ANNEXES to the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Commission Work Programme 2020 A Union that strives for more

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Document date 30-01-2020
Publication date 31-01-2020
Reference 5652/20 ADD 1
From Secretary-General of the European Commission, signed by Mr Jordi AYET PUIGARNAU, Director
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Council of the European Union

Brussels, 30 January 2020 (OR. en)

5652/20 ADD 1

INST 16 POLGEN 7 AG 6

COVER NOTE

From: Secretary-General of the European Commission, signed by Mr Jordi AYET PUIGARNAU, Director

date of receipt: 30 January 2020

To: Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN, Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union

No. Cion doc.: COM(2020) 37 final i

Subject: ANNEXES to the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Commission Work Programme 2020 A Union that strives for more

Delegations will find attached document COM(2020) 37 final i - Annexes 1 to 5.

Encl.: COM(2020) 37 final i - Annexes 1 to 5

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 29.1.2020 COM(2020) 37 final i

ANNEXES 1 to 5

ANNEXES

to the

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN

PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL

COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

Commission Work Programme 2020

A Union that strives for more

Annex I: New initiatives 1

No. Policy objective Initiatives

A European Green Deal

  • 1. 
    The European Green Deal Communication on the European Green Deal (non-legislative, Q4 2019); European Climate Law enshrining the 2050 climate neutrality objective (legislative, Article 192(1) TFEU, Q1 2020); The European Climate Pact (non-legislative, Q3 2020)
  • 2. 
    Financing the sustainable transition European Green Deal Investment Plan (non-legislative, Q1 2020);

Just Transition Fund (legislative, Article 175 TFEU, Q1 2020);

Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy (non-legislative, Q3 2020);

Review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)

  • 3. 
    Commission contribution to COP26 in Glasgow 2030 Climate Target Plan (non-legislative, incl. impact assessment, Q3 2020); New EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change (non-legislative, Q4 2020); New EU Forest Strategy (non-legislative, Q4 2020)
    • 4. 
      Sustainability of food systems ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy (non-legislative, Q1 2020)
  • 5. 
    Decarbonising energy Strategy for smart sector integration (non-legislative, Q2 2020); Renovation wave (non-legislative, Q3 2020);

    Offshore renewable energy (non-legislative, Q4 2020)

  • 6. 
    Sustainable production and consumption New Circular Economy Action Plan (non-legislative, Q1 2020); Empowering the consumer for the green transition (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)
  • 7. 
    Protecting our environment EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 (non-legislative, Q1 2020); 8 th Environmental Action Programme (legislative, Article 192(3) TFEU, Q2 2020); Chemicals strategy for sustainability (non-legislative, Q3 2020)
  • 8. 
    Sustainable and smart mobility Strategy for sustainable and smart mobility (non-legislative, Q4 2020); ReFuelEU Aviation - Sustainable Aviation Fuels (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 100(2) TFEU and/or Article 192(1) TFEU, Q4 2020);

    FuelEU Maritime - Green European Maritime Space (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 100(2) TFEU and/or Article 192(1) TFEU, Q4 2020)

1 In this annex, the Commission provides further information, as far as available, on the initiatives included in its Work Programme, in line with the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-making. This information, which is provided in brackets next to each initiative, is indicative only and subject to change during the preparatory process, notably in view of the outcome of an impact assessment process.

No. Policy objective Initiatives

A Europe Fit for the Digital Age

  • 9. 
    . Europe fit for the digital age A Strategy for Europe - Fit for the Digital Age (non-legislative, Q1 2020); Digital Education Action Plan (update) (non-legislative, Q2 2020)
  • 10. 
    A European approach to Artificial Intelligence White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (non-legislative, Q1 2020); European Strategy for Data (non-legislative, Q1 2020);

    Follow-up to the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence, including on safety, liability, fundamental rights and data (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)

    • 11. 
      Digital services Digital Services Act (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)
  • 12. 
    Increasing cybersecurity Review of the Directive on security of network and information systems (NIS Directive) (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)
  • 13. 
    Digital for consumers Common chargers for mobile phones and similar devices (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q3 2020);

    Review of the Roaming Regulation (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)

  • 14. 
    . A new industrial strategy for Europe Industrial Strategy (non-legislative, Q1 2020);

Single Market Barriers Report (non-legislative, Q1 2020);

Single Market Enforcement Action Plan (non-legislative, Q1 2020);

SME Strategy (non-legislative, Q1 2020);

White Paper on an Instrument on Foreign Subsidies (non-legislative, Q2 2020)

  • 15. 
    Aviation services package Revision of airport charges (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 100(2) TFEU, Q4 2020); Revision of the provision of air services (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 100(2) TFEU, Q4 2020)
  • 16. 
    Towards a European Research Area Communication on the Future of Research and Innovation and the European Research Area (non-legislative, Q2 2020);

    Communication on Horizon Europe research and innovation missions (non-legislative, Q4 2020)

  • 17. 
    Digital finance Action Plan on FinTech including a Strategy on an Integrated EU Payments Market (non-legislative, Q3 2020); Proposal on Crypto Assets (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q3 2020);

    Cross-sectoral financial services act on operational and cyber resilience (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q3 2020)

An Economy that Works for People

  • 18. 
    Social Europe A Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions (non-legislative, Q1 2020); Fair minimum wages for workers in the EU (Articles 153(1)b, 153(2) and 154 TFEU, Q1/Q3 2020); Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee (non-legislative, Q2 2020);

    European Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Q4 2020) No. Policy objective Initiatives

    • 19. 
      Economic Governance Review of the Economic Governance Framework (non-legislative, Q1 2020)
  • 20. 
    Deepening the Capital Markets Union Action Plan on the Capital Markets Union (non-legislative, Q3 2020); Review of the regulatory framework for investment firms and market operators (MiFIDII and MiFIR), including the establishment of an EU consolidated tape (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Articles 53(1) and 114(1) TFEU, Q3 2020);

    Review of the Benchmark Regulation (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 (1) TFEU, Q3 2020)

  • 21. 
    Completing the Banking Union Action Plan on Anti-Money Laundering (non-legislative, Q1 2020); Review of the Capital Requirements legislation (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Articles 114 TFEU (CRR) and 53 TFEU (CRD), Q2 2020)
  • 22. 
    Effective taxation Business Taxation for the 21st century (non-legislative, Q2 2020); Action Plan to fight tax evasion and to make taxation simple and easy (legislative and non-legislative, incl. impact assessment, Articles 113 and 115 TFEU, Q2 2020)
  • 23. 
    Customs Union Package Action Plan on the Customs Union (non-legislative, Q2 2020); Proposal on Customs Single Window (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Articles 33 and 114 TFEU, Q3 2020)

