Key issues for financial services
Institutional and legal implications of the use of 'soft law' instruments
Rapporteur: Mr MEDINA ORTEGA (PSE, ES)
Timetable:
Deadline for tabling amendments: 10 April 2007
First progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory
Environment
Rapporteur: Mr GARGANI (EPP-ED, IT)
Timetable:
Consideration of a draft report: 2-3 May 2007
Vote in committee: 11 May 2007
Vote in plenary: July 2007
A strategic review of Better Regulation in the European Union
Rapporteur: Mrs LÉVAI (PSE, HU)
Timetable:
Consideration of a draft report: 2-3 May 2007
Vote in committee: 11 May 2007
Vote in plenary: July 2007
Discussion in all issues above centred on the use of soft law requirements. Representatives from Germany, Italy, and France called for the Commission to reduce the use of these arrangements. There is no clear definition of soft law eg in German law.
Delegates form the UK on the other hand stated that soft law can be an instrument under certain circumstances.
the Commission defended the use of soft law as a too when it is difficult to reach an agreement on other measures like eg directives.
Exchange of views with Mr Charlie McCreevy
Discussions with members of the Committee focused on the upcoming Commission communication on a Patent Strategy and a request to the Commission for a proposal to regulate the collective management of copyright and related rights as regards cross-border online music services. Better regulation and simplification of legislation was only of minor interest.
Summary of JURI meeting
NA
Key
![](Images/bluesquare.png)
Hover over the blue highlighted
text to view the acronym meaning
![](Images/info_small.png)
Hover
over these icons for more information
Comments:
No Comments for this Article