COM(2006)689 - A strategic review of better regulation in the EU

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  3. Related information
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Key information

official title

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A strategic review of better regulation in the European Union
 
Legal instrument Communication
Decision making procedure Own-initiative procedure (INI)
reference by COM-number25 COM(2006)689 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2006)689
procedure number27 2007/2095(INI)
CELEX number28 52006DC0689

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Key dates

Document 14-11-2006
Online publication 14-11-2006

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Related information

 

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  • 1. 
    Commission Legislative and Work Programme 2007 - COM(2006) 629, 24.10.2006.

     
  • 2. 
    The Commission will report on the outcome of the public consultation concerning its minimum standards for public consultation in a forthcoming communication on the European Transparency Initiative.

     
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    COM(2005) 535, 25.10.2005.

     
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    First progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment - COM(2006) 690.

     
  • 5. 
    See 'Measuring administrative costs and reducing administrative burdens in the European Union' - COM(2006) 691.

     
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    Of the 940 acts originally identified as codifiable in 2001, 198 have been repealed, 16 have expired, 8 are amended too frequently to permit codification and 152 are obsolete or do not merit codification because of the minimal nature of the amendment made to them.

     
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    Recasting is the process whereby a new legally binding act, repealing the acts which it replaces, combines both the amendment of the substance of the legislation and the codification of the remainder which is intended to remain unchanged.

     
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    Forthcoming Communication to the Commission from Ms
     
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    SOLVIT is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism set up by the Commission to
     
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    SOLVIT is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism set up by the Commission to help EU citizens and businesses who have been denied the possibility to exercise their European Internal Market rights because a public administration in another Member State has misapplied Internal Market legislation, europa.eu.int/solvit/site/index.

     
  • 11. 
    The Commission already presents an annual report on monitoring the application of Community law, see COM(2006) 416.

     
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    COM(2005) 141, 12.4.2005.

     
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    Commission Legislative and Work Programme 2007 - COM(2006) 629, 24.10.2006.

     
  • 14. 
    The Commission will report on the outcome of the public consultation concerning its minimum standards for public consultation in a forthcoming communication on the European Transparency Initiative.

     
  • 15. 
    COM(2005) 535, 25.10.2005.

     
  • 16. 
    First progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment - COM(2006) 690.

     
  • 17. 
    See 'Measuring administrative costs and reducing administrative burdens in the European Union' - COM(2006) 691.

     
  • 18. 
    Of the 940 acts originally identified as codifiable in 2001, 198 have been repealed, 16 have expired, 8 are amended too frequently to permit codification and 152 are obsolete or do not merit codification because of the minimal nature of the amendment made to them.

     
  • 19. 
    Recasting is the process whereby a new legally binding act, repealing the acts which it replaces, combines both the amendment of the substance of the legislation and the codification of the remainder which is intended to remain unchanged.

     
  • 20. 
    Forthcoming Communication to the Commission from Ms Grybauskait
     
  • 21. 
    SOLVIT is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism set up by the Commission to
     
  • 22. 
    SOLVIT is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism set up by the Commission to help EU citizens and businesses who have been denied the possibility to exercise their European Internal Market rights because a public administration in another Member State has misapplied Internal Market legislation, europa.eu.int/solvit/site/index.

     
  • 23. 
    The Commission already presents an annual report on monitoring the application of Community law, see COM(2006) 416.

     
  • 24. 
    COM(2005) 141, 12.4.2005.

     
  • 25. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 26. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 27. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 28. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 29. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.