A Stronger Europe in the World

  • 24. 
    International cooperation Signature and conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (legislative, Articles 217 and 218 TFEU, Q3 2020)
    • 25. 
      Financial sovereignty Strengthening Europe’s Economic and Financial Sovereignty (non-legislative, Q3 2020)
    • 26. 
      Africa Strategy Towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa (non-legislative, Q1 2020)
  • 27. 
    Enlargement Enhancing the accession process – A credible EU perspective for the Western Balkans (non-legislative, Q1 2020); Stepping up our engagement with the Western Balkans – The Commission’s contribution to the EU-Western

    Balkans Summit (non-legislative, Q2 2020)

    • 28. 
      Eastern Partnership Eastern Partnership post 2020 (non-legislative, Q1 2020)
  • 29. 
    Human Rights, Democracy and Gender Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2020-2024) (legislative and non-legislative, Q1 2020); Equality EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in External Relations for 2021-2025 (nonlegislative, Q4 2020)
  • 30. 
    WTO reform WTO reform initiative (non-legislative, Q4 2020) No. Policy objective Initiatives

Promoting our European Way of Life

  • 31. 
    Fostering skills, education and inclusion Updated Skills Agenda for Europe (non-legislative, Q1 2020); Achieving the European Education Area (non-legislative, Q3 2020); Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion (non-legislative, Q4 2020)
  • 32. 
    A New Pact on Migration and Asylum A New Pact on Migration and Asylum and accompanying legal proposals (non-legislative and legislative, Articles 78 and 79 TFEU, Q1 2020)
  • 33. 
    Fostering Europe’s security A new Security Union Strategy (non-legislative, Q2 2020); Strengthening of Europol’s mandate (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 88 TFEU, Q4 2020); Proposal for additional measures on Critical Infrastructure Protection (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Q4 2020); A New EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings (non-legislative, Q4 2020); EU Strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse (non-legislative, Q2 2020)
  • 34. 
    Protecting health Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (non-legislative, Q4 2020); A Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe (non-legislative, Q4 2020)

A New Push for European Democracy

  • 35. 
    Consumer agenda A new Consumer Agenda (non-legislative, Q4 2020)
  • 36. 
    Addressing the impact of demographic change Report on the Impact of Demographic Change (non-legislative, Q1 2020); Green Paper on Ageing (non-legislative, Q4 2020)
  • 37. 
    Equality and non-discrimination initiatives European Gender Equality Strategy (non-legislative, Q1 2020), followed by binding pay transparency measures

(legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 157 TFEU, Q4 2020);

LGBTI Equality Strategy (non-legislative, Q4 2020);

Post 2020 EU Framework on Roma Equality and Inclusion Strategies (non-legislative, Q4 2020)

  • 38. 
    Democracy European Democracy Action Plan (non-legislative and legislative, incl. impact assessment, Articles 224 and 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)
    • 39. 
      Future of Europe Shaping the Conference on the Future of Europe (non-legislative, Q1 2020)
    • 40. 
      Rule of Law 2020 Annual Rule of Law Report (non-legislative, Q3 2020)
  • 41. 
    Fundamental rights New Strategy for the Implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights (non-legislative, Q4 2020);

EU Strategy for Victims’ Rights (non-legislative, Q2 2020);

Report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (non-legislative, Q2 2020);

Alignment of relevant Union law enforcement rules with regard to data protection (non-legislative, Q2 2020)

No. Policy objective Initiatives

  • 42. 
    Better Regulation Communication on Better Regulation (non-legislative, Q2 2020)
  • 43. 
    Foresight 2020 Annual Foresight Report (non-legislative, Q2 2020)

Annex II: REFIT initiatives 2

No. Title Simplification objective / potential (short explanation of the REFIT objective of the revisions, and simplification potential for evaluations and fitness checks)

A European Green Deal

  • 1. 
    Evaluation of marketing standards (contained in The evaluation of marketing standards will help to assess the coherence between the various pieces of legislation as the single Common Market Organisation (CMO) well as to identify potential for simplification. The evaluation's results might serve as a basis for the reflection on the Regulation, the ”breakfast directives” and CMO need for regulatory changes related to marketing standards.

    secondary legislation)

  • 2. 
    Evaluation of Geographical Indications and The evaluation of geographical indications and traditional specialities guarantees will help to assess the coherence Traditional Specialities Guaranteed protected in between the various pieces of the legal framework for EU quality schemes and will provide the opportunity to consider the EU the need for its improvement (modernisation, simplification and streamlining). Its results might serve as basis to reflect on the need for regulatory changes related to EU quality schemes.
  • 3. 
    Revision of the Guidelines on certain State aid Member States can compensate some electro-intensive users for part of the higher electricity costs resulting from the measures in the context of the greenhouse gas EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The objective of such compensation is to minimise carbon leakage risk, which emission allowance trading scheme post-2020 materialises when emission costs cause relocation from the EU to third countries without comparable constraints. The existing rules allowing for compensation will be revised to ensure that they are adapted to the new Emissions Trading Scheme for the period 2021-2030. (non-legislative, incl. impact assessment, Q4 2020)
  • 4. 
    Revision of the Trans-European Energy This initiative will ensure that the TEN-E Regulation is fully in line with the European Green Deal and the Union’s Networks (TEN-E) Regulation long-term decarbonisation objectives while contributing to sector and market integration, security of supply and competition. (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Articles 170-171 TFEU, Q4 2020)
  • 5. 
    Evaluation of Directive 2011/65 i/EU on the The evaluation of the ROHS Directive will assess its effectiveness and efficiency in terms of the procedure for adopting restriction of the use of certain hazardous substance restrictions and granting exemptions to restrictions. It will also assess its coherence with and relevance to substances in electrical and electronic equipment other EU legislation, in particular, in light of the evaluations of REACH and Ecodesign Directive.

    (ROHS)

  • 6. 
    Evaluation of Directive 2000/53 i/EU on end-of-life The evaluation of the ELV Directive will assess its effectiveness, efficiency, coherence with other legislation and vehicles (ELV) relevance in light of the wider policy objectives on circular economy, plastics, resource efficiency, raw materials etc.
  • 7. 
    Evaluation of the Directive 2010/75 i/EU on The evaluation of the IED Directive will assess its effectiveness, efficiency, EU added-value, coherence with other industrial emissions (IED) legislation and relevance to address important (agro) industrial sources of air, water and soil pollution.

2 This annex sets out the most significant revisions, evaluations and Fitness Checks the Commission will undertake, including evaluation work to follow up the Opinions of the REFIT Platform. They will be finalised by the end of 2020.

