Il faut noter
que les études d’impact ne sont disponibles qu’en langue anglaise
Political context ( at http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/index_en.htm
)
The Göteborg European Council in June 2001 and the Laeken European Council in December 2001 introduced two important political
considerations:
- First, to consider the effects of policy
proposals in their economic, social and environmental dimensions.
- Second, to simplify and improve the regulatory
environment.
Within the framework of
the Better Regulation package and the European Sustainable Development
Strategy, the Commission has taken several concrete actions to improve the way
it designs policy. One of these is impact assessment, for which the Commission
introduced a new method in 2002, integrating and replacing previous
single-sector type of assessments (Commission's Communication COM(2002)276 of 5 June
2002 on Impact Assessment).
Impact assessment (IA)
is a process aimed at structuring and supporting the development of policies.
It identifies and assesses the problem at stake and the objectives pursued. It
identifies the main options for achieving the objective and analyses their
likely impacts in the economic, environmental and social fields. It outlines
advantages and disadvantages of each option and examines possible synergies and
trade-offs.
Impact assessment is an aid
to political decision, not a
substitute for it. It informs decision-makers of the likely impacts of
proposals, but it leaves it up to them to take the decisions.
The Commission recently updated its internal Guidelines for impact assessment. Please consult the "Key documents" page for this and other recent Commission documents on impact assessment
On impact
assessment ( at http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/key_en.htm)
> Impact Assessment Board
Report for the year 2008 EN FR DE (28
January 2009)
Report for the year 2007 EN FR DE (30
January 2008)
> Joint report on impacts on trade and investment
in EU and US impact assessment guidelines
Joint Draft Report (8 November 2007)
> Information note from the President to the
Commission
"Better Regulation and enhanced Impact Assessment"
(28 June 2007)
>
Evaluation report
Main report - Executive Summary
EN FR DE
Annexes :
- Full text
- Methodology and survey results
- 20 impact assessments quality assessments
- 6 case study reports
> Speech by the Secretary General, Catherine Day
"Enhancing Impact Assessment"
(28 June 2007)
>
Commission Guidelines on Impact Assessment
The Commission's internal Guidelines on IA as updated
on 15 January 2009:
Guidelines and
>
Communication 2005
In this Communication the Commission sets out key
action lines, while ensuring coherence with the ongoing action for better
regulation.
See Communication "Better regulation for
Growth and Jobs in the European Union" COM(2005)97 of
16 March 2005.
> Report 2004
This report summarises the Commission's assessment of
how the impact assessment process is working and outlines the steps that the
Commission intends to take in order to improve current practice.
See Commission report on Impact Assessment: "Next
steps - In support of competitiveness and sustainable development" SEC(2004)1377 of
21 October 2004.
> Communication 2002
In this Communication the Commission establishes a new
integrated method for impact assessment, as was agreed at the Göteborg and
Laeken European Councils. Impact Assessment is an action of the Better
Regulation Action Plan and of the European Strategy for Sustainable
Development. It contributes to an effective and efficient Regulatory
Environment and, with regard to the economic, social and environmental
dimension of Sustainable Development, to a more coherent preparation of EU
decision-making.
See text of the Communication COM(2002)276 of 5
June 2002 on Impact Assessment.