Blog: Overcoming the impasse: the Commission’s proposal to solve the daunting issue of delegated and implementing acts

The Lisbon Treaty introduced a new system of delegated and implementing acts to replace the previous ‘comitology’. The introduction of the system has caused interinstitutional woes, with the alignment of pre-Lisbon legislative acts being blocked on an issue of principle.

After several postponements, the Commission is about to propose a way out of this situation. On 19 May 2915 it will adopt a proposal for a new Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation. In this entry Dr Sabina Lange, Team Leader on ‘Delegated and Implementing Acts’ at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht, analyzes the pending issues regarding delegated and implementing acts which are likely to be subject of delicate balance in the proposal and ensuing interinstitutional negotiations.

ESO: Background information: Comitology, Rulemaking and the Lisbon Settlement: Tensions and Strains http://www.europeansources.info/record/comitology-rulemaking-and-the-lisbon-settlement-tensions-and-strains/

ESO: Background information: Better Regulation Agenda: Enhancing transparency and scrutiny for better EU law-making http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-better-regulation-agenda-enhancing-transparency-and-scrutiny-for-better-eu-law-making/

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