No. Title Simplification objective / potential (short explanation of the REFIT objective of the revisions, and simplification potential for evaluations and fitness checks)

  • 8. 
    Fitness check of EU rules against illegal logging The fitness check will assess the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and the EU added-value of the both (EU Timber Regulation, Regulation (EU) No regulations in contributing to the fight against illegal logging globally. The lessons learnt from the fitness check will be 995/2010 and EU FLEGT Regulation (EC) No useful for the assessment of demand side measures for other commodities.

    2173/200)

  • 9. 
    Revision of the EU Battery Directive As concluded by the evaluation/implementation reports of the Batteries Directive, the revision should aim to better factor in circularity, improve sustainability and keep pace with technological developments. This is foreseen also in the Batteries Strategic Action Plan. Following the conclusions of the reports on the Directive, the initiative will modify the Directive or a proposal for a new Regulation repealing the Directive will be prepared, to notably encompass end-of-life and sustainability requirements. (legislative, incl. impact assessment; Q4 2020)
  • 10. 
    Fitness Check on the relevant EU legislation on Endocrine disruptors are substances that alter the functioning of the endocrine (hormonal) system and negatively affect endocrine disruptors the health of humans or animals. A variety of EU measures regulates these substances. The fitness check will assess whether these measures deliver the overall objective to protect human health and the environment. It will assess the coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and EU added-value of EU legislation, with emphasis on coherence across the chemicals acquis.
  • 11. 
    Revision of the Marketing standards Regulation This revision will simplify the legal set-up: one (EU) Regulation will replace three regulations currently covering also applicable to fishery and aquaculture products in aquaculture products, transparency and consumer information. (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 43 TFEU, the EU Common Fisheries Policy, Q4 2020)
  • 12. 
    Evaluation of Regulation 913/2010 i concerning a Increasing freight transport by rail is a key element of EU policy to reduce transport CO 2 emissions, but it is facing

    European rail network for competitive freight difficulties. The Regulation on rail freight corridors aims to improve cooperation and coordination along a number of (Rail Freight Corridor Regulation) corridors with particular potential for developing international rail freight. Regulation (EU) 913/2010 i concerning a European rail network for competitive freight has entered into force in 2010, and nine rail freight corridors were established, with two more corridors added later. The aim of this evaluation is to provide a complete overview of the implementation of the Regulation as well as an assessment of its effects. It will be useful to determine what further action at EU level is needed to boost rail freight.

  • 13. 
    Evaluation of Directive 2009/128/EC i on the This evaluation will look, inter alia, at the progress achieved by the Directive in reducing dependency on pesticides and Sustainable Use of Pesticides stimulating the take-up of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives to pesticides. Simplification potential will also be considered, for example concerning the rules for inspection of pesticides application equipment and new official control rules.
  • 14. 
    Evaluation of the EU Animal Welfare Strategy This evaluation will look at the extent to which the EU Animal Welfare Strategy has contributed to simplifying the EU (2012-2015) animal welfare framework and at the remaining scope for simplification, having regard to the evolution of needs in this area.

No. Title Simplification objective / potential (short explanation of the REFIT objective of the revisions, and simplification potential for evaluations and fitness checks)

  • 15. 
    Evaluation on authorisation of plant protection This evaluation covers the implementation and functioning of Regulation 1107/2009 i on plant protection products and products and maximum residue levels for Regulation 396/2005 i on maximum residue levels in all Member States since their applicability in June 2011 and pesticides September 2008, respectively. It proposes possible ways to enhance the implementation of the Regulations in order to simplify or strengthen the current regulatory framework, e.g. to address delays and increase transparency, improve the zonal system for authorisation and mutual recognition of authorisations, promote sustainable plant protection, low risk solutions and efficient risk mitigation, as well as to increase coherence and consistency between the Regulations and other EU legislation.

The evaluation looks also into the issues raised in the REFIT Platform opinion XI.10.a on Multiple use/Multiple source substances – Chlorate adopted on 7/6/2017 and in the REFIT Platform opinion XI.22.a on the registration of plant

protection products – adopted on 14/03/2019.

  • 16. 
    Evaluation of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 i on This evaluation looks at the issue raised by the REFIT Platform Opinion XI.11.a-b on the establishment of nutrient nutrition and health claims made on food with profiles. The evaluation assessed the impacts of the current situation (where no nutrient profiles exist at EU level). It regard to nutrient profiles and health claims looks at whether nutrient profiles are still fit for their purpose, warranted and adequate to ensure the objectives of the made on plants and their preparations and of the Claims Regulation. The results of this evaluation are also awaited to address the issues raised on Traditional Herbal general regulatory framework for their use in Medicines Products Directive by businesses, as included in the REFIT Platform opinion XI.6.a-b .

    foods

  • 17. 
    Evaluation of Food Contact Materials This evaluation scrutinises all aspects of the current EU food contact materials legislation, including the effectiveness of the declaration of compliance, which is currently required for specific measures at EU level. On the basis of this evaluation, the Commission will consider if further measures are necessary at EU level, including consideration of different issues such as the one raised by the REFIT Platform Opinion XI.1a , which recommends a common European requirement for a declaration of compliance for all types of food contact materials.
  • 18. 
    Evaluation of the Directive 2005/44/EC i on River information services (RIS) make use of information and communication technology (ICT) to support safety, harmonised river information services (RIS) on efficiency and environmental friendliness of inland waterway transport. The RIS Directive provides a framework for inland waterways in the Community minimum requirements and technical specifications for the provision and implementation of RIS to assure harmonisation, interoperability and cross-border compatibility of Member States’ RIS systems for waterways of class IV or above. The evaluation looks at the Directive’s implementation and at the sector’s recent organisational and technological developments, particularly of digital technologies. It also assesses potential areas for simplification in the process through which updates to the technical specifications under the Directive are being conceived.

A Europe fit for the Digital Age

  • 19. 
    Report from the Commission to the European The Commission shall report on the application of Regulation (EU) 910/2014 i to the European Parliament and the Parliament and the Council on the Application of Council by 1 July 2020, as required by Article 49 of the Regulation. The report will assess to what extent the eIDAS Regulation (EU) 910/2014 on electronic framework remains fit for purpose delivering the intended outcomes, results and impacts and may identify possible identification and trust services for electronic further actions to improve regulatory performance. The Commission will conduct an evaluation in line with the Better transactions in the internal market (eIDAS Regulation guidelines, also involving a public and a targeted stakeholder consultation.

