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1. EU policies are excessively regulatory in character Anna Dekalchuk, November, the 5th

2. Outline 0.G.Majone, different perspectives. FffWhat is a regulatory policy 1. Different types of regulation within the EU framework 2. The Commission: widening and deepening of regulation 3. “Better governance” project: tackling overregulation by the regulator

3. Different perspectives degree of intervention laissez-faire dirigisme regulatory state European Left American Left Right

4. Different perspectives modes of regulation public ownership statutory regulation self-regulation

5. Different perspectives types of policies distributive regulatory redistributive direct-expenditure programmes limited budget constraints Regulatory policies – these are policies that “lay down rules governing behavior”

6. 1. Different types of regulation within the EU framework Old school harmonization Council Directive 84/527/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to welded unalloyed steel gas cylinders 10 years to pass one directive – too long

8. Commission communication (COM(1985)19) “Technical harmonization and standardization: a new approach"

10. market failures (regulation of the problem by the market itself doesn’t seem possible)EU regulation is important for the internal market to work in a proper way BUT

12. 2000, Commission proposal for a directive for Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provisions (based upon single market treaty provisions): mutual recognition + some scope of regulation

13. Adopted directive – the least common denominator: Swiss cheese with a lot of holes

14. Another area of public policy traditionally solely regulated by the MS – subject to European integration (it is directive, not OMC)See for more details, M. Haverland, ‘When the Welfare State Meets the Regulatory State: EU Occupational Pension Policy’

16. Classification:(1) 'Extra' class; (2) Class I; (3)Class II.

19. simplification,

20. reduction of administrative burdens,

21. impact assessment;

22. working more closely with Member States;

24. 3. Better regulation: tackling overregulation by the regulator Subsidiarity and proportionality principles “We simply don’t need to regulate this sort of thing at EU level!”

25. 3. Better regulation: tackling overregulation by the regulator “Yes, Minister”, fragment of “Party games” episode, 17th of December, 1984

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