Transcript Presentation Marianne Klingbeil : AB in Impact Assessments

Administrative Burden in
Impact Assessments
for Commission proposals
August 2013 – February 2014
Dr. Marianne Klingbeil
Deputy Secretary-General
European Commission
Meeting of the HLG AB, 13 March 2014
Statistics
 55 IA reports published
from August 2013 to
February 2014.
 20 of these have been
identified as being
especially interesting from
an administrative burden
point of view.
Economic
Social
Environmental
IA reports with AB relevance / needs (I)

Proposal for a regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 TFEU to the de minimis
aid in the agricultural sector;

Rules for the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled
and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry;

Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community in view of the 2020
implementation of an international agreement applying a global market-based measure to
international aviation emission;

COM regulation on application of Art. 107 and 108 TFEU to the de minimis aid;

Network code on capacity allocation mechanisms in gas transmission systems;

Ecodesign requirements for standby, off mode electric power consumption of electrical and
electronic household and office equipment;

Regulation on the prevention and management of the introduction of spread of invasive
alien species;

Mutual assistance and cooperation on the application of the law on customs and
agricultural matters;

Aid scheme for the suplly of fruit, vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational
establishments;
IA reports with AB relevance / needs (II)

Minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field
of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of drug;

Proposal for a Regulation establishing the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking;

Amendments to the common system of value added tax as regards a standard VAT return;

Market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse emission trading scheme;

Guidelines on state aid to airports and airlines;

Guidelines on state aid to promote risk finance investments;

European Network of Employment Services;

Ecodesign requirement for domestic ovens, hobs and range hoods;

Communication on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons (such as shale gas)
using high volume hydraulic fracturing in the EU;

Communication on Blue Energy Action;

Revision of the EU air safety legislation concerning aircrew.
Challenges and issues
August 2013 – February 2014
 Need to cover all relevant costs for all actors, as well as the
benefits (which would also allow for a more detailed
presentation of how positive impacts for beneficiaries and
costs for public authorities interact);
 Indicate problems faced when requesting data from
Member States on burdens for businesses;
 Need to be fully transparent on, and better explain, the
underlying assumptions when applying the SCM /
conducting quantifications to ensure the robustness and
usefulness of the results.