Target group
Officials and experts from ministries, central and regional agencies and authorities responsible for or involved in drafting, coordinating and/or implementing European Union legislation at the national level.
Description
This workshop deals in a very practical way with specific aspects concerning political, legal, economical and project managerial questions related to implementation of EU policies and law at the level of the Member States. It also illustrates the need for timely and appropriate implementation, as well as possible consequences of non- or incorrect implementation, both in general and in light of the Lisbon Treaty.
Based on feedback and suggestions from participants over the past years, the programme has been upgraded and is now divided into two separate two-day modules, each of which can be attended separately or both together.
• The first module will focus on the implementation obligations, the law approximation process, including national coordination of the law approximation efforts, notification to the Commission and the consequences of non-, incomplete or late implementation.
• The second module will be dedicated to Regulatory Impact Assessment and evaluation of implemented legislation.
Learning methodology
This highly interactive workshop is based on a combination of presentations, problem-solving learning sessions, exchanges of experience, case studies and simulations.
Aims and objectives
The overall aim of the workshop is to provide the participant with a better understanding of national and the Commission’s needs with respect to the implementation of European Union legislation. More specifically, the objectives of the workshop are:
• to transfer methodology and practical tools necessary to ensure compliance with EU-membership obligations;
• to provide guidance on balancing domestic and supra-national political interests on the one hand, and constitutional and legal requirements on the other;
• to enable participants to identify and measure the impact of transposition of EU legislation at the national level (Regulatory Impact Assessment);
• to provide guidance on how to measure and evaluate the outcome of implemented EU legislation;
• to learn by doing and exchange experiences from other countries.
Note: Due to the highly interactive nature of the programme, the number of participants will be limited to 20.
MODULE I
Monday 8 October 2012
Module 1 focuses on implementation obligations and the law approximation process, including the identification of different legal instruments and what needs to be implemented, consultation, planning and allocation of responsibilities, communication, notification of national execution measures (NEM), enforcement, etc.
In this new edition of the workshop, increased use of interactive problem-based learning methodologies will give the participants the opportunity to learn by doing and to exchange experiences and views on successfully accomplished processes, obstacles encountered, etc.
Welcome and mutual introduction to the seminar and participants’ expectations
Peter Goldschmidt, Tore Chr. Malterud and participants
The three dimensions of EU policy and law implementation
Tore Chr. Malterud
Linking EU and national legislation
Treaty obligations regarding implementation and what needs to be implemented, self-imposed legal obligations (acquis) and definitions and structure of EU legal acts will be reviewed and discussed.
Method: presentation and discussion with participants
Peter Goldschmidt
Workshop I: Identifying legal acts after Lisbon
Working in groups, the participants will be asked to analyse legal acts (regulations, directives, decisions and delegated acts) and identify obligations in terms of implementation measures, organisational and reporting requirements, time limits, etc.
Method: group work and discussion of the results in plenary.
Participants & Igor Dizdarevic
Lunch
Administrative requirements and process management
How to efficiently organise and work in an “implementation project”. Review of the administrative requirements; consultation procedures; relations between ministries and agencies; and the ever important question: who takes the lead?
Method: presentation and Q&A
Tore Chr. Malterud
Workshop II: 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, group discussion and debriefing in plenary
Tore Chr. Malterud
Cocktail
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Implementing measures, delegation and coordination at the national level
This session will summarise and supplement the previous day’s sessions, paying particular attention to the importance of national coordination when deciding upon delegation and adopting implementation measures as well as the reasons why.
Method: discussion and presentation.
Peter Goldschmidt
Exchange of experiences: national coordination of law approximation – the Belgian case
Method: presentation and discussion
Sabrina Van De Velde (to be invited)
Formalities not to be forgotten: notification instruments
Upon completing the national law approximation process, Member States must notify the Commission and/or the Council Secretariat of the result. Although attempts are being made to streamline these notifications, various notification instruments are still being used by different MS. While examples hereof will be given, special attention will be paid to the Commission’s web-based notification system – NEM. In addition, the Correlation Table and the Table of Concordance and their uses as planning instruments will be reviewed.
Method: presentation, Q&A session
Sabrina Van De Velde (to be invited) & Peter Goldschmidt
Bringing it all together: a summing-up before the simulation
Tore Chr. Malterud
Standing lunch at the Chambre des Métiers
Simulation: Planning the law approximation process
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.
