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

2012 impact assessment (IA) reports / IAB opinions

• Climate Action
• Communications Networks, Content and Technology
• Competition
• Development and Cooperation
• Education, Culture, Multilinguism and Youth
• Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
• Energy
• Energy/Climate action
• Environment
• Health and Consumer Policy
• Home Affairs
• Industry and Entrepreneurship
• Internal Market and Services
• Internal Market and Services/Trade
• International cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response
• Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
• Maritime affairs and fisheries
• Mobility and Transport
• Research, Innovation and Science
• Taxation and Customs Union
• Trade

Climate Action
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/11/07	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on fluorinated greenhouse gases	COM(2012)643	SWD(2012)364 + SWD(2012)363	SEC(2012)618(419 kB)
2012/07/11	Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new light commercial vehicles	COM(2012)394	SWD(2012)213 + SWD(2012)214	SEC(2012)445(311 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(402 kB)
2012/07/11	Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) 443/2009 to define the modalities for reaching the 2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars	COM(2012)393	SWD(2012)213 + SWD(2012)214	SEC(2012)445(311 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(402 kB)
2012/06/21	Commission Regulation on the verification of greenhouse gas emission reports and tonne-kilometre reports and the accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council	C(2012)4130(219 kB)	SWD(2012)177 + SWD(2012)176	SEC(2012)385(829 kB)
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(843 kB)
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Communications Networks, Content and Technology
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/12/03	Proposal for a Directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites	COM(2012)721	SWD(2012)401 + SWD(2012)402	SEC(2012)672(251 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(386 kB)
2012/11/05	Commission implementing Decision on the harmonisation of the frequency bands 1920-1980 MHz and 2110-2170 MHz for terrestrial systems capable of providing electronic communications services in the Union	C(2012)7697	SWD(2012)360(550 kB)   + SWD(2012)361(44 kB)	SEC(2012)616(346 kB)
2012/07/17	Commission Recommendation on access to and preservation of scientific information	C(2012)4890	SWD(2012)222 + SWD(2012)221	SEC(2012)462(362 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(534 kB)
2012/06/04	Proposal for a Regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market	COM(2012)238	SWD(2012)135 + SWD(2012)136	IAB Final opinion(243 kB) IAB Opinion 1st IA(331 kB)
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Competition
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/12/19	EU Guidelines for the application of state aid rules in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks	C(2012)9609(485 kB)	SWD(2012)448(631 kB)   + SWD(2012)449(248 kB)	SEC(2012)714(240 kB)
2012/05/22	Guidelines on certain state aid measures in the context of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme post-2012	C(2012)3230(109 kB)	SWD(2012)130(7 MB)   + SWD(2012)131(39 kB)	SEC(2012)308(249 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(483 kB)
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Development and Cooperation
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2016/07/16	Proposal for a Council Decision on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ("Overseas Association Decision")	COM(2012)362	SWD(2012)194 + SWD(2012)193	SEC(2012)414(285 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(281 kB)
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Education, Culture, Multilinguism and Youth
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/09/05	Proposal for a Recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning	COM(2012)485	SWD(2012)252 + SWD(2012)253	SEC(2012)505(216 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(338 kB)
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Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2015/12/05	Communication - Towards a quality framework on traineeships - Second-stage consultation of the social partners at European level under Article 154 TFEU	COM(2012)728	SWD(2012)407 + SWD(2012)408	SEC(2012)676(243 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(194 kB)
2012/10/24	Proposal for a Regulation on the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived	COM(2012)617	SWD(2012)350 + SWD(2012)351	SEC(2012)593(255 kB)
2012/03/21	Proposal for a Directive on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services	COM(2012)131	SWD(2012)63 + SWD(2012)64	SEC(2012)195(328 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(388 kB)
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	SWD(2012)63 + SWD(2012)64	SEC(2012)195(328 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(388 kB)
2012/02/16	White Paper - An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions	COM(2012)55	SWD(2012)7 + SWD(2012)8	SEC(2012)112(396 kB)
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Energy
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/12/12	Commission Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for directional lamps, light emitting diode lamps and related equipment	C(2012)9188(367 kB)	SWD(2012)419(2 MB)   + SWD(2012)418(231 kB)	SEC(2012)693(387 kB)
2012/11/22	Report from the Commission on the voluntary ecodesign scheme for complex set-top boxes	COM(2012)684	SWD(2012)391 + SWD(2012)392	SEC(2012)647(314 kB)
2012/10/03	Commission Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for household tumble driers	C(2012)6889(231 kB)	SWD(2012)289(862 kB)   + SWD(2012)290(136 kB)	SEC(2012)556(294 kB)
2012/09/14	Communication on communicating outcome of the Impact Assessment related to requirements of Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC	C(2012)6287(11 kB)	SWD(2012)261(2 MB)   + SWD(2012)262(26 kB)	SEC(2012)513(434 kB)
2012/08/24	Commission Decision on amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks	C(2012)5875(39 kB)	SWD(2012)248(2 MB)   + SWD(2012)247(82 kB)	SEC(2012)495(336 kB)
2012/06/25	Commission Regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for water pumps	C(2012)4208(90 kB)	SWD(2012)178(2 MB)   + SWD(2012)179(37 kB)	SEC(2012)392(281 kB)
2012/06/06	Communication : Renewable Energy - a major player in the European energy market	COM(2012)271	SWD(2012)149 + SWD(2012)163	SEC(2012)342(237 kB)
2012/05/30	Proposal for a Directive laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation	COM(2012)242	SWD(2012)137 + SWD(2012)138	SEC(2012)334(385 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(391 kB)
