I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Back in July 2019, I looked at the few cases when the Commission asked the RAC to re-look at their decisions (see link). During the adoption of the 14th ATP, (link) the Commission flagged that they were putting on hold the adoption of the RAC’s June 2017 Opinion on DTPA. (6) With regard to the … Read more
From time to time I am asked how the Commission adopts proposals. Whilst one or two Commission departments seem to selectively ignore Inter-Service Consultation, I thought it would be useful to share some practical thoughts. These ideas work well for most files, except for a limited number of files where Commission Departments don’t … Read more
Having done a few substance classifications (CLP), I get a few questions about the Commission and the Member States view the process. I have pulled together my notes and put down how the Commission and most Member States see the process. I think it is key to understand how the people informing and making decisions … Read more
It is useful to have rules and to follow them. The EU is a rules-based system. There is no shortage for them. The Commission has lots of them. They have hidden most of them out in plain sight. For example: President’s Political Guidelines – https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/political-guidelines-next-commission_en.pdf Work Programme – https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/2019-commission-work-programme-key-documents_en Working Methods – https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/the_working_methods_of_the_european_commission_2014-2019_november2014_en.pdf Commission’s Rules of Procedure – https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:02000Q3614-20111116 … Read more