Explication du processus

législatif européen

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Het Europees

wetgevingsproces toegelicht

15/10/2015

laurent.hellebaut@agoria.be

The European Union :

28 countries – 500 million people

http://europa.eu/

Source http://europa.eu

European Parliament

Court of Justice

Court of Auditors

Economic and Social Committee Committee of the Regions

Council of Ministers (The Council of the EU)

European Commission

European Investment Bank European Central Bank Agencies

European Council (summit)

The EU institutions

How EU laws are made

Citizens, interest groups, experts: discuss, consult

Commission: makes formal proposal

Parliament and Council of Ministers: decide jointly

National or local authorities: implement

Commission and Court of Justice: monitor implementation

The EU decision-making process

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28 independent members, one from each EU country

Proposes new legislation

Executive organ

Guardian of the treaties

Represents the EU on the international stage

The European Commission

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The European Commission Directorates-General and services

• Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)

• Budget (BUDG)

• Climate Action (CLIMA)

• Communication (COMM)

• Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT)

• Competition (COMP)

• Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN)

• Education and Culture (EAC)

• Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL)

• Energy (ENER)

• Environment (ENV)

• Eurostat (ESTAT)

• Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (FISMA)

• Health and Food Safety (SANTE)

• Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO)

• Human Resources and Security (HR)

• Informatics (DIGIT)

• Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW)

• International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO)

• Interpretation (SCIC)

• Joint Research Centre (JRC)

• Justice and Consumers (JUST)

• Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE)

• Migration and Home Affairs (HOME)

• Mobility and Transport (MOVE)

• Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (NEAR)

• Regional and urban Policy (REGIO)

• Research and Innovation (RTD)

• Secretariat-General (SG)

• Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)

• Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD)

• Trade (TRADE)

• Translation (DGT)

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The European Parliament

Decides EU law and budget together with the Council of

Ministers

The European Parliament

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Belgian

MEP’s

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• Foreign Affairs (AFET)

• Human Rights (DROI)

• Security and Defence (SEDE)

• Development (DEVE)

• International Trade (INTA)

• Budgets (BUDG)

• Budgetary Control (CONT)

• Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)

• Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

• Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

• Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

• Petitions (PETI)

• Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

• Transport and Tourism (TRAN)

• Regional Development (REGI)

• Agricultural and Rural Development (AGRI)

• Fisheries (PECH)

• Culture and Education (CULT)

• Legal Affairs (JURI)

• Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

• Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)

• Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)

Standing committees

The European Parliament

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The Council of the EU

One Minister from each EU Country

Presidency : rotates every six months

Decides EU laws and budget together with Parliament

• Agriculture and Fisheries (AGRI)

• Competitiveness (COMPET)

• Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN)

• Education, Youth, Culture and Sports (EYCS)

• Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO)

• Environment (ENVI)

• Foreign Affairs (FAC)

• General Affairs (GAC)

• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)

• Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE)

The Council of the EU - Configurations

The Council of the EU – decision-making process

• Most decisions in the Council are taken by ‘double majority’

• A decision must have the support of at least :

• 55% of Member states (16 countries)

• Member States that represent 65% of the EU’s population

• Competitiveness (COMPET)

The Council of the EU – How they vote

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/voting-system/voting-calculator

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Legal acts

• Regulation (NL : Verordening , FR : Règlement)

• Addressees

• All Member States, natural and legal persons

• Effects

• Directly applicable and binding in their entirety

Legal acts

• Directive (NL : Richtlijn , FR : Directive)

• Addressees

• All (or specific) Member States

• Effects

• Binding with respect to the intended result

Legal acts

• Decision (NL : Besluit , FR : Décision)

• Addressees

• All (or specific) Member States; specific natural or legal

persons

• Effects

• Directly applicable and binding in their entirety

Ordinary legislative procedure – first phase

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Ordinary legislative procedure – second phase

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Ordinary legislative procedure – third phase

Delegated acts

• A legislative act may delegate to the Commission the power to adopt non-legislative acts of general applications to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of the legislative acts

• Objective, content, scope defined in the legislative act

• Adjective ‘delegated’ inserted in the delegated act

• Delegated regulation, delegated directive, delegated decision

• EP & Council : rights of veto

Delegated acts

Implementing acts

• Member States shall adopt all measures of national law necessary to implement legally binding Union acts

• Where uniform conditions for implementing legally binding Union acts are needed, those acts shall confer implementing powers on the Commission (…)

• Procedures • Advisory procedure

• Examination procedure

Implementing acts

Useful websites

• European Commission : http://ec.europa.eu

• European Parliament : http://europarl.europa.eu

• Council of the European Union : http://consilium.europa.eu

• Access to European Law : http://eur-lex.europa.eu

• Monitoring decision-making process

• Prelex : http://ec.europa.eu/prelex

• Legislative Observatory : http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil

Example procedure file

Example procedure file

Example procedure file

Example procedure file

EU network : 40 industrial committees

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ASD Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe - CAEF The European Foundry Association – CAPIEL European committee of manufacturers of electrical

switchgears and controlgear - CECAPI European Committee of Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers - CECE Committee for European Construction Equiment -

CECED European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers - CECIMO European Committee for Cooperation of the Machine Tool Industries - CECOF European

Committee of Industrial Furnaces and Heating Equipment Associations – CELIMO European Liaison Committee of Machine Tools Importers - CEEMET Council of European

Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries - CEFACD European Cooker and Space Heater Manufacturers Association - CEMA European

Committee of associations of manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery - CEMATEX The European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers Online - CEMEP

European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics - CET Comité Européen de la Trefilerie - CLCCR International Association of the Body

and Trailer Building Industry - CLEPA European Association of Automotive Suppliers - CONEBI Confederation of the European Bicycle Industries - COCIR European

Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry - DIGITAL EUROPE European Information & Communications Technology Industry

Association - EAA European Aluminium Association - ECSA European Corporate Security Association – EECA/ESIA European Electronic Component Manufacturers

Association - EFFRA European Factories of the Future Research Association - EHI Association of the European Heating Industry - ELA European Lift Association -

Manufacturers - EUCIA European Composites Industry Association - EuPC European Plastics Converters - EUROFEU European Committee of the Manufacturers of Fire

Protection Equipment and Fire Fighting Vehicles - - EUROMETAUX European Association of Metals - EUROPUMP European Pump Industry - EUROTRANS

European Committee of Associations of Manufacturers of Gears and Transmission Parts - EUROVENT European Committee of Air Handling and Refrigeration Equipment

Manufacturers - EWEA European Wind Energy Association - FAECF Federation of European Window and Curtain Wall Manufacturers' Associations - FEC Federation of the

European cutlery, flatware, holloware and cookware industries - FEM European Federation of Materials Handling and Storage Equipment - FEMB European Federation of

Office Furniture - LIGHTING EUROPE European Lighting Industry - ORGALIME European Engineering Industries Association - PNEUROP European Committee

of Manufacturers of Compressors, Vacuum pumps, Pneumatic tools and allied equipment - T&D EUROPE European Association of the electricity Transmission and

Distribution Equipment & Services Industry - UNIFE European Association for the Railway Supply Industry