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The Commission usually refers to all these goals as to "Better Regulation" or "Better Lawmaking".
The Commission usually refers to all these goals as to "Better Regulation" or "Better Lawmaking".
As a matter of fact, Better Regulation aims at maximising the benefits of a modern, rational and effective legislation whilst minimising its costs, so that productivity, growth and, ultimately, employment can be ensured at the highest level throughout the European Union.
As a matter of fact, Better Regulation aims at maximising the benefits of a modern, rational and effective legislation whilst minimising its costs, so that productivity, growth and, ultimately, employment can be ensured at the highest level throughout the European Union.
As for its scope, Better Regulation covers policy making, from its initial conception through to implementation and enforcement starting with the careful application of the principle of subsidiarity.
As for its scope, Better Regulation covers policy making, from its initial conception through to implementation and enforcement starting with the careful application of the principle of subsidiarity.
On 14 November 2006, with a view to analysing progress achieved in this area and to mapping out the main challenges ahead, the Commission adopted a Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions concerning a "Strategic Review of Better Regulation in the European Union" (COM(2006) 689 final)
On 14 November 2006, with a view to analysing progress achieved in this area and to mapping out the main challenges ahead, the Commission adopted a Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions concerning a "Strategic Review of Better Regulation in the European Union" (COM(2006) 689 final)
The Communication is accompanied by two documents on the simplification of the regulatory environment (COM(2006) 690 final) and on measuring and reducing administrative costs (COM(2006) 691 final) which will be the object of two separate own-initiative reports. .
The Communication is accompanied by two documents on the simplification of the regulatory environment (COM(2006) 690 final) and on measuring and reducing administrative costs (COM(2006) 691 final) which will be the object of two separate own-initiative reports. .
After describing the current situation, the document points out the progress to be made both at European level and at level of Member States.
After describing the current situation, the document points out the progress to be made both at European level and at level of Member States.
In particular, the European Commission should provide an updated simplification programme, aimed at reducing administrative burdens and reinforcing the scrutiny of impact assessments through the creation of an independent Impact Assessment Board under the authority of the President.
In particular, the European Commission should provide an updated simplification programme, aimed at reducing administrative burdens and reinforcing the scrutiny of impact assessments through the creation of an independent Impact Assessment Board under the authority of the President.
The Commission will also embark on a general strengthening of the enforcement of Community law through more preventive action, following-up with Member States at an early stage so as to facilitate the correct transposition of key directives.
The Commission will also embark on a general strengthening of the enforcement of Community law through more preventive action, following-up with Member States at an early stage so as to facilitate the correct transposition of key directives.
The Council and the European Parliament should provide more systematic impact assessments of major amendments to Commission proposals and give higher priority to pending simplification proposals, to codification and to repeal of obsolete legislation.
The Council and the European Parliament should provide more systematic impact assessments of major amendments to Commission proposals and give higher priority to pending simplification proposals, to codification and to repeal of obsolete legislation.
Member States should develop and enforce consultation mechanisms and simplification programmes, where missing, and foster a more systematic assessment of economic, social and environmental impacts, along with an improved application of Community law.
Member States should develop and enforce consultation mechanisms and simplification programmes, where missing, and foster a more systematic assessment of economic, social and environmental impacts, along with an improved application of Community law.
Finally, both the European Union and Member States should embark on an ambitious strategy for reducing administrative burdens.
Finally, both the European Union and Member States should embark on an ambitious strategy for reducing administrative burdens.
Given that administrative burdens originate both in European and national legislation, the Commission proposes that the Spring 2007 European Council fix a joint reduction target for administrative burdens of 25%, to be achieved by 2012.
Given that administrative burdens originate both in European and national legislation, the Commission proposes that the Spring 2007 European Council fix a joint reduction target for administrative burdens of 25%, to be achieved by 2012.
Member States should, in the meanwhile, take similar actions at national level.
Member States should, in the meanwhile, take similar actions at national level.
Key points of the draft report
Key points of the draft report
The Communication gives the Parliament a good opportunity to highlight some key points concerning the whole exercise of Better Regulation.
The Communication gives the Parliament a good opportunity to highlight some key points concerning the whole exercise of Better Regulation.
The following might be taken into consideration as a starting point for the draft report to come:
The following might be taken into consideration as a starting point for the draft report to come:
· on impact assessment through the creation of an Impact Assessment Board : it is of the utmost importance that this body, which will offer advice and support in developing a culture of high-quality impact assessment inside the Commission, acts independently of the policy making departments.
