1 SG C Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) September 2014
Jan 12, 2016
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SG C
Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme
(REFIT)
September 2014
Some say EU legislation……
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Smart Regulation
…. is about ensuring high quality EU legislation which …..•Respects the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;•Results in a simple, clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework; •Delivers most effectively on EU policy objectives at minimum cost.
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Smart regulation is …
1. About the whole policy cycle – from the design of a piece of legislation, to implementation, enforcement, evaluation and revision.
2. About actively engaging those affected by interventions.
3. A shared responsibility of the European institutions and of Member States.
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Smart Regulation is about the whole policy cycle
Putting Smart Regulation into Practice: Regulatory Fitness and Performance
Programme ("REFIT”)
• Identify burdens, inconsistencies, gaps and ineffective measures across acquis (‘Mapping’)
• Take action: withdraw, repeal, simplify, improve
• Assess: evaluations and Fitness Checks
• Consult: Involve Stakeholders
• Track Progress: Scoreboard
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REFIT RESULTS – October 2013
Simplification Proposals with Legislator: 21
New simplification initiatives in preparation: 23
Evaluations and Fitness checks: 31 planned; 16 underway.
6 Withdrawals and 9 Repeals.
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REFIT RESULTS – June 2014
Simplification Proposals with Legislator: 26
New simplification initiatives proposed: 9
New Evaluations and Fitness checks proposed: 31
4 new Withdrawals and 6 new Repeals proposed.
altogether almost 200 individual actions ...
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REFIT proposals adopted – examples:
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New legal framework for public procurement Recognition of Professional qualifications Recording equipment in road transport
(tachograph) Clinical trials with pharmaceuticals
REFIT proposals pending in legislative procedure – examples:
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Animal health Consumer product safety and market surveillance The Common Consolidated Corporate Tax base Package travel, holidays and tours Introduction of a standard VAT declaration
REFIT initiatives in preparation – examples:
Information and consultation of workersVeterinary MedicinesCompany lawIntegration of Business Statistics
New Initiatives 2014:
New comprehensive architecture for business statisticsExtension of the VAT one-stop-shop to all business to consumer supplies and Development of an EU VAT web information portalSimplification of EU legislation on identity and travel documents
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Repeals– examples:
New Repeals 2014:Energy labelling of some households devicesTransport rates and conditions Standardized reporting in the area of environmentAgriculture – obsolete acts in relation to CAP
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Withdrawals – examples:
New withdrawals 2014:Investor compensation schemesAviation security chargesPregnant workersFund for compensation of oil pollution damage in European watersHygiene of foodstuffs
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EU added value under assessment:
Occupational safety and health for hairdressers
Muscular skeletal disorders and screen displays
Environmental tobacco smoke
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REFIT Evaluations – examples:
Health and safety at work Food law Chemicals (not covered by REACH) Visa Information System Frontex NATURA 2000
New evaluations 2014: Mutual Recognition of goods Consumer protection on timeshares Late payments Construction sector Design system in the EU
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Other REFIT ActionsStrengthening Smart Regulation ToolsNew guidelines for evaluation, impact assessment and consultation
Working together with Member StatesEvaluationsAssessment of Costs and BenefitsImplementation at national/regional/local level
Horizontal Concernsfees, reporting requirements, inspections, assistance to implementation
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How do we track progress? – The REFIT Scoreboard ..
• shows the state of play in the preparation, adoption and implementation of REFIT initiatives
• sets out possible amendments to REFIT initiatives in legislative procedure
• was published first in June 2014 and will be updated annually
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Stakeholder input ..• helps to focus actions on areas that matter most
for business;• provides data to measure regulatory costs for
business;• helps to assess the results of actions under REFIT
• Contributors include: Business Simplification Task Forces in several Member States, Industry Federations, individual companies, Member States administrations …
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Have your say ..
Please give us your comments and suggestions for the Commission's REFIT agenda:
http://ec.europa.eu/refit/consultation
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Further information
REFIT: http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/refit/index_en.htm