Influencing the Preparation of EU Legislation: A Practical Guide to Working with Impact Assessments

This is a step-by-step guide to how the European Commission makes Impact Assessments for proposed legislation and policies - and how stakeholders can most effectively work with the Commission to ensure their issues and evidence are properly taken into account before the Commission has finalised a proposal. This book is a working tool for anyone with an interest in shaping EU legislation, including business organisations, regional and national governments, NGOs, citizen groups, law firms and public affairs professionals. - Why, when and how the Commission makes Impact Assessments - The underlying principles and quality criteria - Who in the Commission is involved and at which stage - How stakeholders can be involved and get their issues across -The type of evidence that is valued by the Commission - The importance to stakeholders of engaging early with the Commission - What sort of engagement works best - And the mistakes stakeholders must definitely avoid

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Reviews:

“Valuable insight into how the European Commission prepares its proposals... Concrete suggestions on how stakeholders can interact with the Commission.” Dr Edmund Stoiber, Chairman of the High Level Group on Administrative Burdens. “Should be on the ‘to-read list’ of every stakeholder in Brussels”, Jan Mulder MEP