2012 impact assessment (IA) reports / IAB opinions

The impact assessment reports and the opinions of the Impact Assessment Board (IAB) are published after the Commission has adopted the corresponding proposal.

Note that the IAB opinions concern draft impact assessment reports which may differ from the ones adopted.

• Climate Action
• Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
• Energy
• Environment
• Health and Consumer Policy
• Home Affairs
• Industry and Entrepreneurship
• Internal Market and Services
• Internal Market and Services/Trade
• Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
• Taxation and Customs Union

Climate Action
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/03/12	Proposal for a Decision on accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry	COM(2012)93	SWD(2012)41 + SWD(2012)40	SEC(2012)158 [823 KB]
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Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/03/21	Proposal for a Council Regulation on the exercise of the right to take collective action within the context of the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services	COM(2012)130 [80 KB]	SWD(2012)63 [3 MB] + SWD(2012)64 [78 KB]	SEC(2012)195 [321 KB] + IAB Opinion 1st IA [379 KB]
2012/03/21	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services	COM(2012)131 [252 KB]	SWD(2012)63 [3 MB] + SWD(2012)64 [78 KB]	SEC(2012)195 [321 KB] + IAB Opinion 1st IA [379 KB]
2012/02/16	White Paper - An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions	COM(2012)55 [308 KB]	SWD(2012)7 [2 MB] + SWD(2012)8 [54 KB]	SEC(2012)112 [387 KB]
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Energy
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/03/06	Commission Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for air conditioners and comfort fans	C(2012)1364 [114 KB]	SWD(2012)35 [4 MB] + SWD(2012)34 [36 KB]	SEC(2012)157 [355 KB]
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Environment
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/03/26	Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards the placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools	COM(2012)136	SWD(2012)66 [2 MB] + SWD(2012)65 [33 KB]	SEC(2012)200 [626 KB]
2012/03/23	Proposal for a Regulation on ship recycling	COM(2012)118 [139 KB]	SWD(2012)47 [783 KB] + SWD(2012)45 [44 KB]	SEC(2012)180 [512 KB]
2012/01/31	Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2000/60/EC and 2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy	COM(2011)876 [170 KB]	SEC(2011)1547 [702 KB] + SEC(2011)1546 [116 KB]	SEC(2011)1545 [419 KB]
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Health and Consumer Policy
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/01/19	Communication on the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015	COM(2012)6 [55 KB]	SEC(2012)55 [571 KB] + SEC(2012)56 [35 KB]	SEC(2012)57 [418 KB] + IAB Opinion 1st IA [479 KB]
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Home Affairs
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/03/12	Proposal for a Directive on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union	COM(2012)85	SWD(2012)31 + SWD(2012)32	SEC(2012)149 [448 KB]
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Industry and Entrepreneurship
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/04/04	Proposal for a Regulation on simplifying the transfer of motor vehicles registered in another Member State within the Single Market	COM(2012)164 [136 KB]	SWD(2012)81 [833 KB] + SWD(2012)82 [40 KB]	SEC(2012)228 [304 KB]
2012/03/01	Proposal for a Directive relating to the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of public health insurance systems	COM(2012)84 [175 KB]	SWD(2012)30 [2 MB] + SWD(2012)29 [70 KB]	SEC(2012)148 [268 KB]
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Internal Market and Services
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/03/30	Commission delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the format and the content of the prospectus, the base prospectus, the summary and the final terms and as regards the disclosure requirements	C(2012)2086 [334 KB]	SWD(2012)77 [260 KB] + SWD(2012)76 [35 KB]	SEC(2012)226 [392 KB]
2012/03/07	Proposal for a Regulation on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories (CSDs) and amending Directive 98/26/EC	COM(2012)73 [379 KB]	SWD(2012)22 [599 KB] + SWD(2012)23 [34 KB]	SEC(2012)131 [399 KB] + IAB Opinion 1st IA [347 KB]
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Internal Market and Services/Trade
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/03/21	Proposal for a Regulation on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union's internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries	COM(2012)124 [105 KB]	SWD(2012)57 [414 KB] + SWD(2012)58 [44 KB]	SEC(2012)191 [277 KB] + IAB Opinion 1st IA [439 KB]
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Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/01/25	Proposal for a Directive on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and the free movement of such data	COM(2012)10 [211 KB]	SEC(2012)72 [2 MB] + SEC(2012)73 [46 KB]	SEC(2012)74 [395 KB]
2012/01/25	Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation)	COM(2012)11 [423 KB]	SEC(2012)72 [2 MB] + SEC(2012)73 [46 KB]	SEC(2012)74 [395 KB]
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Taxation and Customs Union
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	IAB Opinion
2012/05/10	Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, as regards the treatment of vouchers	COM(2012)206 [75 KB]	SWD(2012)127 [259 KB] + SWD(2012)126 [21 KB]	SEC(2012)289 [198 KB] + IAB Opinion 1st IA [510 KB]
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