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Revision of EU Impact Assessment Guidelines and SME Test

Summary

The European Parliament calls for a revision of the Commission's impact assessment guidelines, emphasizing the need to protect small businesses through the 'SME test' and ensuring independent quality control via the Impact Assessment Board.
10 27.11.2014
Other
economy
environment
social policy
administrative law
public administration
business and competition

Key points

  • The need for impact assessments to provide transparent and balanced evidence on economic, social, and environmental effects.
  • Concerns that the new guidelines are too vague and leave too much room for interpretation regarding when an assessment is required.
  • The demand for a clearly defined and independent role for the Impact Assessment Board to ensure high-quality control.
  • The insistence on maintaining the SME test to prevent small businesses from being disproportionately disadvantaged by new regulations.
Documents (PDFs)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines and the role of the SME test MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines and the role of the SME test MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines and the role of the SME test MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines and the role of the SME test MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the revision of the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission’s impact assessment guidelines Commission’s impact assessment guidelines
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