Press Release: Making progress on better regulation: Commission endorses better law-making deal and appoints REFIT Platform members

On 15 December 2015, the European Commission endorsed a new Inter-institutional Agreement (IIA) on Better Law-Making with the European Parliament and Council to improve the quality and the results of European legislation.

The IIA on Better Law-Making will bring changes across the full policy-making cycle, from consultations and impact assessment to adoption, implementation and evaluation of EU legislation. The text endorsed by the Commission on the 16 December 2015 was negotiated with the Parliament and Council and must be approved by all three institutions before entering into force. The General Affairs Council gave its support to the text on the 15 December 2015, and the European Parliament was now beginning its internal approval process.

On 16 December 2015, the European Commission approved also the appointment of the 18 members of the stakeholder group of the new REFIT Platform. On the same day, the European Parliament Conference of Leaders endorsed the plan.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/6343, 16.12.15: Better Regulation Agenda state of play: Questions & Answers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-6343_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Better law-making: Council approves agreement with the EP and the Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-better-law-making-council-approves-agreement-with-the-ep-and-the-commission/

ESO: Background information: EU strikes ‘better regulation’ deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-strikes-better-regulation-deal/

European Commission: Smart-regulation: Refit http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/refit/index_en.htm

European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 16.12.15: EP Conference of Presidents reaches agreement on Better law-making with Council and Commission http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20151216IPR07997/

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