Eu Interinstitutional Agreement On Better Lawmaking

Better regulation is an ongoing priority for the Council. The Council calls for better quality evidence-based legislation and effective and less complex policy-making. In order to ensure that EU legislation is “appropriate”, the Competitiveness Council has repeatedly adopted conclusions on better regulation. These conclusions were also endorsed by the European Council. The three institutions will improve communication with the public throughout the legislative cycle and, in particular, jointly announce the success of the legislative procedure under the ordinary legislative procedure once they have reached an agreement, through joint press conferences or other means deemed appropriate. Parliament and the Council may carry out impact assessments on their substantial amendments if they deem it appropriate and necessary. To this end, they will facilitate the exchange of opinions and information in the legislative procedure, in particular by inviting representatives of the other institutions to an informal exchange of views. Draft agreements are forwarded by the Commission to the legislator. In accordance with its powers, the Commission will examine whether these draft agreements comply with Community law (and in particular with the basic act). 21. A legislative act serving as the basis for a co-regulatory mechanism shall indicate the possible extent of co-regulation in the area concerned.

The competent legislative act shall set out in the legislative act the measures to be taken to ensure its application if one or more parties fail to do so or if the agreement fails. Such measures may provide, for example, for the Commission to inform the legislator regularly of the follow-up to the application or a review clause according to which the Commission reports at the end of a given period and proposes, if necessary, an amendment to the legislative act or other appropriate legislative measure. . . .