1. Impact assessments and public consultation
4th REFIT seminar:
“Better Regulation and the Future Challenges in Transport”
6 and 7 April 2017 in Helsinki
Ilze Aleksandroviča|
Deputy State Secretary
Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia

2. Impact assessments

3. Impact Assessments I
· Impact assessments - essential part of new legislative proposal; · Essence of Impact assessments - to give broad analysis of the field to be regulated by new or amended proposal; · Discussion on Impact Assessments before EC proposal for new legislation. N.B.! Quality of data already for the initial IA

4. Impact Assessments II
Main elements to be considered: 1. Impact assessment should be mandatory prior to the revision of any text or proposal included within framework of REFIT ( vs. «Important» projects ?); Detailed cost- benefit analysis for impact on administration and business/industry; 3. In order to respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, more reflection on regional and national conditions and circumstances in Commission’s impact assessments;

5. Impact Assessments III
4. Reflect if this really is a subject to be regulated by Directive or Regulation? 5. Effect on administrative burden in the Member states; 6. How this proposal will affect EU competitiveness in the global arena, especially in global economic sectors (e.g. maritime and shipping).

6. Impact Assessments. Administrative burden for the right path. vs
Impact Assessments Administrative burden for the right path vs. & necessity to regulate

7. Public consultations

8. Public consultations I
· Public consultation - critical element in developing evidence-based legislation; · Public consultations are important tool for engagement of society; · Public consultations are not a formal procedure.

9. Public consultations II
Main elements to be considered: 1. Questions formulated in open way and to leave room for consultees to clearly and completely set out their opinion; 2. Questions in questionnaires as neutral as possible without presupposing particular outcome; 3. Before new legislative measures are considered, consultation to assess whether legislative intervention is required at all.

10. Public consultations III
4. Transparency and clarification on method used to take into account expressed opinions, groups of opinions; More seminars and other meetings with Member States on important topics and proposals in order to provide Member States with opportunity for early engagement in the law-drafting process.

11. Less can be more

12. Thank you!