    Regulation)

No. Title Simplification objective / potential (short explanation of the REFIT objective of the revisions, and simplification potential for evaluations and fitness checks)

  • 20. 
    Review of the Broadband Cost Reduction The review aims to reduce unnecessary and costly administrative burden, which can significantly deter and delay Directive (Directive 2014/61 i/EU) network deployment. It aims to improve further the current measure by simplifying permits and procedures or by making the engineering works more agile by improving coordination with other infrastructures (roads, energy, etc.). This can represent an important opportunity for new legislation to reduce overall administrative burdens in the sector.
  • 21. 
    Review of the Regulation on the internal market The Commission shall report on the evaluation of this Regulation to the European Parliament, the Council and the and cross-border e-commerce (Geo-Blocking) European Economic and Social Committee by 23 March 2020, as required by Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) 302/2018 i. The Commission shall take into account the overall impact of the Regulation on the internal market and cross-border e-commerce, including, in particular, the potential additional administrative and financial burden for traders stemming from the existence of different applicable regulatory consumer contract law regimes.
  • 22. 
    Revision for the Recommendation on the The on-going evaluation assesses one of the main policy instruments on digitisation, online access and digital digitisation and online accessibility of cultural preservation of cultural heritage material with the objective to gather stakeholders views on a possible update to better material and digital preservation (2011/711/EU) reflect today’s public needs in this area, and increase the potential of Europe’s cultural heritage for the benefit of citizens.

    The revision will look at these aspects in line with current technology trends and the needs of the sector.

  • 23. 
    Fitness check of 2012 State aid modernisation Due to the State aid modernisation, today, 96% of new implemented aid measures are in the hands of national authorities. package, railways guidelines and short term This allows more rapid implementation by the Member States and the focus of State aid control being more "big on big export credit insurance things and small on small things". The ongoing fitness check seeks, among others, to assess to what extent the current regime has contributed to achieving a reduction of the administrative burden and whether there is a further potential for streamlining and simplifying State aid rules.
  • 24. 
    Evaluation of the Vertical Block Exemption The ongoing evaluation of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Guidelines on Vertical Restraints seeks notably Regulation to assess to what extent the current regime has achieved its objective of providing a safe harbour for vertical agreements that are on balance efficiency enhancing, thus creating legal certainty and reduced compliance costs for stakeholders. This includes identifying areas in which the current regime may not properly reflect new market developments as well as possible gaps, which may have resulted in legal uncertainty, inconsistencies in the enforcement of the vertical rules in different EU Member States and therefore increased compliance costs for stakeholders.
  • 25. 
    Evaluation of procedural and jurisdictional The ongoing evaluation focuses on simplification and cutting red tape where appropriate, streamlining of the referral aspects of EU merger control system and other improvements of a technical nature. Moreover, in light of the recent debate on the effectiveness of the purely turnover-based jurisdictional thresholds of the EU Merger Regulation, the evaluation also seeks to assess whether these allow capturing all transactions, which can potentially have an impact in the internal market.
  • 26. 
    Targeted modification of the General Block The Commission aims at modifying the General Block Exemption Regulation in a targeted manner to accompany the next Exemption Regulation in relation to the EU Multiannual Financial Framework. The proposal will ensure that national funding, from Member States’ funds or from funding programmes ESI Funds managed at national level, and centrally-managed EU funds can be combined seamlessly in the following areas: in financial products supported by the InvestEU Fund; RDI projects with a Seal of Excellence under H2020 or Horizon Europe, as well as co-funded projects and teaming actions under H2020 or Horizon Europe; and European Territorial Cooperation projects. (Q3 2020)

No. Title Simplification objective / potential (short explanation of the REFIT objective of the revisions, and simplification potential for evaluations and fitness checks)

  • 27. 
    Consortia Block Exemption Regulation The extension of the current Consortia Block Exemption Regulation for another four years will continue to simplify the (exemption from Article 101 TFEU for certain analysis of consortia’s compliance with competition rules, limit the dependency on external advice and reduce legal costs. types of cooperation agreements among (Q2 2020)

    container shipping operators)

  • 28. 
    Evaluation of the Low Voltage Directive The low voltage directive (LVD) ensures that electrical equipment within certain voltage limits provides a high level of 2014/35/EU protection for European citizens, and benefits fully from the single market. It has been applicable since 20 April 2016. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess if the Directive is fit for purpose in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence, EU added-value. On the basis of the conclusions on the performance of the Directive, the Commission will assess which next steps may be necessary to improve the performance of the Directive.
  • 29. 
    Evaluation of the Postal Services Directive The postal sector is going through substantial changes due to digitalisation. The Postal Services Directive (97/67/EC) 97/67/EC dates from 1997 and was revised in 2002 and 2008.The report on the application of the Directive will be accompanied by an evaluation to assess if the Directive is still fit for purpose and future-proof.
  • 30. 
    Evaluation of the 'SME Definition' The scope of this initiative is the Commission Recommendation concerning the definition of micro, small and mediumsized enterprises (2003/361/EC). It sets out the criteria to determine whether an enterprise is an SME (i.e. staff headcount, turnover/ balance sheet total and independence) and has been applied since 01/01/2005 when it replaced Recommendation 96/280/EC. As the Recommendation is referenced in over 100 EU legal acts covering a wide range of EU policies such as State Aid, a replacement will also have to address those references.
  • 31. 
    Revision of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC i The initiative aims to: i) address the risks stemming from new technologies while allowing for technical progress,, ii) simplify the requirements for documentation by allowing digital formats, hence to reduce administrative burden for economic operators, with an additional positive impact on environmental costs, iii) to improve the legal clarity of some major concepts and definitions in the current text of the Directive, iv) to ensure coherence with other Directives and Regulations for products and improve enforcement of the legislation through the alignement to the New Legislative Framework, v) reduce costs of transposition by converting the Directive into a Regulation. (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)
  • 32. 
    Evaluation of EU legislation on design protection The purpose of the evaluation is to analyse to what extent the current EU legislation on design protection has achieved its objectives in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU added-value, and it shall provide clear indications of the degree to which that legislation is still considered to be fit for purpose. The evaluation shall identify opportunities for streamlining registration procedures with a view to facilitating the simple uptake of design protection in the EU with potential reduction of costs and administrative burdens to the benefit of businesses, designers and SMEs.
  • 33. 
    Evaluation of the Driving Licence Directive The ex-post evaluation will assess how well the Directive has performed in improving road safety, facilitating free 2006/126/EC movement and reducing the possibility of fraud. It will also examine technical progress e.g. as regards vehicles and digitalisation (digital licences).

