som tar upp mer övergripande frågor om lagstiftningens sakinnehåll att beaktas när förenklingsstrategin tillämpas.

3. KODIFIERINGSPROGRAMMET

Kodifiering[11] är en viktig del av kommissionens satsning på att banta regelverket och göra det lättillgängligare.

Kodifieringsprogrammet innehåller ungefär 400 kodifieringar, främst lagförslag. Sammanlagt 87 kodifieringar är klara, dvs. har antagits och offentliggjorts i EUT (62 kommissionsrättsakter och 25 rättsakter från Europaparlamentet och rådet). Dessa 87 rättsakter ersätter 348 tidigare rättsakter. Dessutom behandlas 65 rättsakter av rådet och Europaparlamentet, medan 4 rättsakter snart ska antas av kommissionen. Totalt är alltså kommissionen färdig med 152 kodifieringar.

För att avsluta kodifieringsprogrammet före slutet av 2008 (se bilaga 2) har åtgärder vidtagits för att klara av översättningarna av rättsakter som kodifieras på de nya EU-språken. För rådets och Europaparlamentets antagande av kodifierade rättsakter gäller reglerna i det interinstitutionella avtalet om påskyndade arbetsmetoder för officiella kodifieringar av den 20 december 1994.

4. SAMARBETE MED DE ANDRA EU-INSTITUTIONERNA

4.1. Förslag som behandlas av rådet och Europa parlamentet

Ansvaret för förenklingsarbetet delas av alla som medverkar i beslutsprocessen. Under 2007 lyckades rådet och Europaparlamentet bli färdiga med de kvarvarande förslagen från förenklingsprogrammet från 2003–2004.

Trots det behandlas fortfarande 44 förslag från programmet 2005–2009 av rådet och Europaparlamentet (se bilaga 3). När det gäller direktiv måste dessa sedan omsättas i nationell rätt. Därför kan det ta flera år innan medborgarna och företagen kan dra fördel av (eller ens märka) förenklingarna.

Kommissionen har därför uppmanat de andra EU-institutionerna att anta förenklingsförslagen så snart som möjligt.

4.2. Regelförenkling och de andra EU-institutionerna

Som ett led i Lissabonstrategin för tillväxt och sysselsättning övervakar rådet (konkurrenskraft) genomförandet av agendan för bättre lagstiftning i en lägesrapport i slutet av varje ordförandeperiod, där det löpande förenklingsprogrammet ingår. Även om kommissionen välkomnar rådets intresse för bättre lagstiftning i allmänhet och regelförenkling i synnerhet, noterar man att rådets arbetsmetoder för behandling av förenklingsförslag ännu inte har ändrats i grunden, trots åtagandena i det interinstitutionella avtalet om bättre lagstiftning.

I sin resolution om strategin för förenkling av lagstiftningen[12] välkomnade Europaparlamentet kommissionens kodifieringsprogram och höll med om att förenklingsprogrammet bör främjas och kompletteras med liknande nationella förenklingsprogram. Europaparlamentet uppmanar också rådet och kommissionen att ingå ett interinstitutionellt avtal om påskyndade arbetsmetoder för förenkling. Kommissionen värdesätter Europaparlamentets konstruktiva stöd och de åtgärder det redan vidtagit för att förverkliga agendan för bättre lagstiftning. Kommissionen ser särskilt positivt på att Europaparlamentet har ändrat sin arbetsordning för behandling av kodifierings- och omarbetningsförslag, så att ansvarsfördelningen mellan utskotten förtydligas och de kodifierade delarna skyddas från omotiverade ändringar i sak.

Kommissionen uppmanar därför rådet och Europaparlamentet att snarast anta dess aktuella förenklingsförslag och se till att förslagen inte krånglas till under resans gång.

4.3. Samarbete med Europeiska ekonomiska och sociala kommittén och Regionkommittén

Kommissionen har försökt att bättre strukturera inhämtningen av det organiserade civilsamhällets åsikter om lagstiftningens kvalitet.

