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Reforming the Regulation on Spirit Drinks – an Example of Better Regulation?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2018

Oliver BARTLETT
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European Journal of Risk Regulation , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , June 2018 , pp. 310 - 315
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University of Liverpool, ojb@liverpool.ac.uk.

References

1 Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks, OJ L 39/16, 13.2.2008.

2 Proposal for a Regulation of the Parliament and Council on the definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs and the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, COM(2016) 750 final, 2.

3 Report of the European Parliament on the proposal for a regulation on spirit drinks, A8-0021/2018, 2.2.2018.

4 Commission proposal, supra, note 2.

5 Juncker, Jean-Claude, “Political Guidelines for the next European Commission” (Strasbourg, 15 July 2014)Google Scholar.

6 Commission Staff Working Document, “Better Regulation Guidelines”, SWD (2017) 350 (Brussels, 7 July 2017).

7 ibid.

8 ibid.

9 Commission Communication, “EU Regulatory Fitness”, COM (2012).

10 Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making, OJ L 123/1, 12.5.2016.

11 Decision of the President of the European Commission on the Establishment of Task Force on Subsidiarity, Proportionality and “Doing Less More Efficiently”, C (2017) 7810.

12 Commission Communication, “Better Regulation: Delivering better results for a stronger Union”, COM (2016) 615 final, 8.

13 See, for example, Radaelli, C and Schrefler, L, “Contribution to the Better Regulation Debate” (2015) 6(3) EJRR 357 Google Scholar; Meads, R and Allio, L, “Paving the Way to an Improved, Modern Management of Risk: The new European Commission’s Better Regulation Strategy” (2015) 6(4) EJRR 649 Google Scholar; Brunea, A and Ibenskas, R, “Unveiling patterns of contestation over better Regulation reforms in the European Union” (2017) 95 Pub Admin 589 Google Scholar; Pedersen, M, “Qui Exanimis Nascitur? Can the REFIT Programme in the European Union deliver better regulation” (2017) 8(2) EJRR 387 Google Scholar.

14 See, for example, A Aragao et al, “The true face of Better Regulation regarding environmental policy” (University of Oslo Faculty of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No 2015-10); Pachl, U, “Repercussions of the European Commission’s Better Regulation Agenda on Consumer Interests and Policy” (2015) 6(3) EJRR 375 Google Scholar; A Renda, “How can Sustainable Development Goals be ‘mainstreamed’ in the EU’s Better Regulation Agenda?” (CEPS Policy Insights No 2017/12).

15 Commission Communication, “Better regulation for better results – An EU agenda”, COM (2015) 215 final, 4.

16 Commission proposal, supra, note 2, Art 30.

17 Commission Proposal, supra, note 2, recital 19. See also Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs, OJ L 343/1, 14.12.2012.

18 Commission Proposal, supra, note 2, recital 19.

19 Report of the European Parliament on the proposal for a regulation on spirit drinks, A8-0021/2018, 2.2.2018, 90.

20 Better Regulation Guidelines, supra, note 6, 21.

21 ibid.

22 Council Decision of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedure for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, OJ L 184/23, 17.7.1999.

23 Regulation (EU) 182/2011 of the European Parliament and Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers, OJ L 55/13, 28.2.2011.

24 European Parliament Report, supra, note 3, 88.

25 ibid, 90.

26 Commission proposal, supra, note 2, recital 24.

27 Emphasis added.

28 Better Regulation Guidelines, supra, note 6, 15.

29 ibid

30 Interinstitutional Agreement, supra, note 10, para. 12.

31 See the response to the Commission proposal from Spirits Europe: “Securing the Right Legal Framework for European Spirits: Updating Regulation 110/2008” available online at <spirits.eu/upload/files/COM001-2017%20Initial%20views%20on%20Reg%20110.pdf> (last accessed 20 April 2018).

32 The Toolbox provides more detailed advice on how to apply the principles of better regulation, and is available at <ec.europa.eu/info/better-regulation-toolbox_en> (last accessed 20 April 2018)

33 Available online at <ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/file_import/better-regulation-toolbox-9_en_0.pdf> (last accessed 20 April 2018)

34 ibid.

35 The official reasoned opinion is available at <www.connefof.europarl.europa.eu/connefof/app/exp/COM(2016)0750> and a courtesy English translation is available at <www.ipex.eu/IPEXL-WEB/scrutiny/COM20160750/itsen.do> (both last accessed 20 April 2018).