No. Title Simplification objective / potential (short explanation of the REFIT objective of the revisions, and simplification potential for evaluations and fitness checks)

An Economy that Works for People

  • 34. 
    Uniform rounding rules (Follow up of Report on Evaluation of the use of one- and two-euro cent coins and of the possibility to introduce common rounding rules. A

    recent developments as regards euro coins possible proposal would introduce common rounding rules to address the challenges related to the use of one- and two COM(2018) 787 final i/2 ) euro cent coins (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 133 TFEU, Q4 2020)

  • 35. 
    Fitness Check on Public Corporate Reporting by The aim of this fitness check is to assess whether EU legislation on regular and public reporting by companies companies continues to meet the stakeholders’ need for information on companies’ activities, performances, risks, and impacts.
  • 36. 
    Evaluation of legislation on trade in drug Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 i and Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 i on drug precursors will be evaluated in the light of precursors their objective, which is to set up a monitoring and control system of the trade in drug precursors to prevent their diversion from the legal supply chain into the illicit drug production. In addition to those two Regulations, the evaluation will cover their associated acts, Delegated Regulation 2015/1011 and Implementing Regulation 2015/1013.
  • 37. 
    Evaluation of Regulation on mutual assistance in Regulation 515/97 i ensures the correct application of the EU customs legislation. Since the 2015 revision of Regulation customs matters 515/97 515/97, new developments (such as new data protection regime, new fraud risks) have been recorded. The evaluation will assess the overall functioning of Regulation 515/97 i by also making use of a targeted consultation.

A Stronger Europe in the World

  • 38. 
    Evaluation of the trade pillar of six EU’s This evaluation might identify opportunities for streamlining procedures with potential reduction of costs and

    Association Agreements with EUROMED administrative burden and simplification of processes. Furthermore, these potential benefits might be used in any future countries (Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, re-negotiation of this agreement or in the negotiation of agreements with other countries. Algeria and Lebanon)

  • 39. 
    Evaluation of the implementation of the EU- This evaluation might identify opportunities for streamlining procedures with potential reduction of costs and

    CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement administrative burden and simplification of processes. Furthermore, these potential benefits might be used in any future re-negotiation of this agreement or in the negotiation of agreements with other countries.

  • 40. 
    Torture Free Trade Review Regulation (EU) 2019/125 (‘Anti-torture Regulation’) concerning trade in certain goods, which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

    Under Article 32 of the ‘Anti-torture Regulation’, the Commission shall review its implementation by 31 July 2020, and every five years thereafter. On the basis of a review report to be adopted by July 2020, the Commission will decide whether any amendments to the Regulation should be proposed. Without prejudice to the outcome of the review and while ensuring that relevant goods remain subject to effective restrictions, potential areas of simplification on for instance reporting requirements or exchanging information could be considered.

No. Title Simplification objective / potential (short explanation of the REFIT objective of the revisions, and simplification potential for evaluations and fitness checks)

Promoting our European Way of Life

  • 41. 
    Evaluation of Paediatric Regulation (EC) No This evaluation will provide meaningful input to the future EU pharmaceutical strategy. Based on the available 1901/2006 and of Orphan Medicinal Products evidence, the evaluation assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the Orphan and Paediatric Regulations both Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 i separately and combined. The evaluation focuses, inter alia, on products catering for unmet medical needs and on how the incentives provided in current legislation have been used.

A New Push for European Democracy

  • 42. 
    Commission Proposal to review Directive The ongoing evaluation of the directive will focus on the progress made, its costs and benefits. It will also focus on

    2008/48/EC on credit agreement for consumers whether original objectives and tools of the Directive correspond to current needs, on monitoring how the Directive works together with other pieces of legislation and whether the EU intervention has delivered a benefit. Based on the outcome of the evaluation, the review will ensure better consumer information and understanding of consumer credits, taking into account the digitalisation in the provision of such products. It will aim at providing better protection for consumers from irresponsible lending practices, particularly those spread online. (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)

  • 43. 
    Commission Proposal to review Directive The ongoing evaluation will assess whether the original objectives have been achieved, how the Directive is

    2002/65/EC on the distance marketing of functioning from a cost/benefit, burden reduction and simplification perspectives, and how the Directive works together consumer financial services with other legislation in the field of retail financial services, consumer protection and data protection. The analysis will assess whether the tools of the Directive correspond to the original and current needs and its EU added-value. Based on the outcome of the evaluation, the review will ensure better understanding of retail financial products taking into account the digitalisation in the provision of such products. It will aim at providing better protection for consumers from irresponsible lending practices, particularly those spread online. (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)

  • 44. 
    Revision of the General Product Safety Directive The initiative will tackle the safety issues of products brought about by new technologies; address the need for more 2001/95/EC concrete actions on online selling; update the general legal framework on product safety; and in the light of the new (Regulation; legal basis Article 114 TFEU) Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of products, fill the existing gap between harmonised and non-harmonised products as far as market surveillance is concerned. The revision would also improve the effectiveness of product recalls and the coverage of new product safety risks. It should strengthen the enforcement powers of Member States in particular in relation to import controls. (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q4 2020)

    3

Annex III: Priority pending proposals

No. Full Title References

A European Green Deal

  • 1. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2015/757 in order to COM(2019)38 final i take appropriate account of the global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data 2019/0017 (COD) i

    04.02.2019

the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control 30.05.2018

  • 3. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on streamlining measures for advancing the COM(2018)277 final i realisation of the trans-European transport network 2018/0138 (COD) i

    17.05.2018

3 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) proposals are highlighted in grey

No. Full Title References

  • 9. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing a dedicated financial programme for decommissioning of nuclear facilities and management COM(2018)467 final i of radioactive waste, and repealing Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1368/2013 2018/0252 (NLE) i

    13.06.2018

  • 14. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 i COM(2018)394 final i establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and 2018/0218 (COD) i

    foodstuffs, (EU) No 251/2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised 23.04.2018 wine products, (EU) No 228/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and (EU) No 229/2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands

  • 15. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to COM(2018)392 final i be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee 2018/0216 (COD) i

    Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013of the 01.06.2018 European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 i of the European Parliament and of the Council

A Europe fit for the Digital Age

  • 17. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on rail passengers’ rights and obligations (recast) COM(2017)548 final i 2017/0237 (COD) i

    27.09.2017 No. Full Title References

and Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 i on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air 13.03.2013

  • 20. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on common rules for the allocation of slots at COM(2011)827 final i European Union airports 2011/0391 (COD) i

    01.12.2011

repair and maintenance information 14.06.2019

Communications) 10.1.2017

  • 26. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Cybersecurity COM(2018)630 final i Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres A contribution from the European 2018/0328 (COD) i

Commission to the Leaders’ meeting in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018 12.09.2019

  • 27. 
    Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the legal and operational framework of the COM(2016)823 final i European services e-card introduced by Regulation ....[ESC Regulation].... 2016/0402 (COD) i

    10.01.2017

  • 28. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL introducing a European services e-card and COM(2016)824 final i related administrative facilities 2016/0403 (COD) i

    10.01.2017 No. Full Title References

(EU) No 1287/2013, (EU) No 254/2014, (EU) No 258/2014, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) 2017/826 07.06.2018

