REFIT Platform

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REFIT Platform

Details

Policy Area: Administration

Lead DG: SG - Secretariat-General

Type: Informal, Permanent

Scope: Limited

Mission: The REFIT Platform invites, collects and assesses suggestions from all available sources, including from members of the platform, on how to reduce regulatory and administrative burden. It will reply to any Commission request for information and evidence on the prospective impact of any REFIT proposal or the actual impact of the application of any REFIT initiative that has been implemented.

Task: Other

The REFIT platform shall assist the Commission by inviting and collecting suggestions on regulatory and administrative burden reduction arising from Union legislation and its implementation in Member States. It shall assess the merits of the collected suggestions in terms of their potential to reduce regulatory and administrative burden without endangering the achievement of the objectives of the legislation and, where appropriate, provide supplementary remarks on the suggestions. It shall also forward for comments suggestions considered to merit most attention and respond to persons making suggestions.

Contact: SG-REFIT@ec.europa.eu

Publication in RegExp: 10 Jul 2015

Link to Website: http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/refit/refit-platform/index_en.htm

Last updated: 06 Feb 2019

Additional Information

Activity Report All relevant meeting documents of the REFIT Platform are available on the public website:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-making-process/overview-law-making-p...

Selection Procedure (members) For the government group, the Commission will invite each Member State to nominate a high-level expert from its public administration. For the stakeholder group, the Commission will: -invite the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions each to nominate a high level expert on better regulation as their representative in the stakeholder group and -following a call for expression of interest and on a proposal from the First Vice-President appoint the remaining members of the stakeholder group selected from applicants from business, including from SMEs, and from social partners and civil society organisations having direct experience in the application of Union legislation.Internal Rules of Procedure Members of the Platform should be prepared to attend meetings systematically in order to contribute and suggest items to the agenda of the group, to participate actively in discussions in the group, to examine and provide comments on documents under discussion, and to act, as appropriate, as ‘rapporteurs’ on an ad hoc basis. Once a year, both groups shall discuss and evaluate the activities of the Platform in a joint meeting chaired by the First Vice-President.

Rev_Rules_of_Procedure_Gov_Group_adopted.pdf (approx. 181 kb)

Rev_Rules_of_Procedure_StakeGroup_adopted 161122.pdf (approx. 185 kb)

Other REFIT PLATFORM DOCUMENTS

Subgroups

 

Name

Duration

Status

Stakeholder Group

 

Active

Type A - Individual expert appointed in his/her personal capacity

 

Name of Person

Nationality

Professional Title

Membership Status

Member Type: Type A - Individual expert appointed in his/her personal capacity

Name of Person: Pols Fenna

Nationality: Netherlands

Professional Title

Professional Profile: Civil service

Gender: female

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Pols Fenna

Netherlands

 

Member

Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

 

Name of Person

Nationality

Professional Title

Membership Status

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Pereira Sara

Employee of: Associação para a Competitividade da Indústria da Fileira Florestal (AIFF)

Nationality: Portugal

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Agriculture

Biodiversity

Civil protection

Climate

Competition

Conservation

Environment

Forestry

Industry

Innovation

Land management

Natural resources

Other ()

Raw materials

Sustainable Development

Water

Interest represented: Academia/Research

Employees/workers

Industry

Other (I represent forest based industries cluster)

SMEs

Gender: female

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Pereira Sara

Portugal

 

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Loosen Peter

Employee of: Bund für Lebensmittelrecht und Lebensmittelkunde e.V. (BLL)

Nationality: Germany

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Food safety

Industry

Other ()

Public health

Raw materials

Interest represented: Industry

Other ()

SMEs

Gender: male

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Loosen Peter

Germany

 

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Pachl Ursula

Employee of: Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs (BEUC)

Nationality: Austria

Professional Title: Deputy Director-General

Policy Area: Audiovisual and media

Banking

Climate

Competition

Consumer affairs

Economy

Energy

Environment

External trade

Finance

Fisheries and aquaculture

Food safety

Fundamental rights

Industry

Information society

Insurance

Law (civil)

Natural resources

Other ()

Public affairs

Research/Innovation

Sustainable Development

Trade

Transport

Interest represented: Civil society

Other ()

Gender: female

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Pachl Ursula

Austria

Deputy Director-General

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Falcioni Paolo

Employee of: CECED (European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers) (CECED)

Nationality: Italy

Professional Title: Director General

Policy Area: Climate

Consumer affairs

Energy

Environment

External trade

Industry

Innovation

Other ()

