Best Practice Library

(Annex 14 of the Impact Assessment Guidelines)

This library presents those final impact assessment reports identified as current best practise for key issues under each analytical step.

• Problem definition
• Policy objectives
• Policy options
• Impact analysis
• Compare the options
• Policy monitoring and evaluation
• Proportionate level of analysis
• Public consultation
• Presentation

This library will be regularly up-dated and extended.

Key analytical steps - Practical examples of previous IA reports
Analytical step/issue	Commission Impact Assessment Report
Problem definition
Nature and extent of the problem	EU Mortgage Credit White Paper [2 MB] Communication on urban transport security Vapour recovery during refuelling of cars EU Framework for Cross-border Crisis Management in the Banking Sector
Establish drivers and underlying causes	White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules Capital Requirements Directive [980 KB] Community strategy against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing EU Strategy for ship dismantling Review of the Securities Prospectus Directive
Subsidiarity analysis	European Research Infrastructures
Baseline scenario	Regulation to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars Ecodesign requirements for motors and their drives [2 MB]
Risk assessment	- No case currently selected -
Sensitivity analysis	Communication on rail noise abatement measures addressing the existing fleet
Different situation by Member State	Amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on Maternity Leave Recommendation on the Reform of the Auditors' Liability
Policy context / Overview of existing measures	Communication on 'A Common Immigration Policy for Europe: Principles, actions and tools' Communication on an integrated maritime policy European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 European Marine Observation and Data Network
Social impacts	State aid to the coal industry [287 KB]
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Policy objectives
Objectives that correspond to the problem/root causes	EU Mortgage Credit White Paper [2 MB] Capital Requirements Directive [980 KB] Cross-border payments in euro Communication on asylum: an integrated approach to protection accross the EU Directive on the introduction of a labelling scheme on tyres Single European railway area (Recast) [2 MB]
Objectives established at a number of levels	Amendment of the Eurodac Regulation Communication on enhancing the security of explosives
Overall coherent objectives	White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules Cross-border payments in euro
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Policy options
Identification of options	Vapour recovery during refuelling of cars Minimum sanctions to employers of illegally resident third-country nationals Review of the Securities Prospectus Directive
Screening of option	Communication on rail noise abatement measures addressing the existing fleet Communication preparing the next steps in border management in the EU
Options for delivery mechanism	Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN) [570 KB] Proposal for a Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation Communication on agricultural product quality policy [3 MB]
Proportionality	White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules Communication on public-private dialogue in security research
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Impact analysis
Distributional impacts	Package of the implementation measures for the EU's objectives on climate change and renewable energy for 2020 [1018 KB] State aid to the coal industry [287 KB]
Qualitative assessment	Amendment of the Eurodac Regulation Proposal for a Regulation on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) Revision of Council Framework decision of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism
Quantitative assessment / monetization	Communication on rail noise abatment measures addressing the existing fleet Creation of a European Rail Freight Oriented Network (only in French) Directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes Regulation on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (EURO VI) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information Common organisation of the market in wine Review of the support scheme in the cotton sector Communication on the results of the review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles EU-China Near Zero Emissions Coal Plant project Placing on the market and use of biocidal products
Administrative burden	Common organisation of the market in wine Revision of the regulatory framework for electronic communications and services (European Electronic Communications Market Authority) Review of the Securities Prospectus Directive Placing on the market and use of biocidal products
Obstacles to compliance	Directive on a single permit for third country workers in Member States ( vol I [466 KB] - vol II [534 KB] )
Sensitivity analysis	Communication on a strategy for the internalisation of external costs
Risks / uncertainties in policy choices	Communication on water scarcity and drought EU Strategy for ship dismantling Joint Technology Initiative in the area of nanoelectronics "ENIAC" Joint Technology Initiative in the area of aeronautics and air transport 'Clean Sky'
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Compare the options
Weighing-up of positive / negative impacts	Communication on agricultural product quality policy [3 MB]
Cost-Benefit analysis	Communication on rail noise abatement measures addressing the existing fleet
Cost-Effectiveness analysis	Package of the implementation measures for the EU's objectives on climate change and renewable energy for 2020 [1018 KB]
Multi-criteria analysis	Communication on a strategy for the internalisation of external costs
Effectiveness of preferred option in achieving objectives	EU Mortgage Credit White Paper [2 MB]
Comparison presentation	White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules Visa Information System (VIS) [240 KB] Reducing CO2 emissions form light commercial vehicles
Ranking / identification of preferred option	Proposal for a Directive on the application of patient's rights in cross-border healthcare Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement New strategy for Youth: Investing and Empowering
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Policy monitoring and evaluation
Progress indicators for the key objectives	Action plan on freight transport logistics [273 KB]
Evaluation arrangements	Communication 'Preparing the next steps in border management in the EU' Community strategy against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing European Marine Observation and Data Network
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Proportionate level of analysis
	Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement [211 KB] From Cairo to Lisbon - The EU-Africa Strategic Partnership New strategy for Youth: Investing and Empowering Ecodesign requirements for household refrigerating appliances [891 KB]
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Public consultation
Minimum standards	Cosmetics Directive Review of the support scheme in the cotton sector Joint Programming in Research
Reflection of stakeholder views	Communication on agricultural product quality policy [3 MB] Ecodesign requirements for household refrigerating appliances [891 KB] European Marine Observation and Data Network State aid to the coal industry [287 KB]
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Presentation
Executive summary	Towards Common principles of Flexicurity: More and better jobs through flexibility and security
Overall length	Directive on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) for law enforcement purposes
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