· on impact assessment through the creation of an Impact Assessment Board : it is of the utmost importance that this body, which will offer advice and support in developing a culture of high-quality impact assessment inside the Commission, acts independently of the policy making departments.
However, this does not necessarily mean that impact assessments must be carried out by external experts who do not belong to the Institutions
However, this does not necessarily mean that impact assessments must be carried out by external experts who do not belong to the Institutions
But see European Council, 8-9 March 2007, Presidency Conclusions, point 21. .
But see European Council, 8-9 March 2007, Presidency Conclusions, point 21. .
It is also necessary that the Impact Assessment Board helps develop a common methodology for all impact assessments;
It is also necessary that the Impact Assessment Board helps develop a common methodology for all impact assessments;
· on impact assessment related to initiatives within the third pillar : instead of simply expecting Member States to provide an impact assessment for their initiatives in the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (see Article 34(2) of EU Treaty), a clear obligation should be laid down to this end (even though formally the Commission cannot oblige Member States);
· on impact assessment related to initiatives within the third pillar : instead of simply expecting Member States to provide an impact assessment for their initiatives in the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (see Article 34(2) of EU Treaty), a clear obligation should be laid down to this end (even though formally the Commission cannot oblige Member States);
· on language clarity : when presenting a legislative initiative, the Commission should avoid unclear and redundant expressions and have preferably recourse to a plain and understandable language, whilst keeping terminological precision and legal certainty; in particular, the abuse of incomprehensible acronyms and the overabundance of needless recitals must be abandoned;
· on language clarity : when presenting a legislative initiative, the Commission should avoid unclear and redundant expressions and have preferably recourse to a plain and understandable language, whilst keeping terminological precision and legal certainty; in particular, the abuse of incomprehensible acronyms and the overabundance of needless recitals must be abandoned;
· on the level of protection : in the context of the exercise of Better Regulation an appropriate level of protection and legal certainty shall be ensured.
· on the level of protection : in the context of the exercise of Better Regulation an appropriate level of protection and legal certainty shall be ensured.
The intended purpose of rules and regulation has to be taken into account alongside with the evaluation of their costs;
The intended purpose of rules and regulation has to be taken into account alongside with the evaluation of their costs;
· on the role of the European Parliament : it should be reaffirmed that Better Regulation must always imply the full involvement of the European Parliament both in the inter-institutional debate and, as a co-legislator, in the adoption of the legislation subject to such a process; it should also be taken into account that the European Parliament can always consider the appropriateness of the choice of the legal instrument to be adopted (regulation, directive or decision);
· on the role of the European Parliament : it should be reaffirmed that Better Regulation must always imply the full involvement of the European Parliament both in the inter-institutional debate and, as a co-legislator, in the adoption of the legislation subject to such a process; it should also be taken into account that the European Parliament can always consider the appropriateness of the choice of the legal instrument to be adopted (regulation, directive or decision);
· on the role of Commission: when monitoring the application of EU law by the Member States: the Commission should oblige (and not only invite) Member States to produce "correlation tables", especially with a view to easily checking each national process of transposition of directives; to this end, the Commission could call on Member States to adopt a common reference methodology;
· on the role of Commission: when monitoring the application of EU law by the Member States: the Commission should oblige (and not only invite) Member States to produce "correlation tables", especially with a view to easily checking each national process of transposition of directives; to this end, the Commission could call on Member States to adopt a common reference methodology;
· on the developments of comitology: the new rules on comitology
· on the developments of comitology: the new rules on comitology
See Council decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 as amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC of 17 July 2006. , which reinforce the scrutiny of the European Parliament and the Council on the implementing powers conferred on the Commission, constitute a further way of simplifying Community legislation in so far as it allows to transfer large regulatory powers to the Commission as for non-essential and technical details and thus permits the European Parliament and the Council to concentrate their legislative activity on more essential provisions.
See Council decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 as amended by Council Decision 2006/512/EC of 17 July 2006. , which reinforce the scrutiny of the European Parliament and the Council on the implementing powers conferred on the Commission, constitute a further way of simplifying Community legislation in so far as it allows to transfer large regulatory powers to the Commission as for non-essential and technical details and thus permits the European Parliament and the Council to concentrate their legislative activity on more essential provisions.
