Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2017
This section regularly examines Regulatory Impact Assessment (IA) at three levels: the EU, the Member States and internationally. Contributions aim to cover aspects such as the interface between IA and risk analysis, looking at methodologies as well as legal and political science-related issues. Contributions are meant to report and critically assess recent developments in the field, develop strategic thinking, and make constructive recommendations for improving performance in IA processes.
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11 De facto, however, the Stoiber Group currently does not have a budget of its own, its secretariat sits within the Commission’s SecGen, and it is not entitled to determine its own agenda (which proposals to review).
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18 The OECD, in partnership with the European Commission, is carrying out a project reviewing regulatory reform in fifteen EU Member States. For more information, see http://www.oecd.org/document/24/0,3343,en_2649_34141_41909720_1_1_1_37421,00.html (last accessed on 3 February 2010).
19 See http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/09/400&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en (last accessed on 3 February 2010); and President Barroso's Political Guidelines for the Next Commission, 2009.
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21 Obama B., Memorandum of January 30, 2009 – Regulatory Review, 74 Fed. Reg. 5977 (published on 3 February 2009).
22 Wiener, J.B., Better Regulation in Europe, Paper 06-26, AEIBrookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, Washington D.C., 2006.
23 See http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1272&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr (last accessed on 3 February 2010).
24 Ideas and proposals for contributions may be forwarded to Alberto Alemanno (alemanno@hec.fr) and Lorenzo Allio (lorenzo.allio@gmail.com).