Better Regulation for Better Results

Presentation to the Social partners

15 July 2015

What is Better Regulation?

• Legislation/policy making that delivers objectives at least cost and burden

• A method - common sense way of working throughout the policy cycle to foster: o high-quality initiatives that are evidence-based; with no

unnecessary burdens for business/public authorities

o transparent participation of all stakeholders;

o initatives that actually deliver as foreseen and remain fit for purpose.

• Not about weakening social or environmental standards or replacing political decisions.

Main elements of the BR Package• Greater transparency• - More extensive feedback/public consultation• - Improved explanatory memorandum

• Better Tools• - Integrated Better Regulation Guideline + Toolbox• - Interinstitutional agreement on better regulation

• Focus on implementation• - REFIT : integral part of the CWP; New Platform;• - Stronger role for evaluation.

Feedback on Roadmaps,Evaluation

Roadmaps and Inception Impact Assessments

Public consultation in the context of all Impact

Assessments and Evaluations

Feedback on Commission

proposals

Feedback on draft delegated and

Implementing Acts

Integrated Better Regulation Guidelines

Regulatory Scrutiny Board

Impact Assessments and Evaluations

Impact Assessments on Substantial Amendments(Subject to confirmation

by Council and Parliament)

Better, Balanced Tools

- Single guideline that

covers the entire policy

cycle and links the phases

better together

- Web-based "Tool box"

with extensive operational

guidance for practitioners

Sharper focus on evaluation

More systematic management of existing acquis even if no new initiative planned.

- Evaluation Roadmaps at the

start

- 12 week public consultation

- Burden reduction potentiel

- SWD at end of process

- Scrutiny by the new RSB

Strengthened scrutiny –Regulatory Scrutiny Board

- 6 independent full time Members:• 3 "external" (senior TAs)+ 3 internal

separated from policy responsibilities;• Chair: Marianne Klingbeil (DG RSB);• Secretariat (SG).

- Examines: • Impact assessments;• Major evaluations and Fitness Checks.

Listening – Responding:New REFIT Stakeholder Platform

• 2 groups (FVP/Chair of RSB):

o Stakeholders/COR/EESC

o Member States

• Web interface: "Lighten the Load – Have your say…."

• Commission (SG with DGs) will have to ensure follow-up to the Platform's ideas.

• REFIT is a systematic part of the CWP

A Shared Commitment - IIA on Better Regulation

- Programming (annual/multiannual)

- Impact Assessment

- Monitoring/evaluation (in each new act)

- Priority Setting (Fast-tracking proposals)

- Legal drafting/recast

- Delegated/Implementing Acts

Social Partner agreements

• A standalone guidance tool on the better regulation requirements to guide services in the area of social partner agreements;

• Role/autonomy of social partners fully respected;

• The Commission cannot change the text of the agreement but …..

• Commission must decide whether to propose Union legislation or not.

Social Partner agreements (2)• Commission undertakes proportionate assessment

where expected impacts are significant. Focus:

• representativeness of the signatories,

• legal compatibility with Union law; and the

• respect of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

• Social partners invited to make the text of their agreements publicly available and to provide any useful elements for the Commission's assessment;

• No additional public consultation is foreseen. The Treaty role of the social partners will be respected.

Thank You for your attention

MyIntracomm: https://myintracomm.ec.europa.eu/sg/better_regulation/Pages/index.aspx.

Europa: http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/index_en.htm

Juncker Commission priorities: http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/democratic-change/better-regulation/index_en.htm