Best practice Cases of the 4th Quality Conference for Public Administration in the EU

Better regulation: improving the Quality of EU Legislation

Country: 

European Union

Organisation:

European Commission

www homepage:

http://www.europa.eu.int

Contact person:

Lars Mitek

Address:

European Commission, Rue de La Loi 200, 1049 Bruxelles

E-mail:

Lars.Mitek-Pedersen@cec.eu.int

Phone:

+32/2/295.49.24

Fax:

+32/2/296.59.60

Level:

European Commission

Sector:

General administration

Short description of the case:

Better regulation means meeting the challenge of introducing new policies and mechanisms to simplify and improve the regulatory environment in the EU and to optimise the effect of this on competitiveness, growth and sustainable development in contribution to achieving the Lisbon objectives. The case presentation from the European Commission will review the policies and progress made and it will identify the main frontlines for the short to medium future.

Main feature of the case:

- Strategic planning for achieving the targets set

- Innovation and implementing change

Key words:

Better regulation, cultural change, EU institutional context, consultation mechanisms, collection and use of expertise, impact assessment, evaluation mechanisms, administrative costs, simplification and reduction of volume of legislation, alternatives to regulation, Lisbon strategy

Further information:

Case presentation (PDF-form)