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.

• Development
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• Energy and Transport
• Enterprise and Industry
• Environment
• Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
• Information Society and Media
• Internal Market and Services
• Justice and Home Affairs
• Justice, Freedom and Security

Proposals linked to the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013:

• Agriculture and Rural Development
• Education and Culture
• Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
• Environment
• Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
• Regional Policy

Development
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/02/02	Negotiating mandate review of Cotonou	Restricted	Restricted
2004/06/11	Negotiating mandate ITTA (tropical timber)	Restricted	Restricted
2004/07/20	Council Regulation establishing a voluntary FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community	SEC(2004)977(283 kB)	COM(2004)515
Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/04/21	Recast of the gender equality Directives	SEC(2004)482(257 kB)	COM(2004)279
2004/09/22	Directive amending Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time	SEC(2004)1154(481 kB)	COM(2004)607
Energy and Transport
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/03/03	Directive amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways	SEC(2004)236(2 MB)	COM(2004)139
Enterprise and Industry
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/09/29	Regulation on medicinal products for paediatric use and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1786/92, Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004	SEC(2004)1144(385 kB)	COM(2004)599
2004/10/25	Directive laying down rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products, prepealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC	SEC(2004)1298(265 kB)	COM(2004)708
Environment
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/02/25	Environment & Standardisation	SEC(2004)206(230 kB)	COM(2004)130
2004/06/09	Environment & Health Action Plan	SEC(2004)729(220 kB)	COM(2004)416 vol. 1(160 kB)   + vol. 2(223 kB)
2004/07/23	Directive establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the Community (INSPIRE)	SEC(2004)980(2 MB)	COM(2004)516
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Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/04/28	Council Regulation establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency	SEC(2004)448(228 kB)	COM(2004)289
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Information Society and Media
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/05/17	Update of eEurope 2005 Action Plan	SEC(2004)608(305 kB)	COM(2004)380
2004/07/30	Communication on interoperability of digital interactive television services	SEC(2004)1028(197 kB)	COM(2004)541
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Internal Market and Services
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/03/05	Foreseen horizontal directive (2nd part of the ex-ante evaluation of phase 2 of Services strategy)	SEC(2004)21(322 kB)	COM(2004)2
2004/04/21	Directive on reinsurance	SEC(2004)443(328 kB)	COM(2004)273
2004/07/14	Capital adequacy Directive	SEC(2004)921(324 kB)	COM(2004)486 vol.1(829 kB)   + vol. 2(528 kB)
2004/09/14	Directive amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs	SEC(2004)1097(694 kB)	COM(2004)582
2004/12/29	Communication on an Action plan for the implementation of the legal framework for electronic public procurement	SEC(2004)1639(528 kB)	COM(2004)841
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Justice and Home Affairs
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/02/12	Council Decision establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005 2010	SEC(2004)161(228 kB)	COM(2004)102
2004/04/28	Framework Decision on procedural rights in criminal proceedings	SEC(2004)491(275 kB)	COM(2004)328
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Justice, Freedom and Security
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/12/28	Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short stay-visas	SEC(2004)1628(246 kB)	COM(2004)835
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Proposals linked to the Financial Perspectives 2007-2013

Agriculture and Rural Development
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/07/14	Council Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development	SEC(2004)931(439 kB)	COM(2004)490
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Education and Culture
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/07/14	Decision establishing the Culture 2007 Programme (2007-2013)	SEC(2004)954(314 kB)	COM(2004)469
2004/07/14	Decision concerning the implementation of the MEDIA 2007 Programme	SEC(2004)955(498 kB)	COM(2004)470
2004/07/14	Decision creating the "Youth in action" Programme (2007-2013)	SEC(2004)960(283 kB)	COM(2004)471
2004/07/14	Decision establishing an integrated action programme in the field of lifelong learning	SEC(2004)971(312 kB)	COM(2004)474
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Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/07/14	Regulation on the European Social Fund	SEC(2004)924(261 kB)	COM(2004)493
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Environment
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/07/15	Communication on financing Natura 2000	SEC(2004)770(855 kB)	COM(2004)431
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Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/07/14	Council Regulation on European Fisheries Fund	SEC(2004)965(244 kB)	COM(2004)497
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Regional Policy
Adoption date	Commission proposal	IA final report + summary	Proposal reference
2004/07/14	Council Regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund	SEC(2004)924(261 kB)	COM(2004)492
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