Participants & Tore Chr. Malterud
Debriefing of the groups
Participants & Tore Chr. Malterud & Peter Goldschmidt
Consequences of not meeting the implementation obligations
This session will review the practical impact of the direct effect of EU law, the principle of state liability and the infringement procedure after Lisbon: what reactions can be expected?
Method: presentation, Q&A session.
Peter Goldschmidt
Evaluation
MODULE II
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Module 2 concentrates on Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) and evaluation of nationally implemented EU legislation. In particular, this module provides a practical overview of the objective and components of RIA, the European Commission’s expectations of the Member States, how RIA is carried out, as well as what and how to measure outcomes of approximated legislation.
In this new module, increased use of interactive problem-based learning methodologies will give participants the opportunity to learn by doing, as well as exchange experiences and views on successfully accomplished processes, obstacles encountered, etc.
Welcome and introduction to Module 2: the concepts of ex ante “Impact Assessment” and ex post evaluation of approximated legislation
• Presentation of the programme and EIPA Team
• Presentation of the participants’ expectations
• Definition and overview of what is meant by “Impact Assessment”, including RIA, evaluation and how to measure outcome
Peter Goldschmidt, Theo Jans, Tore Chr. Malterud and participants
Measuring outcome: methods, obstacles and tools
Method: presentation and discussion
Tore Chr. Malterud
Workshop III: Evaluation
The participants will be divided into groups and identify what and how to measure the outcome of the application at the national level of an EU regulation.
Method: group work and discussion of the results in plenary
Tore Chr. Malterud
Lunch
The key analytical steps for Regulatory Impact Assessments
Presentation of the key features of Impact Assessments and a thorough discussion of the key analytical steps in Impact Assessments: problem definition, objectives, policy options, impact analysis, selection and ranking, monitoring and evaluation.
Method: presentation and Q&A session
Theo Jans
National experiences with RIAs and the smart regulation perspective
A brief presentation of the smart regulation strategy and the role of Impact Assessments in these efforts to improve the quality of the regulatory environment. Different national experiences with different types of Impact Assessments are presented and analysed. National cases in point include the United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Poland, etc.
Method: presentation and Q&A session
Theo Jans
The EU experience with RIAs: the organisational and procedural features of the European Commission (EC) Impact Assessment system.
The procedures, documents, actors, deadlines and quality control involved in EC Impact Assessments are discussed. The presentation concentrates on a number of practical features of the process (e.g. inter-service steering groups, Impact Assessment board, translation, types of IA documents, etc.), which should help national officials in identifying and understanding the key features of an IA.
Method: presentation and Q&A session
Theo Jans
Group dinner in Luxembourg
Thursday 11 October 2012
Introduction to the exercises and case studies
The exercises are tailored on three different EC Impact Assessments: one primarily contains qualitative analysis; another provides elaborate quantitative analysis and monetisation; the third Impact Assessment offers a mix of approaches. The cases are presented by the lecturers and the participants are asked to study a number of documents in preparation for the exercises.
Method: presentation
Theo Jans
Group exercise 1: Analytical steps of an EC IA – problem definition, objectives, policy options
The participants are divided into separate groups and, based upon a number of documents and data, they are asked to develop the first steps in an IA. They will need to describe a problem definition, objectives, and at least three policy options. While conducting the group work, the participants will be guided and assisted by the lecturer who will monitor their progress.
Method: group work
Theo Jans
Debriefing group exercise 1: presentation and discussion of problem definition, objectives and policy options
The “rapporteur” of each group presents their group’s work and the first steps of the Impact Assessments. The different results are discussed and commented on by the participants and by the lecturer. Following the discussion of the different group contributions, the relevant aspects of the actual IAs as drafted by the EC will be presented by the lecturer.
Method: group work and Q&A
Theo Jans
Group exercise 2: Determining administrative costs in policy options
A discussion of compliance and administrative costs in EC legislative proposals and implementing measures. The Standard Cost Model is introduced with a succinct analysis of the tool’s strengths and weaknesses. The participants receive a piece of legislation and are asked to calculate the administrative costs involved. Following their calculations they are asked to develop an administrative burden reduction proposal. The group work is followed with a plenary debriefing during which the real calculations and reductions are unveiled.
