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The new EC impact assessment: what for? EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION Sophie Dupressoir
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OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION Political context Key features of impact assessment Limits of IA
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POLITICAL CONTEXT Better Regulation Action Plan AND the European Strategy for Sustainable Development An effective and efficient Regulatory Environment More coherent preparation of EU decision-making (economic, social, environmental impacts) Key policy documents 2002 - EC Communication on Impact assessment – COM(2002) 276 final + Technical guidelines 2004 - EC Communication on Impact Assessment: Next Steps - In support of competitiveness and sustainable development SEC(2004)1377
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Impact assessment: Key features (1) Covers all major initiatives Move away from partial assessment to a cross-sectoral approach (indirect effects, trade-offs) Integrate and replace all the previous EC assessment systems Active involvement of all relevant stakeholders, at earlier stages of the assessment process
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Key features (2): A DYNAMIC PROCESS Definition of the problem → identification of options ↔ analysis of impacts → political decision Alternative options should be considered, including « No policy change » Iterative process, in order to achieve best effectiveness of proposal Evaluation of trade-offs (mitigating measures)
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Key features (2) : ANALYSING THE IMPACT Positive and negative effects Balancing the short-trem and long-term effects Identify the distributive effects (“losers” and “winners”) and the effects on existing inequalities Internal / external (non-EU) impacts Qualitative, quantitative or monetary terms
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LIMITS OF IMPACT ASSESSMENT Sustainable development is not taken as the reference (lack of knowledge on interlinkages ) Long term, positive effects are underestimated (e.g. innovation, health) Limits of economic calculation (in case of uncertainty, serious risk, cultural differences, discounting rate) Macro-level assessments vs. distributive impacts Lack of real strategy for consultation Differences of capacities between stakeholders
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CONCLUSION IA is a tool to inform decision making - Does not give “the” solution IA is a good tool to learn about potential implications of a regulatory initiative Stakeholders’ participation should move from “external quality control” to structured dialogue and “learning by doing” process.
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