Interinstitutional Register of Delegated Acts celebrates its first anniversary

The Interinstitutional Register of Delegated Acts was launched on 12 December 2017. Since then, it has offered a one stop-shop for anyone interested in the lifecycle of delegated acts, from their planning to their publication in the Official Journal. The technical solution of the project was developed with support of the ISA² Programme.

Delegated acts are a type of EU-level regulatory measures. They are prepared and adopted by the European Commission, following the consultation of EU Member State experts and often of the wider public. Once adopted, delegated acts are scrutinized by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. Should there be no objections, they are published in the Official Journal and take legal effect. Delegated acts are used to supplement or amend existing legislative acts, and are used in many policy areas.

Acting as an aggregator of information, the Register of Delegated Acts groups together in one single place the events and documents related to delegated acts from the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council of the EU. This way, the register improves access to the delegated acts and increases the transparency of the process. Since its launch a year ago, it has therefore brought the EU decision-making process closer to interested citizens and organisations.

Interinstitutional Register of Delegated Acts in numbers

• Delegated acts pages have generated more than 100,000 views since its launch.
• Almost 700 users have already registered to receive notifications from the register.
• Nearly 28,000 such notifications have been sent since the register went live.