The Competitiveness Council of 30 September
welcomed the Commission’s plans for better regulation. The
ministers stated their intention not to consider legislative
proposals, as of the beginning of 2003, unless they are
accompanied by an impact assessment.
In their first exchange of views during the Competitiveness
Council on 30 September, the EU ministers welcomed the
Commission’s proposals for better and simplified
regulation. They underlined in particular that they expect
to see the Commission attaching impact assessments to all
substantial legislative proposals by the beginning of 2003.
The ministers also endorsed the
following proposals of the Commission:
- the creation of a representative Standing European
Business Test Panel to seek the views of business on
important draft measures; - making results of consultations and impact
assessments publicly available; - the setting up of an efficient single access point in
the Commission for Member States’ electronic notification
of transpositions; - assessing on an annual basis the progress made in
implementing the Action Plan for better regulation and
undertaking a comprehensive review of the Action Plan
before the end of 2005.