  • 31. 
    Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing the specific programme implementing COM(2018)436 final i Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2018/0225 (COD) i

    07.06.2018

  • 32. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework COM(2018)435 final i Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination 2018/0224 (COD) i

    07.06.2018

  • 33. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the COM(2018)437 final i period 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2018/0226 (NLE) i

    07.06.2018

  • 34. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Digital Europe programme for COM(2018)434 final i the period 2021-2027 2018/0227 (COD) i

    08.06.2018

and Decision 541/2014/EU 08.06.2018

An Economy that Works for People

  • 37. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE laying down provisions for strengthening fiscal responsibility and the medium-term budgetary orientation COM(2017)824 final i in the Member States 2017/0335 (CNS) i

    6.12.2017

  • 40. 
    Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on credit servicers, credit purchasers and the COM(2018)135 final i recovery of collateral 2018/0063 (COD)

    14.03.2018

  • 43. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION laying down measures in view of progressively establishing unified representation of the euro area in the COM(2015)603 final i International Monetary Fund 2015/0250 (NLE) i

    21.10.2015

  • 44. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a governance framework for the budgetary COM(2019)354 final i instrument for convergence and competitiveness for the euro area 2019/0161 (COD) i

    24.07.2019

883/2004(Text with relevance for the EEA and Switzerland) 14.12.2016

  • 46. 
    Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Decision No 573/2014/EU on enhanced COM(2019)620 final i cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) 2019/0188 (COD) i

    11.09.2019

  • 48. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing a facility for providing financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the COM(2012)336 final i euro 2012/0164 (APP) i

    22.06.2012

  • 57. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment of a European Investment COM(2018)387 final i Stabilisation Function 2018/0212 (COD) i

    31.05.2018

enforcement of the obligation to ensure against such liability 24.05.2018

  • 60. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION laying down implementing measures for the system of Own Resources of the European Union COM(2018)327 final i 2018/0132 (APP) i

    02.05.2018 No. Full Title References

  • 61. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the COM(2018)328 final i collection of own resources accruing from value added tax 2018/0133 (NLE) i

    03.05.2018

  • 62. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on the methods and procedure for making available the Own Resources based on the Common COM(2018)326 final i Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, on the European Union Emissions Trading System and on Plastic packaging waste that is not recycled, and on 2018/0131 (NLE) i

the measures to meet cash requirements 03.05.2018

  • 64. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing an exchange, assistance and training COM(2018)369 final i programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (the ‘Pericles IV programme') 2018/0194 (COD) i

    31.05.2018

  • 65. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION extending to the non-participating Member States the application of Regulation (EU) No …/2018 COM(2018)371 final i establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (the 2018/0219 (APP) i

‘Pericles IV’ programme) 31.05.2018

  • 68. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the 'Customs' programme for COM(2018)442 final i cooperation in the field of customs 2018/0232 (COD) i

    08.06.2018

  • 69. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the 'Fiscalis' programme for COM(2018)443 final i cooperation in the field of taxation 2018/0233 (COD) i

    08.06.2018

  • 70. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing, as part of the Integrated Border COM(2018)474 final i Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for customs control equipment 2018/0258 (COD) i

    13.06.2018

  • 71. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down common provisions on the COM(2018)375 final i European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and 2018/0196 (COD) i

    financial rules for those and for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument 29.05.2018 No. Full Title References

  • 72. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Regional Development Fund COM(2018)372 final i and on the Cohesion Fund 2018/0197 (COD) i

    29.05.2018

  • 73. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a mechanism to resolve legal and COM(2018)373 final i administrative obstacles in a cross-border context 2018/0198 (COD) i

    29.05.2018

  • 74. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on specific provisions for the European territorial COM(2018)374 final i cooperation goal (Interreg) supported by the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments 2018/0199 (COD) i

    29.05.2018

A Stronger Europe in the World

  • 76. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL setting up a Union regime for the control of COM(2016)616 final i exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (recast) 2016/0295 (COD) i

    28.09.2016

  • 77. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the access of third-country goods and services COM(2012)124 final i to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public 2012/0060 (COD) i

procurement markets of third countries 21.03.2012

rules 12.12.2019

  • 79. 
    Proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, with the support of the Commission, to the Council for a 9736/18 Council Decision establishing a European Peace Facility 13.06.2018
  • 80. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession COM(2018)465 final i Assistance (IPA III) 2018/0247 (COD) i

    14.06.2018

  • 81. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Neighbourhood, Development COM(2018)460 final i and International Cooperation Instrument 2018/0243 (COD) i

    14.06.2018 No. Full Title References

  • 82. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations COM(2018)461 final i between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other ('Overseas Association Decision') 2018/0244 (CNS) i

    14.06.2018

  • 83. 
    Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION establishing a European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development COM(2018)462 final i and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty 2018/0245 (NLE) i

    14.06.2018

  • 84. 
    Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the COM(2019)125 final i European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism 2019/0070 (COD) i

    07.03.2019

Promoting our European Way of Life

  • 85. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No COM(2018)338 final i 883/2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) as regards cooperation with the European Public 2018/0170 (COD) i

Prosecutor's Office and the effectiveness of OLAF investigations 24.05.2018

  • 86. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No COM(2014)340 final i 883/2013 as regards the establishment of a Controller of procedural guarantees 2014/0173 (COD) i

    11.06.2014

  • 88. 
    Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on common standards and procedures in Member COM(2018)634 final i States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (recast) A contribution from the European Commission to the Leaders’ meeting in 2018/0329 (COD) i

Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018 12.09.2018

  • 89. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on preventing the dissemination of terrorist COM(2018)640 final i content online A contribution from the European Commission to the Leaders’ meeting in Salzburg on 19-20 September 2018 2018/0331 (COD) i

    12.09.2018

Decision 2004/512/EC i and repealing Council Decision 2008/633 i/JHA 17.05.2018

  • 91. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the conditions for accessing other COM(2019)4 final i EU information systems for ETIAS purposes and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 i, Regulation (EU)2017/2226 2019/0002 (COD) i and Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 07.01.2019

No. Full Title References

that requirement (Turkey) 04.05.2016

that requirement (Kosovo*) 04.05.2016

  • 94. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards COM(2017)571 final i the rules applicable to the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders 2017/0245 (COD) i

    28.09.2017

  • 96. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the COM(2016)272 final i comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of [Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 i establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining 2016/0132 (COD) i

    the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country 04.05.2016 national or a stateless person] , for identifying an illegally staying third-country national or stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes (recast)

  • 97. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the criteria and mechanisms for COM(2016)270 final i determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third 2016/0133 (COD) i

country national or a stateless person (recast) 04.05.2016

  • 98. 
    Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down standards for the reception of COM(2016)465 final i applicants for international protection (recast) 2016/0222 (COD) i

