SIGMA Papers
SIGMA (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management) is a joint initiative of the OECD and the EU, principally financed by the EU. SIGMA Papers is a series of specialised reports that are focused on particular issues in governance and management, such as expenditure control, administrative oversight, interministerial co-ordination, public procurement and public service management.
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- ISSN : 20786581 (en ligne)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20786581
Regulatory Management Capacities of Member States of the EU that Joined the Union on 1 May 2004
Sustaining Regulatory Management Improvements through a Better Regulation Policy
The European Commission requested Sigma to carry out a study on the regulatory management capacities of the
ten countries that joined the EU on 1 May 2004 to learn more about their Better Regulation practices, exchange
good practices and make suggestions for further improvements. This study was carried out by way of peer
reviews taking place between March 2005 and October 2006.
The topics examined were notably: the origins of EU Better Regulation policy, regulatory management
processes, the tools used in these processes (impact assessment, consultation, simplification, alternatives and
accessibility), enactment processes and the enforcement and compliance of laws in the NMS, with reference to
intellectual property law and environmental laws.
Each peer reviews led to a country report that was sent to the Commission and the Member State in question.
Publication of each country report was left to the discretion of the Member State in question. A synthesis was
drawn up summarizing all findings and making recommendations addressed to all new Member States in
general.
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