Improving the quality of legislation in Europe
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Improving the quality of legislation in Europe
Kluwer Law International, c1998
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Proceedings of the conference on the 'Quality of European and National Legislation', 23-25 April 1997 in The Hague, organised by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut
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In April 1997, during the Dutch presidency of the European Union, a three-day international conference was held in The Hague, The Netherlands, on the subject of The Quality of European and National Legislation and the Internal Market. The present publication comprises the proceedings and conclusions of this timely conference, which was organized by the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague, on behalf of the Ministries of Justice and Economic Affairs of The Netherlands and the European Commission.
The objective of the conference was to suggest ways of improving the legislation in the European Union against the background of the common market. The quality of the drafting of Community legislation is crucial if it is to be properly implemented by competent national authorities and better understood by the public and in business circles.
The conference focused on European legislation and on national legislation in the Member States. Representatives of the European Union, the governments, the academic world, industry and consumer organizations gave their views of and commented on the three main themes of the conference: (I) the experiences on European and national level regarding the judicial quality of legislation; (II) simplification of existing legislation and (III) assessment of draft legislation. The updated and revised versions of their studies and comments are published in the present book. During the final session of the conference, current initiatives in the field of improving the quality of legislation were reviewed (e.g., on consolidation, codification, guidelines and deregulation).
The main findings of the conference were brought to the attention of the Internal Market Council and the IGC as a preparation of the European Council of Amsterdam (16-17 June, 1997) where the Draft Treaty of Amsterdam was concluded. Many of the conference findings and suggestions were repeated in the documents of the Draft Treaty.
In addition to the above-mentioned contributions, the book contains (i) a valuable methodical digest of the conference, including a closer evaluation of the Draft Treaty of Amsterdam, and (ii) a summing-up of the results of the important debate by Professor L.J. Brinkhorst (European Parliament, Strasbourg/Brussels). The book is also enriched by relevant documentation in the field.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- T. Koopmans. List of Abbreviations. Introduction and Reflections
- A.E. Kellermann. Opening Session: Introductory Address
- W. Sorgdrager. Introductory Address
- M. vanden Abeele. Introduction
- F.G. Jacobs. Introduction
- L.A. Geelhoed. Reports and Comments. I: The Quality of European and National Legislation. The Quality of Community Legislation: The Viewpoint of the Council Legal Service
- J.-C. Piris. How to Improve the Quality of Community Legislation: The Viewpoint of the European Commission
- C.W.A. Timmermans. The Main Elements of the General Policy on Legislative Quality: Dutch Experiences
- J.H. van Kreveld. The Quality of European and National Legislation: The German Experiences and Initiatives
- P.-C. Muller-Graff. II: Simplification of Existing Legislation. Deregulation of the Taxi Market: The Swedish Experience
- J.E. Ljusberg. Organising a Simplification Programme
- L. Palm. Simplification in Statistics: The Intrastat Case
- J. Heimann. Lightening of Administrative Formalities in Tax Legislation
- J.N. van Lunteren. III: Assessment of Draft Legislation. The European Commission's Business Impact Assessment System
- R. Schulte-Braucks. Assessment of Draft Legislation in the Netherlands
- S. Formsma. Assessment of Draft Legislation in Finland
- S. Arkio. The Use of Cost/Benefit Analysis in Developing Environmental Policy: Revisions to the Large Combustion Plant Directive
- T. Denne. Good Regulation: Weighing-up the Risks
- L. Neville-Rolfe. How Can Administrative Burdens of Enterprises be Assessed? Different Methods: Advantages and Disadvantages
- B.I. van der Burg, A.F.M. Nijsen. Final Session: Concluding Address
- G.J. Weijers. Annex I: Relevant Documents of EC Institutions. Annex II: Documents of the OECD. Annex III: A Selection of Documents from EC Members States. Annex IV: Relevant Articles, Protocols and Declarations of the Treaty of Amsterdam. List of Participants.
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