The European Commission intends to scrap one third of current proposals that are in the legislative process. From the 183 draft bills screened, it will withdraw 68 and review 6 others for further impact analysis.
Some examples of proposed laws to be axed are:
- draft directive on labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs;
- draft directive for a weekend ban for trucks;
- draft regulation on sales promotion in the internal market;
- draft regulations for the statute of a European Association and a European Mutual Society;
- draft directive on safety requirements for cabin crews on planes;
- draft directive on exposure of workers to optical radiation ('sunshine directive').
Some proposals in the pipeline will undergo an economic analysis to assess the impact on competitiveness:
- the proposed regulation on F-gases (which is already in second reading in the Parliament);
- a draft regulation on waste shipments
The controversial draft directive on temporary workers will be reviewed in the light of the progress on the services directive.