СТАНОВИЩЕ на комисията по икономически и парични въпроси
OPINION of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
на вниманието на комисията по правни въпроси
for the Committee on Legal Affairs
по по-добро регулиране в Европейския съюз
on Better Regulation in the European Union
Комисията по икономически и парични въпроси приканва водещата комисия по правни въпроси да включи в предложението за резолюция, което ще приеме, следните предложения:
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs calls on the Committee on Legal Affairs, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
Подкрепя целта на Комисията за подобряване на качеството на законодателството и за намаляване на административната тежест; счита, че мерките, набелязани в съобщението на Комисията, свидетелстват за нейния ясен и продължителен ангажимент, насочен към тази цел, като счита обаче, че са необходими още по-големи усилия в някои области, така че да се гарантира, че са извлечени възможно най-големи икономически ползи от законодателството в областта на вътрешния пазар;
Supports the Commission's aim to improve the quality of legislation and to reduce the administrative burden; believes that the measures outlined in the Commission communication demonstrate a clear and ongoing commitment to that aim, but considers that even greater efforts are required in a number of areas to ensure that the maximum economic benefit is derived from internal market legislation;
Насърчава основаващото се на принципи законодателство и обръща специално внимание на качеството, а не на количеството; счита, че дебатът относно по-доброто регулиране е повод за размисъл върху законодателството като процес, целящ да постигне ясно определени цели на политиките чрез ангажиране на всички заинтересовани страни във всички етапи на процеса, от подготовката до въвеждането, и да ги накара да участват в него;
Promotes principles-based legislation and the focus on quality rather than quantity; sees the better regulation debate as an occasion to reflect on legislation as a process designed to achieve clearly defined policy goals by committing all stakeholders to all phases of the process from preparation to enforcement and involving them therein;
Счита, че опитът с процедурата Lamfalussy при регулиране на финансовите пазари, и диалогът между участниците в регулирането на пазарите в частност, е ценен образец за протичане на динамичен законодателен процес;
Considers the experience of the Lamfalussy procedure in financial markets regulation, and the regulator-market participants dialogue in particular, as a valuable case for a dynamic legislative process;
Счита, че процедурата Lamfalussy е ползотворен механизъм; счита, че сближаването на надзорните практики е от съществено значение; приветства дейността на комисиите на равнище 3 в това отношение и подкрепя техния призив за създаване на подходящ инструментариум; счита, че полето на действие на надзорните органи може да премахне голяма част от тежестта на техническите подробности в законодателството и да доведе до създаването на подходящи правила за динамичен пазар; въпреки това подчертава, че това в никакъв случай не може да премахне политическата отговорност по отношение на крайните цели; настоява, че законодателите следва внимателно да контролират процеса и отново заявява, че правата на Парламента по отношение на законодателния процес следва напълно да се зачитат;
Is of the opinion that the Lamfalussy procedure is a useful mechanism; considers the convergence of supervisory practices to be crucial; welcomes the work of the Level 3 committees in this respect and supports their call for an adequate toolbox; believes that supervisors' room for manoeuvre can remove much of the burden of technical detail in legislation and produce adequate rules for a dynamic market; stresses, however, that this can never take away the political responsibility on the final objectives; insists that legislators should carefully monitor the process and reiterates that Parliament's rights in the legislative procedure should be fully respected;
Призовава Комисията да представи своите постижения и планирани опити за постигане на обещаните цели за ежегодно намаляване на административната тежест;
Calls upon the Commission to present its achievements and planned efforts to achieve promised goals of reducing the administrative burden annually;
Счита, че Комисията следва постоянно да преразглежда значението на все още неприетото законодателство, а не само при встъпване в служба, и че тя следва да оттегли предложения, които вече не са уместни, като обръща специално внимание на предложенията, по които не са били предприемани действия от известно време;
Believes that the Commission should review the relevance of pending legislation on an on-going basis and not only upon taking office and that it should withdraw proposals which are no longer pertinent, paying particular attention to those which have been outstanding for some time;
Приветства съобщението на Комисията за оттегляне на 68 предложения, което се счита за несъвместимо с целите на Лисабонската стратегия и принципите за по-добро регулиране, но изразява съжаление, че Комисията е оттеглила предложението за директива относно статута за европейско взаимоспомагателно дружество въпреки факта, че е един от ключовите елементи на Лисабонската стратегия, и следователно призовава Комисията да приеме инициатива преди края на 2007 г., която да позволи изготвянето на статут за европейско взаимоспомагателно дружество и европейско сдружение;
Welcomes the Commission communication withdrawing 68 proposals that it considered inconsistent with the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy and the principles of better regulation but regrets that the Commission has withdrawn the proposal for a directive on the Statute for a European mutual society despite the fact that it is one of the key elements of the Lisbon Strategy and therefore calls on the Commission to adopt an initiative before the end of 2007 to enable a Statute for a European mutual society and a European association to be drafted;