Method: presentation and group exercises
Theo Jans
Standing lunch at the Chambre des Métiers
Quantitative tools and techniques for Impact Assessments
A presentation of the main tools to conduct quantitative analysis, namely, cost-benefit analysis, costeffectiveness analysis and risk analysis. The logic and appropriateness of the tools is discussed and the participants receive guidance on which techniques can best be used for certain purposes. The cost-benefit analysis will be discussed more extensively as this technique is widely used in many IAs.
Method: presentation and Q & A
Theo Jans
Conclusions and evaluation
Workshop venue
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers
EIPA Luxembourg
Building of the Chambre des Métiers
2 Circuit de la Foire Internationale
LU-1347 Luxembourg
Hotel reservations
The European Instituteof Public Administration has negotiated prices with the following hotels. All rates are including breakfast and tourist tax.
Kirchberg
•Hotel Novotel Kirchberg****, at the rate of €148. Tel.: +352 43 77-6851; fax: +352 43 9195; e-mail: H1930-RE2@accor.com; booking page (Client code: SC000002048 – Contract No 308506).
•Hotel Melia****, at the rate of €140. Tel.: +352 27 333-1; fax: + 352 27 333-999, e-mail: reservations.melia.luxembourg@solmelia.com; www.melia-luxembourg.com.
•Hotel D’Coque***, at a rate of €79. Tel.: +352 43 6060-1; fax: +352 42 3315; e-mail: info@coque.lu; booking page.
City Centre
•Hotel Simoncini****, at the rate of €135. Tel.: +352 22 28 44; fax: +352 26 26 2900; e-mail: info@hotelsimoncini.lu; www.hotelsimoncini.lu (Reservation code: EIPA).
•Hotel Français***, at the rate of €115. Tel.: +352 47 4534; fax: +352 46 4274; e-mail: info@hotelfrancais.lu; www.hotelfrancais.lu (Reservation code: EIPA).
•HotelParc Plaza****, at the rate of €138, (Reservation Code PLEIPA12).
•Hotel Parc Bellevue***, at the rate of €95, (Reservation Code BVEIPA12).
Tel.: +352 44 2323-2323; fax: +352 45 6141-220; e-mail: reservation@goeres-group.com; www.goeres-group.com
Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please phone or fax the reservation department of the hotel on one of the above-mentioned numbers and mention the relevant reservation code. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that any optional bookings not confirmed one month before the seminar dates will be automatically cancelled by the hotels.
Luxembourg City has two main bus stations, one in the city centre called "Centre Aldringen" and one next to the railway station called "Air Terminus". All buses, wherever they go, pass through these two stations. Bus no. 18, with departure every ten minutes, goes in direction ‘Kirchberg’, stopping just around the corner from the Chambre des Métiers building where EIPA’s premises are located. Bus no. 16 in direction Luxembourg aéroport/Findel stops at Kirchberg, John-F.-Kennedy within 5 minutes walking distance from the seminar’s place.
Meals
Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme Organiser so that this can be arranged.
Participation
The participation fee is €1550 for the two modules and includes documentation distributed during the seminar, four lunches, one reception, one dinner and refreshments.
The participation fee is €875 for each module and includes documentation distributed during the seminar, two lunches, one reception or one dinner and refreshments.
Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.
Pre-payment of the fee is a condition for participation in an activity. Prior to the activity each participant will receive an invoice which can be paid by bank transfer or by credit card.
Registration
You may register through our website www.eipa.eu using the online registration form or by faxing or mailing the attached registration form duly completed.
Discounts
EIPA’s Civil Servants Special Discount
EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee. For details, please click here.
Other discounts
For this seminar, EIPA Luxembourg offers a €50 discount for all registrations received and paid before 28 August 2012.
Please note that discounts cannot be accumulated. It is clearly stated on EIPA’s website which seminars and training courses are eligible for the reductions. Full fees apply to all other seminars and training courses.
Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed registration form.
Cancellation policy
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to two weeks before the seminar starting date. In that case, received registration fees will be fully reimbursed. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, accommodation, etc.).
For administrative reasons, a fee of €150 will be charged for cancellations received after 15 September 2012. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.
The mention of a speaker's name in the programme does not commit EIPA. In the event that an announced speaker does not appear, EIPA will do its utmost to find a suitable replacement. For EIPA's cancellation policy, please visit our website.
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