Regulatory Policy


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14 December 2009

This Commentary by Jacques Pelkmans advises the new Barroso Commission to maintain the ‘Better EU Regulation’ strategy that was initiated in 2005 and has proven especially effective in narrowing the scope and options for ideological approaches, or the discretion to allow or exploit regulatory ‘capture’ within the Commission.

05 November 2009

This CEPS Policy Brief discusses the milestones of the new EU Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances (REACH) and the difficulties of its implementation. In a reader-friendly, non-technical fashion, the authors sketch out the main properties and ensuing obligations of REACH and survey its present status.

10 September 2009

In December 2008, the European Commission issued a Guidance paper setting out its enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 to abusive exclusionary conduct. In response, CEPS formed a Task Force of legal scholars, practicing attorneys and corporate counsel to debate and comment on this latest Guidance paper and to issue recommendations aimed at improving the Commission’s text and the interpretation of the rules it contains.

03 July 2009

In the past few years, Turkey has launched very important and ambitious reforms in the information society and media sector. Even more substantial changes are expected in 2009, after the new e-communications law has been approved at the end of 2008. Apart from the 49 expected pieces of secondary legislation foreseen to implement the new Law No 5809, Turkey has also planned important steps in the domain of spectrum policy, with licenses for WiMAX soon to be awarded.

30 December 2008

Governments throughout the world are requiring greater use of economic analysis as a way of informing policy decisions. This paper, provides a comprehensive analysis of the use of impact assessment in the European Union, using US assessments as a benchmark. We find that recent EU impact assessments include more economic information than they did in the past, although important items are still missing. We also provide evidence that the quality of EU impact assessment increases with the expected cost of a proposal.

12 November 2008

The debate of the so-called “net neutrality” has been under the spotlight in the US for many years, whereas many believed it would not become an issue in Europe. However, over the past few months the need to revise the current regulatory framework to encourage investment in all-IP networks has led to greater attention for net neutrality and its consequences for investment and competition.

20 June 2008

Over the past two years, the debate on the review of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications has become hectic. After the European Commission adopted its proposed set of measures in November 2007, the European Parliament has shown an unprecedented interest in topics such as spectrum policy, functional separation of the incumbents’ networks, the creation of a new European authority on telecoms, etc.

09 April 2008

Last September the European Commission’s unveiled new proposals for energy-market liberalisation, which focused on ‘ownership unbundling’. Under such a regime, the business of operating gas pipelines or an electricity network is separated from the business of providing gas or generating power. The initiative immediately drew opposition from the highly vertically integrated energy incumbents.

08 February 2007

This study presents a comparison of the legislation, regulations and codes of practice governing the practice of a range of professional services across the member states of the European Union. The professions covered by the study are legal services (lawyers and notaries), accountancy services (accountants, auditors and tax advisors), technical services (architects and consulting engineers) as well as pharmacy services (community pharmacists).

28 November 2006

In the EU25, some 23 million SMEs represent 99% of all enterprises, provide 75 million jobs and make a 55% contribution towards the creation of wealth: in addition, one third of employees and over two thirds of private-sector employees in Europe work in SMEs. Given their outstanding strategic importance, the European Commission has launched several policies to promote the development of SMEs, their access to finance and investment in R&D and innovation.

29 June 2006

Over the past few years, the European ICT sector has undergone dramatic changes. The advent of technological convergence, the increased penetration of broadband, the emergence of new business models and the migration towards IP-based networks are blurring the boundaries between markets and creating new forms of competition. The combined effect of these changes calls for a thorough reconsideration of the ‘rules of the game’. Has the current EU regulatory framework delivered the expected results?

01 January 2006

Policy-makers increasingly see impact assessment it as the philosopher’s stone that will enhance the quality of EU legislation in the years to come, leading Europe back onto the Lisbon track. But does the EU’s impact assessment model actually possess the virtues ascribed to it? This new book by Andrea Renda offers a scorecard analysis of the first 70 Extended Impact Assessments performed by the European Commission, and concludes that the procedure has only produced a sea of disappointment.



The event is open to the public and free of charge. A sandwich lunch (6€) will be served before the event, from 12.30 onwards.



During the last ten years, the European Union has built experience in using impact assessment to appraise policy proposals. Most of the research and debates on this policy instrument have focused on whether the officials at the Commission have learned how to use impact assessment tools like problem definition, alternatives to traditional legislation, economic analysis, and techniques of valuation. Less is known about what the EU as a complex organisation has learned because of impact assessment.



The conference will take a closer look at the concept of Digital Single Market, explore theories of competition and innovation, and also discuss the future of the regulatory framework for electronic communications.

Participation is free of charge. Click here to download the draft agenda.



Participation in CEPS Meetings is a benefit of membership. Non-members may be admitted for €50, paid in cash at registration or 50€ +VAT invoiced to them after participation in the meeting. An informal sandwich lunch will be served after the event, from 12.30 onwards.



Launch of the final report of the CEPS Digital Forum Task Force on Online Data Protection. Participation in this meeting is free of charge. A sandwich lunch will be served before the event, from 12.00 onwards.



Roundtable organised in cooperation with the European University Institute within the MEDIADEM project, funded by the European Commission's 7th Framework Research Programme.
Click here to download the programme of the event.

Participation in this event is free of charge. A sandwich lunch will be served before the meeting, from 12.30 onwards.



Date: 13 May 2008
 
Panellists: James Elles, MEP and member of the Delegation for Relations with the US
Daniel Hamilton, Director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the School of Advanced International Studies, (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
Fabio Pammolli, President, Center for the Economic Analysis of Competitiveness, Markets and Regulation
Francisco Gaztelu Mezquiriz, Member of the Cabinet of EU Commissioner Günter Verheugen



Anabela holds a Master in Law and an Advanced Master in European Studies from University Catholic of Louvain. After completing her training to access to the Portuguese Law Bar Association, she worked for 6 years as lawyer, mainly on consumer credit, leasing, mortgage credit and corporate law in a law firm in Oporto. Anabela has also worked as policy officer with the Portuguese Consumer Law Association on EU consumer law.



Prospectus (incl. registration form and agenda 1st meeting)

Meetings
Informal pre-Launch meeting: 18 April 2013
1st meeting 14 June 2013 - Draft Agenda



Representatives of EU institutions and stakeholders will discuss the innovation, and the degree of adaptivity and flexibility of the proposed framework. Among others, the discussion will focus on some proposals included in the reform, such as the right to be forgotten, the new provisions on profiling, and the right to data portability, and discuss how to encourage the uptake of privacy enhancing technologies and privacy impact assessments by businesses.

The event is open to the public and free of charge.