Приема, че Съветът, както и Парламентът трябва да разгледат въздействието на основните изменения след оценката на въздействието от страна на Комисията; подчертава, че необходимостта от анализи на съотношението между разходи и ползи, които по-добре да отразяват сложната нормативна структура на разходите при прилагането на директивите посредством националното законодателство и при промени в нормативната уредба, съгласно която юридическите и физическите лица осъществяват своята дейност; настоятелно призовава за прозрачност и независим контрол на осъществяването на оценки на въздействието под пълната отговорност на законодателите в контекста на техните политически приоритети, включително анализи на екологичната и социална оценка на мерките;
Accepts that Council as well as Parliament must consider the impact of their major amendments upon the Commission's impact assessment; stresses the need for cost-benefit analyses that better reflect the complex regulatory cost structures when directives are implemented by way of national legislation and change the regulatory framework within which companies and individuals operate; urges for the transparency and independent scrutiny of the execution of impact assessments under the full responsibility of the legislators in the context of their political priorities,
Изразява съжаление по повод на практиката на държавите-членки за „gold plating” (възлагане на допълнителни задължения извън предвидените в директивите) и призовава Комисията да проучи какви по-нататъшни мерки могат да бъдат предприети за предотвратяване на тази практика, включително предоставяне на право на пряк иск на гражданите; призовава за „последваща оценка на въздействието“, в която да се направи анализ на начините, по които в действителност се прилагат решенията в държавите-членки и на местно равнище; подкрепя увеличеното използване на регламентите по предназначение;
Deplores Member States' practice of 'gold plating' and calls upon the Commission to investigate what further measures might be taken to prevent it, including the introduction of a right of direct action for citizens; calls for 'follow-up impact assessments' analysing how decisions are in fact implemented in Member States and at local level; supports the increased appropriate use of regulations;
Припомня значението на разумното използване на т.нар. „клаузи за отпадане”, с които се гарантира, че законодателството продължава да е актуално;
Recalls the importance of the judicious use of 'sunset clauses' in ensuring that legislation remains pertinent;
Насърчава Комисията да проучи алтернативи на законодателните актове за подобряване на функционирането на вътрешния пазар, включително саморегулирането и взаимното признаване на национални нормативни разпоредби; същевременно подчертава, че това не следва да спъва демократичния контрол, упражняван от Парламента и парламентите на държавите-членки; подчертава, че общностното регулиране трябва да се разглежда в контекста на международната конкуренция и глобалните пазари;
Encourages the Commission to investigate alternatives to legislation to improve the functioning of the internal market, including self-regulation and the mutual recognition of national rules; while stressing that this should not impede democratic scrutiny by Parliament and Member State parliaments; underlines that Community regulation must be seen in the context of international competition and global markets,
Подчертава, че опростяването е необходимо и при взаимодействието на Комисията с гражданите, т.е в областта на обществените поръчки, финансовите услуги, програмите за изследвания, правилата за държавните помощи и заявленията за безвъзмездни средства;
Underlines that simplification is also required in the Commission's interaction with citizens e.g. in the areas of procurement, financial services, research programmes, State aid rules and grant applications.
Приветства заключенията на Европейския съвет през пролетта на 2007 г. относно по-доброто регулиране и по-специално решението да се намалят административните тежести, произтичащи от общностното законодателство, с 25 % за МСП до 2012 г.; подкрепя в частност решението на Съвета да прикани държавите-членки да определят национални цели до 2008 г. и изисква Комисията и държавите-членки да определят еднородни механизми за контрол, така че този процес да бъде ефективно осъществяван в държавите-членки на национално, регионално и местно равнище;
Welcomes the conclusions of the European Council of Spring 2007 on better regulation and, in particular, the decision to reduce administrative burdens arising from Community legislation by 25 % for SMEs by 2012; supports, in particular, the decision of the Council to invite Member States to set national targets by 2008 and asks that the Commission and the Member States define homogeneous monitoring mechanisms so that such process be effectively pursued in Member States at national, regional and local level;
Настоява Парламентът да бъде информиран периодично относно решенията, приети от Съвета за оценка на въздействието под надзора на председателя на Комисията, с оглед да се гарантира прозрачен диалог между двете институции.
Insists that Parliament be informed periodically of the decisions adopted by the Impact Assessment Board under the supervision of the President of the Commission with a view to ensuring a transparent dialogue between the two institutions.
По-добро регулиране в Европейския съюз
Better Regulation in the European Union
ECON 26.4.2007
ECON 26.4.2007
Gunnar Hökmark 24.1.2007
Gunnar Hökmark 24.1.2007