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HomeQuality analysis of European Commission impact assessments
Developments during the 2019-2024 term
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This study provides an analysis of the quality of European Commission ex-ante impact assessments (IAs) published between December 2019 and November 2024, following their appraisal by the Ex-Ante Impact Assessment Unit (IMPA) of the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS). Drawing on a review of 143 initial appraisals of Commission IAs, the study analyses them according to quality criteria stemming from the Commission's Better Regulation Guidelines, European Parliament resolutions and the Parliament's Impact Assessment Handbook. During the term under review, the average quality of Commission IAs has developed positively, and in several respects. This reflects the Commission's significant efforts to apply the better regulation rules and tools. At the same time, the study reveals shortcomings in certain parts of IAs, the improvement of which will need a careful and systematic approach in future, in particular the assessment of impacts, the range of feasible options, and elements such as the inclusion of operational objectives and the quantification of benefits. As regards the uptake of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) recommendations in the final IA, the intensified upstream scrutiny of the RSB appears to have benefited overall IA quality during this review term and should therefore be maintained. With this study, IMPA seeks to contribute to the joint effort to improve the quality of EU law-making. The aim is for the findings of the review to feed into the broader discussion on better regulation in the European Union, and impact assessment in particular.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (European Parliament)
- Themes: Activities of the institutions and bodies , Justice and home affairs
- Subject: documentation , EU activity , EU policy , European Commission , European Parliament , powers of parliament , proposal (EU) , qualitative analysis
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-848-2517-2 | DOI 10.2861/7297538 | Catalogue number QA-01-25-012-EN-N |
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