Description The seminar will focus on specific aspects concerning political, legal and project managerial aspects of implementing EU-law at the member-state level, including the identification of different legal instruments, planning, timing, consultation, allocation of responsibilities, communication, enforcement, etc. Workshops sessions will give the participants the opportunity to exchange experiences and views on successfully accomplished processes, encountered obstacles etc. The seminar also illustrates the need and consequences of no- or incorrect implementation. Our aim is to give the participant a better understanding of national and the Commission’s needs when implementing European Community legislation.
Target groupOfficials and experts from ministries, central agencies and authorities responsible for, drafting and coordinating and implementing national European Community legislation at the national level.
ObjectivesThe objectives of the seminar are:
- To transfer methodology and tools as well as to create the awareness to ensure compliance with EU-membership obligations;
- To discuss the balance domestic and supra-national political interests, and constitutional and legal requirements
- To learn by exchange of experiences from other countries
MethodPresentations, Q&A, workshops, exercise and working groups.
Monday 12 April 2009
Linking EU and national legislation
Treaty obligations regarding implementation and what needs to be implemented, self-imposed legal obligations;
Definitions and structure of EU legal acts;
Method: Presentation and interaction with participants
Peter Goldschmidt, Director, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, Luxembourg
Administrative requirements and process management
How to efficiently organise and work in an implementation project;
Tools and methods, who takes the lead?
Method: Presentation and interaction with
Tore Chr. Malterud
Lunch
Workshop I
National processes of implementation and stakeholders
Who does what and when – Involvement of national governments, NGOs and local and regional governments in dealing with the EU.
Participants will be asked to identify national tasks, stakeholders and sources for information.
Method: Presentation and interaction with participants
Tore Chr. Malterud
Consequences of not meeting the implementation obligations
Direct effect, State liability, what reactions can be expected?
Infringement procedures.
Method: Presentation, Q&A session
Peter Goldschmidt
Reception at the Institute
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Notification instruments
Upon completing the national law approximation process, Member States must inform (i.e. notify) the Commission or the Council Secretariat of the result. There are various notification instruments, but when should one use one or the other of these? Through practical examples, this session will link the choice of EU legal instrument with the appropriate notification instruments and documents informing the Commission of legislation implemented.
Method: Presentation, Q&A session
Peter Goldschmidt
Workshop II
Analysing legal acts
The participants will be divided into groups and be asked to analyse legal acts (regulations, directives and decisions) in relation to obligations, time limits, organisational requirements and to prepare preliminary project plans, etc.
The results of the workshop will be discussed in plenary.
Peter Goldschmidt
Bringing it all together, a summing-up before the simulation
Tore Chr. Malterud
Lunch
Simulation
The participants will be divided into groups and be given different tasks. Each group will be asked to present a plan for implementing an EU legal act. They will also be asked to identify problems and come up with solutions.
Tore Chr. Malterud
Reports of the groups
Tore Chr. Malterud and Peter Goldschmidt
Summing up and some general advice
Tore Chr. Malterud
Evaluation and end of the seminar
Programme
The programme will commence on Monday 12 April at 09.00 hrs and finish on Tuesday 13 April at 17.00 hrs.
Seminar venue
The seminar will take place at the European Institute of Public Administration, O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, tel.: +31.43.3296222, fax: +31.43.3296296.
Working language
The seminar will be conducted in English.
Fee
The participation fee is € 840 and includes documentation, 1 Reception, 2 lunches and refreshments. Dinner, accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.
EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee. This reduction is available to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s member countries (i.e. AT, BE, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, UK) as well as civil servants working for an EU institution or agency. If you are eligible for a discount, please tick the box in the registration form. Please note that reductions cannot be accumulated. For more information, please visit EIPA’s website: www.eipa.eu (FAQ-special discounts).
Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased to make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have made a block booking at a hotel in Maastricht: Hotel Beaumont (www.beaumont.nl), at a rate of € 101.85 p.p.p.n. (incl. breakfast and tourist tax). Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the dates of arrival and departure on the registration form. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that if you register after the closing date, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed.
Meals
The lunches will be served at the Institute’s restaurant. Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme Organiser so that this can be arranged.
Registration
Kindly complete the online registration form and return it before 19 March 2010.
Your name and address will be part of EIPA's database for our mailing purpose only. If you do not want to be included in our mailing database, please tick the box in the registration form.
Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed registration form.
Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation. Please indicate the method of payment on the registration form. In any case, the participant or his/her administration will receive an invoice for the payment of the registration fee. For cancellations received after the date indicated on the registration form we will have to charge an administration fee of € 150 unless a replacement participant is found.
Cancellation policy
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to 2 weeks before the starting date. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, hotel, etc.). For EIPA's cancellation policy, please visit our website www.eipa.eu (legal notice)
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