På kommissionens begäran yttrade sig Europeiska ekonomiska och sociala kommittén i september 2007 om möjligheterna till förenkling av reglerna om maskiner. Enligt yttrandet bör förenklingen omfatta både särskilda regler för sektorn och övergripande regler som påverkar maskiner. t.ex. regler om arbetsmiljö eller miljöskydd. Kommissionen ämnar fortsätta med detta samarbete och har nu bett kommittén om yttranden på andra viktiga områden, t.ex. byggbranschen och företagstjänster.

Kommissionen välkomnar också Regionkommitténs rapport om bättre lagstiftning från oktober 2007[13].

5. SLUTSATSER

Kampen mot krånglet är nu en stående punkt på gemenskapens politiska dagordning. Som de andra delarna av strategin för bättre lagstiftning, som kommissionen skisserade när den inledde sitt mandat, har förenklingsstrategin kommit upp i varv och levererar nu sina första påtagliga resultat. Kommissionen kommer att avsluta den pågående granskningen av gemenskapens ungefär 95 000 sidor stora regelverk för att se vilka områden som förenklingen kan inriktas på, och resultaten kommer att tas med i det uppdaterade program som ska läggas fram i början av 2009. Kommissionen är fast besluten att avsluta det nuvarande programmet och göra regelverket så enkelt, litet och aktuellt som möjligt. Metoden tillämpas och börjar nu ge resultat.

Men naturligtvis kan inte regelverket förbättras av kommissionen ensam. Nu mer än någonsin krävs samordning och beslutsamhet på alla nivåer för att omsätta de vackra politiska visionerna i påtagliga resultat och se till att företagens och medborgarnas berättigade förväntningar uppfylls. Europaparlamentet och rådet delar på ansvaret för att föra kommissionens förslag hela vägen genom beslutsprocessen. Hittills har, trots ansträngningarna, rådet och Europaparlamentet antagit mindre än en fjärdedel av de förenklingsförslag som kommissionen lagt fram för dem. Samtidigt bör ju förslagen inte göras krångligare under beslutsprocessen.

I samma anda bör de nationella, regionala och lokala myndigheter som ska genomföra och tillämpa EU-rätten vinnlägga sig om att komplettera arbetet i Bryssel. Alldeles för ofta undergrävs EU-rättens förenkling av försenat genomförande eller genom att de nationella myndigheterna hänger på omotiverade tillägg. Det pågående arbetet med att kartlägga och mäta administrativa bördor på vissa politikområden torde ge intressanta resultat. I överensstämmelse med sitt nyligen framlagda meddelande ”En europeisk union som bygger på resultat – tillämpningen av gemenskapsrätten” avser kommissionen att satsa mer på att förebygga överträdelse av EU-rätten genom bättre rådgivning till medlemsstaterna om korrekt genomförande och tillämpning av direktiv.

Eftersom den största delen av regelverken i EU inte kommer till på gemenskapsnivå måste slutligen också förenklingsprogram tas fram och utvecklas på nationell (och eventuellt regional) nivå för att ta itu med det krångel som väller fram oberoende av EU-rätten. I framtiden kommer kommissionen att betona denna aspekt när den granskar de nationella reformprogram som lämnas in i samband med Lissabonstrategin.

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 organisms | Proposal for a Commission Directive 95/44/EC of 26 July 1995 establishing the conditions under which certain harmful organisms, plants, plant products and other objects listed in Annexes I to V to Council Directive 77/93/EEC may be introduced into or moved within the Community or certain protected zones thereof, for trial or scientific purposes and for work on varietal selections |

102 | Taxation and Customs Union | Codification 1993R0752 - règlement Commission | Proposal for a Commission Regulation laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3911/92 on the export of cultural goods (codified version) |

103 | Energy Transport | Codification 1995L0012 - Commission Directive Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling | Proposal of a Commission Directive 95/12/EC of 23 May 1995 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household washing machines |

104 | Energy Transport | Codification 1997L0017 - Commission Directive implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling | Proposal of a Commission Directive 97/17/EC of 16 Apri