This evaluation study supports the evaluation of Directive 1999/22/EC of 29 March 1999 relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos (‘Zoos Directive’) as part of the Commission's Regulatory Fitness Check and Performance (REFIT) programme. The REFIT programme assesses European Union (‘EU’) law...
The 7th Environment Action Programme (7th EAP), adopted in 2013 by the European Parliament and the Council, mandates the European Commission, inter alia, to develop by 2018 “a Union strategy for a non-toxic environment that is conducive to innovation and the development of sustainable substitute...
This ex-post evaluation covers Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 on driving times and rest periods, Directive 2002/15/EC on mobile workers’ working time and Directive 2006/22/EC on enforcement requirements for Member States. These pieces of legislation form part of the EU road transport social legisla...
As part of its Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT), the Commission is undertaking a Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives. This comprehensive, evidence-based assessment of the current regulatory framework determines if it is ‘fit for purpose’ and delivering against ...