Sustainable Development

Interest represented: Industry

Other (AISBL)

Gender: male

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Falcioni Paolo

Italy

Director General

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Ronzitti Valeria

Employee of: CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services and Services of General Interest (CEEP)

Nationality: Italy

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Climate

Competition

Economy

Education

Employment and social affairs

Energy

Environment

Equal opportunities

Migration

Other ()

Public affairs

Social service

Sustainable Development

Trade

Transport

Water

Interest represented: Other (SGI Employers)

Gender: female

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Ronzitti Valeria

Italy

 

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Hanula-Bobbitt Katarzyna

Employee of: CONCORD Europe

Nationality: Poland

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Economy

Other ()

Interest represented: Civil society

Other ()

Gender: female

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Hanula-Bobbitt Katarzyna

Poland

 

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Hedström Jens

Employee of: Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

Nationality: Sweden

Professional Title: International Director - Head of Brussels Office

Policy Area: External trade

Industry

Other ()

Tax

Trade

Interest represented: Finance

Industry

Other (Employers)

SMEs

Gender: male

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Hedström Jens

Sweden

International Director - Head of Brussels Office

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Kavrakova Assya

Employee of: European Citizen Action Service (ECAS)

Nationality: Bulgaria

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Fundamental rights

Other (EU Citizens Rights)

Public affairs

Interest represented: Civil society

Other ()

Gender: female

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Kavrakova Assya

Bulgaria

 

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Santiago Cid Maria Elena

Employee of: European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)

Nationality: Spain

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Other (Standardisation)

Interest represented: Other (european standardization)

Gender: female

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Santiago Cid Maria Elena

Spain

 

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Roenne Heidi

Employee of: EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ETUC)

Nationality: Denmark

Professional Title: Danish Confederation of Professionals International Secretary

Policy Area: Employment and social affairs

Labour

Other ()

Social service

Interest represented: Civil society

Other ()

Gender: female

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Roenne Heidi

Denmark

Danish Confederation of Professionals International Secretary

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Clarke Mike

Employee of: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

Nationality: United Kingdom

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Agriculture

Climate

Environment

Other ()

Interest represented: Civil society

Other ()

Gender: male

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Clarke Mike

United Kingdom

 

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Alanko Risto

Employee of: Technology Industries of Finland

Nationality: Finland

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Industry

Other ()

Interest represented: Industry

Other ()

Gender: male

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Alanko Risto

Finland

 

Member

Member Type: Type B - Individual expert appointed as representative of a common interest

Name of Person: Jan Oravec

Employee of: The Entrepreneurs´Association of Slovakia (The EAS)

Nationality: Slovakia

Professional Title:

Policy Area: Industry

Other ()

Interest represented: Civil society

Industry

Other ()

Gender: male

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Jan Oravec

Slovakia

 

Member

Type E - Other public entity

 

Name

Entity type

Countries/area represented

Membership Status

Member Type: Type E - Other public entity

Name: Committee of the Regions

Entity type: EU Institutions/Bodies

Policy Area: Public relations

Countries/Areas represented: European

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Committee of the Regions

EU Institutions/Bodies

European

Member

Member Type: Type E - Other public entity

Name: European Economic and Social Comittee

Entity type: EU Institutions/Bodies

Policy Area: Economy

Employment and social affairs

Labour

Countries/Areas represented: European

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

European Economic and Social Comittee

EU Institutions/Bodies

European

Member

 

Government Group

 

Active

Type D - Member State Authority

 

Country

Public Authority

Membership Status

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: United Kingdom

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

United Kingdom

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Sweden

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Sweden

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Spain

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Spain

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Slovenia

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Slovenia

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Slovakia

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Slovakia

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Romania

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Romania

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Portugal

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Portugal

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Poland

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Poland

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Netherlands

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Netherlands

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Malta

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Malta

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Luxembourg

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Luxembourg

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Lithuania

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Lithuania

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Latvia

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Latvia

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Italy

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Italy

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Ireland

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Ireland

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Hungary

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Hungary

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Greece

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Greece

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Germany

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Germany

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: France

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

France

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Finland

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Finland

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Estonia

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Estonia

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Denmark

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Denmark

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Czech Republic

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Czech Republic

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Cyprus

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Cyprus

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Croatia

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Croatia

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Bulgaria

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Bulgaria

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Belgium

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Belgium

 

Member

Member Type: Type D - Member State Authority

Country: Austria

Public Authority:

Membership Status: Member - REFIT Platform

 

Austria

 

Member

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