    13.07.2016

  • 99. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on standards for the qualification of third-country COM(2016)466 final i nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary 2016/0223 (COD) i

    protection and for the content of the protection granted and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC i of 25 November 2003 concerning the status 13.07.2016 of third-country nationals who are long-term residents

  • 102. 
    Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the conditions of entry and residence of third COM(2016)378 final i country nationals for the purposes of highly skilled employment 2016/0176 (COD) i

    07.06.2016

  • 104. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Institute of Innovation and COM(2019)331 final i Technology (recast) 2019/0151 (COD) i

    11.07.2019

  • 105. 
    Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European COM(2019)330 final i Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of Europe 2019/0152 (COD) i

    11.07.2019

  • 109. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing, as part of the Integrated Border COM(2018)473 final i Management Fund, the instrument for financial support for border management and visa 2018/0249 (COD) i

    13.06.2018

A New Push for European Democracy

  • 112. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL adapting a number of legal acts in the area of COM(2016)798 final i Justice providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 2016/0399 (COD) i

    14.12.2016

  • 113. 
    Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on improving the gender balance among non COM(2012)614 final i executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures 2012/0299 (COD) i

    14.11.2012

  • 114. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL adapting a number of legal acts providing for the COM(2016)799 final i use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 2016/0400 B(COD) 14.12.2016
  • 116. 
    Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age COM(2008)426 final i or sexual orientation 2008/0140 (CNS)

    02.07.2008

  • 118. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the conditions for accessing the other COM(2019)3 final i EU information systems and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 and Regulation (EU) yyyy/xxx [ECRIS-TCN] 2019/0001 (COD) i 07.01.2019
  • 119. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the law applicable to the third-party effects of COM(2018)96 final i assignments of claims 2018/0044 (COD) i

    12.03.2016

  • 120. 
    Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down harmonised rules on the appointment of COM(2018)226 final i legal representatives for the purpose of gathering evidence in criminal proceedings 2018/0107 (COD) i

    18.04.2018

  • 121. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European Production and Preservation Orders COM(2018)225 final i for electronic evidence in criminal matters 2018/0108 (COD) i

    18.04.2018 No. Full Title References

(service of documents) 31.05.2018

  • 123. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No COM(2018)378 final i 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters 2018/0203 (COD) i

    31.05.2018

  • 124. 
    Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of the Union's budget in case of COM(2018)324 final i generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States 2018/0136 (COD) i

    03.05.2018

Annex IV: Withdrawals 4

No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

A European Green Deal

  • 1. 
    COM(2017)826 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: the proposal relates to the budgetary 2017/0336 (COD) i COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 i of the European Parliament and of the period 2014-2020 and is now no longer needed. Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional

    Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 i as regards support to structural reforms in Member States

  • 2. 
    COM(2017)97 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE No foreseeable agreement: the scope of the proposal 2017/0043 (COD) i COUNCIL establishing a multi-annual plan for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea and the has been partly taken over by international

    fisheries exploiting those stocks agreements and several amendments proposed distort the proposal in a manner which prevents achievement of the objectives pursued by the proposal.

  • 3. 
    COM(2014)265 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: several elements have been taken over by 2014/0138 (COD) i COUNCIL laying down a prohibition on driftnet fisheries, amending Council Regulations the new regulation on technical measures

    (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 812/2004,(EC) No 2187/2005 and (EC) No 1967/2006 and repealing (Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 on the conservation of Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97 i fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures). In addition, no progress has been made by colegislators for several years.

  • 4. 
    COM(2012)332 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: other proposals (such as e.g. the 2012/0162 (COD) i COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 i establishing a Community Commission proposal for a new fisheries control system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing regulation (COM(2018)368 i) that are either adopted or under negotiation have in the meantime covered main elements of this proposal.

4 This list includes pending legislative proposals, which the Commission intends to withdraw within six months (by July 2020)

No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

  • 5. 
    COM(2012)413 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: the eel stock has evolved since 2012; 2012/0201 (COD) i COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 i establishing measures for the other regulations such as regulations on fishing recovery of the stock of European eel opportunities setting yearly total allowable catches and quotas have in the meantime covered main elements of this proposal.
  • 6. 
    COM(2012)432 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: several elements have been taken over by 2012/0208 (COD) i COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 i concerning the conservation of the new regulation on technical measures

    fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine (Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 on the conservation of organisms fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures).

  • 7. 
    COM(2011)470 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: an overall multiannual plan for the Baltic 2011/0206 (COD) i COUNCIL establishing a multiannual plan for the Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries Sea has in the meantime been adopted (Regulation exploiting that stock (EU) 2016/1139 on a multiannual plan for the

    stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and

    the fisheries exploiting those stocks).

  • 8. 
    COM(2011)479 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: other regulations have in the meantime 2011/0218 (COD) i COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 i concerning management covered main elements of this proposal such as e.g. measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea the Council regulation (EU) 2019/1022 for a

    multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 i.

  • 9. 
    COM(2013)892 final i Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL No foreseeable agreement: no progress has been 2013/0433 (COD) i on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and made by co-legislators since 2015 and further

reproduced for farming purposes progress is unlikely.

  • 10. 
    COM(2013)893 final i Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the placing on the market of food from animal No foreseeable agreement: no progress has been 2013/0434 (APP) i clones made by co-legislators since 2015 and further

    progress is unlikely.

  • 11. 
    COM(2017)648 final i Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL No foreseeable agreement: several amendments 2017/0290 (COD) i amending Directive 92/106/EEC i on the establishment of common rules for certain types of proposed distort the proposal in a manner which combined transport of goods between Member States prevents achievement of the objectives pursued by the proposal. Moreover, the necessity of increasing the share in total transport of sustainable transport modes under the European Green Deal requires stronger support for multimodal solutions and the current proposal is insufficient therefore.

No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

  • 12. 
    COM(2013)20 final i Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the submission, on behalf of the European Union, of Obsolete: the proposal was not adopted ahead of the 2013/0011 (NLE) i applications for new entries in Annex VIII or IX to the Basel Convention on the control of meeting for which it was intended.

    transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal

  • 13. 
    COM(2018)731 final i Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Obsolete: the proposal was not adopted ahead of the 2018/0379 (NLE) i Union, in the thirty-eighth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the meeting for which the proposal was intended.

    conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats, with regards to amendments to Appendices II and III

  • 14. 
    COM(2019)494 final i Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Obsolete: the proposal was not adopted ahead of the 2019/0241 (NLE) i Union in the thirty-ninth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the meeting for which the proposal was intended.

    Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, with regards to amendments to Appendices II and III to that Convention

  • 15. 
    COM(2009)585 final i Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the Obsolete: the proposal was not adopted ahead of the 26.10.2009 European Community with regard to proposals for amending Annexes II and III to the Protocol meeting for which it was intended.

    concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol) of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) at the sixteenth meeting of the Contracting Parties

A Europe fit for the Digital Age

  • 16. 
    COM(2017)257 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE No foreseeable agreement: discussions have been 2017/0087 (COD) i COUNCIL setting out the conditions and procedure by which the Commission may request suspended in the Council since March 2018.

    undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide information in relation to the internal market and related areas

  • 17. 
    COM(2014)28 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: most of the content of the proposal is 2014/0012 (COD) i COUNCIL amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 i and (EC) No 595/2009 as regards the covered by other files already adopted in the

    reduction of pollutant emissions from road vehicles meantime (e.g. provisions on repair and maintenance information adapted by Regulation 2018/858) or pending (pending file

    COM(2019)208 i). Some other aspects are expected to be covered more comprehensively in a new proposal for the EURO 7 emission standards.

No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

An Economy that works for People

  • 19. 
    COM(2013)342 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: the objectives on quality assurance for 2013/0181 (COD) i COUNCIL on the provision and quality of statistics for the macroeconomic imbalances statistics have been largely met by the

    procedure Memorandum of Understanding between Eurostat and the Directorate-General of Statistics of the

    European Central Bank on the quality assurance of statistics underlying the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure (2016). The assurance of quality of macroeconomic imbalances procedure (MIP) statistics is part of the ongoing review of economic governance.

  • 20. 
    COM(2013)884 final i Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL No foreseeable agreement: it will be replaced by a 2013/0432 (COD) i on the Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions new initiative aiming at reinforcing the enforcement of customs rules, in the context of the Action Plan on Customs Union referred to in annex 1 of this

    Commission Work Programme.

A Stronger Europe in the World

  • 21. 
    COM(2009)65 i-2 final Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on certain aspects of air Obsolete: this proposal has been superseded by a 2009/0019 (APP) services between the European Community and the Republic of Korea new Commission proposal for a Council Decision (COM(2019)92 i).
  • 22. 
    COM(2013)243 final i Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the Obsolete: this proposal was not adopted ahead of 2013/0129 (NLE) i European Union with regard to certain resolutions to be voted in the framework of the the meeting for which it was intended.

    International Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV) No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

  • 23. 
    COM(2015)18 final i Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Obsolete: the substance of this proposal has been 2015/0011 (NLE) i Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning amending the rules of procedure of the covered by Council Decision (EU) 2018/4 of 18 EEA Joint Committee (Croatia Enlargement) December 2017 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning amending the rules of

    procedure of the EEA Joint Committee.

  • 24. 
    COM(2015)48 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE No foreseeable agreement: the proposal will be 2015/0027 (COD) i COUNCIL protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation replaced by a new initiative for a reinforced

    adopted by a third country and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom (recast) sanctions mechanism, referred to in annex 1 of this Commission Work Programme.

  • 25. 
    JOIN(2016)37 final i Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, Obsolete: a revised Commission proposal for a 2016/0241 (NLE) i of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union Council Decision on the signing of the partnership and the Government of Malaysia and cooperation agreement as a mixed agreement (and not as EU only) and with provisional

    application was prepared in 2018 (JOIN(2018)20 i), making this 2016 proposal obsolete.

  • 26. 
    JOIN(2016)38 i Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Obsolete: in the light of the revised Commission 2016/0243 (NLE) i Union, of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European proposal on the signature of the partnership and Union and the Government of Malaysia cooperation agreement (JOIN(2018)20 i)
  • 27. 
    COM(2017)668 final i Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Obsolete: this proposal was overtaken by events, i.e. 2017/0301(NLE) i Union in the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization as regards public it was not necessary, as a consensus did not emerge stockholding for food security purposes, trade-distorting domestic support, including for at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference on the

    cotton, export restrictions in agriculture, fisheries subsidies, domestic regulation in services, envisaged Doha Development Agenda related and SMEs/Transparency of Regulatory Measures for Trade in Goods decisions.

  • 28. 
    JOIN(2018)20 final i Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, Obsolete: the proposal includes a provisional 2018/0269 (NLE) i and provisional application of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation application which is not relevant anymore.

    between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Government of Malaysia, of the other part

  • 29. 
    COM(2019)56 final i Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Obsolete: this proposal was not adopted ahead of 2019/0028 (NLE) i Union at the 14th General Assembly of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International the meeting for which it was intended.

    Carriage by Rail (OTIF) as regards the election of the Secretary General of OTIF for the period from 8 April 2019 to 31 December 2021

No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

A new Push for European Democracy

  • 30. 
    COM(2011)635 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE Obsolete: this proposal was replaced by two other 2011/0284 (COD) i COUNCIL on a Common European Sales Law proposals concerning contracts i) for the supply of digital content and ii) for the online and other

    distance sales of goods) that have been adopted in the meantime (Directive (EU) 2019/771 and Directive (EU) 2019/770).

  • 31. 
    COM(2008)229 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE No foreseeable agreement: no progress has been 2008/0090 (COD) i COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 i regarding public access to European made by co-legislators on both proposals since Parliament, Council and Commission documents / Proposal for a Regulation of the European 2011. The proposals have become in the meantime

    COM(2011)137 final i Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and largely outdated. 2011/0073(COD) i Commission documents

  • 32. 
    COM(2013)78 final i Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE No foreseeable agreement and obsolete: this 2013/0049 (COD) i COUNCIL on consumer product safety and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC i and proposal has been partly superseded by the ‘goods Directive 2001/95/EC i package’ which led to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of products. The Commission will table a new proposal as announced in the REFIT Annex II.

Annex V: List of envisaged repeals

Nº Policy area Title Reasons for repeal

  • 1. 
    Transport Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 i of Regulation (EEC) 1108/70 i provides for the collection of infrastructure expenditure data for rail, road and inland the Council of 4 June 1970 waterways, as well as a collection of statistics about the use of the corresponding infrastructure. According to the introducing an accounting system Regulation, Member States have to regularly report infrastructure investment data to the Commission. After for expenditure on infrastructure in almost 50 years, only four Member States are still providing this information to the Commission. Meanwhile, respect of transport by rail, road and definitions and text became outdated, while other data sources became available: some of horizontal nature such inland waterway as International Transport Forum expenditure data and TEN-Tec, other of more sectorial nature such as the Rail Market Monitoring Survey.
  • 2. 
    Taxation Council Regulation 86/1797/EEC This Regulation clarifies how the prohibition of customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applies for abolishing certain postal fees for the postal sector for intra EU deliveries. While in substance this text is still valid, it is no longer necessary as the customs presentation prohibition follows directly from the treaty.

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