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(116 kB)	SWD(2012)35   + SWD(2012)34	SEC(2012)157(363 kB)
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Energy/Climate action
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/10/17	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources	COM(2012)595	SWD(2012)343 + SWD(2012)344	SEC(2012)579(308 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(413 kB)
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Environment
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/11/29	Proposal for a Decision on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 "Living well, within the limits of our planet"	COM(2012)710	SWD(2012)398 + SWD(2012)397	SEC(2012)664(360 kB)
2012/11/14	Communication - A Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Water Resources	COM(2012)673	SWD(2012)382 + SWD(2012)381	SEC(2012)629(363 kB)
2012/10/26	Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment	COM(2012)628	SWD(2012)355 + SWD(2012)354	SEC(2012)597(364 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(275 kB)
2012/10/04	Proposal for a Regulation on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization in the Union	COM(2012)576	SWD(2012)292 + SWD(2012)291	SEC(2012)559(402 kB)
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 + SWD(2012)65	SEC(2012)200(641 kB)
2012/03/23	Proposal for a Regulation on ship recycling	COM(2012)118	SWD(2012)47 + SWD(2012)45	SEC(2012)180(524 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(174 kB)	SEC(2011)1547 + SEC(2011)1546	SEC(2011)1545(429 kB)
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Health and Consumer Policy
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/12/20	Commission implementing Directive laying down measures to facilitate the recognition of medical prescriptions issued in another Member State	C(2012)9610(175 kB)	SWD(2012)451(2 MB)   + SWD(2012)450(286 kB)	SEC(2012)716(401 kB)
2012/12/19	Proposal for a Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products	COM(2012)788	SWD(2012)452 + SWD(2012)453	SEC(2012)718(361 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(345 kB)
2012/09/26	Proposal for a Regulation on medical devices, and amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) 1223/2009	COM(2012)542	SWD(2012)273 + SWD(2012)274	SEC(2012)530(393 kB)
2012/07/17	Proposal for a Regulation on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use, and repealing Directive 2001/20/EC	COM(2012)369	SWD(2012)200 + SWD(2012)201	SEC(2012)421(240 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(290 kB)
2012/01/19	Communication on the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015	COM(2012)6	SEC(2012)55 + SEC(2012)56	SEC(2012)57(428 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(490 kB)
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Home Affairs
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board 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(459 kB)
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Industry and Entrepreneurship
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/10/17	Proposal for a Directive on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment	COM(2012)584	SWD(2012)329 + SWD(2012)300	SEC(2012)567(278 kB)
2012/09/27	Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 on drug precursors	COM(2012)548	SWD(2012)279 + SWD(2012)278	SEC(2012)540(333 kB)
2012/07/26	Communication on Security Industrial Policy Action Plan for an innovative and competitive Security Industry	COM(2012)417		SEC(2012)479(461 kB)
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	SWD(2012)81 + SWD(2012)82	SEC(2012)228(311 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	SWD(2012)30 + SWD(2012)29	SEC(2012)148(275 kB)
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Internal Market and Services
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/12/19	Commission delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to exemptions, general operating conditions, depositaries, leverage, transparency and supervision	C(2012)8370	SWD(2012)386(687 kB)   + SWD(2012)387(79 kB)	SEC(2012)645(616 kB)
2012/07/11	Proposal for a Directive on the collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market	COM(2012)372	SWD(2012)204 + SWD(2012)205	SEC(2012)423(275 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(254 kB)
2012/07/05	Commission delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps with regard to definitions, the calculation of net short positions, covered sovereign credit default swaps, notification thresholds, liquidity thresholds for suspending restrictions, significant falls in the value of financial instruments and adverse events	C(2012)4529	SWD(2012)198(493 kB)   + SWD(2012)197(34 kB)	SEC(2012)417(462 kB)
2012/07/03	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on key information documents for investment products	COM(2012)352	SWD(2012)187 + SWD(2012)188	SEC(2012)403(449 kB)
2012/07/03	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) as regards depositary functions, remuneration policies and sanctions	COM(2012)350	SWD(2012)185 + SWD(2012)186	SEC(2012)402(284 kB)
2012/07/03	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on insurance mediation (recast)	COM(2012)360	SWD(2012)191 + SWD(2012)192	SEC(2012)412(279 kB)   IAB Opinion 2nd IA(426 kB) IAB Opinion 1st IA(498 kB)
2012/06/06	Proposal for a Directive establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directives 77/91/EEC and 82/891/EC, Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC and 2011/35/EC and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010	COM(2012)280	SWD(2012)166 + SWD(2012)167	SEC(2012)353(454 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA
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	SWD(2012)77(266 kB)   + SWD(2012)76(35 kB)	SEC(2012)226(401 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	SWD(2012)22 + SWD(2012)23	SEC(2012)131(408 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(450 kB)
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Internal Market and Services/Trade
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board 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	SWD(2012)57 + SWD(2012)58	SEC(2012)191(283 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA
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International cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/09/19	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps	COM(2012)514	SWD(2012)265 + SWD(2012)266	SEC(2012)524(411 kB)
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Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/12/12	Proposal for a Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings	COM(2012)744	SWD(2012)416 + SWD(2012)417	SEC(2012)692(248 kB)
2012/11/14	Proposal for a Directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures	COM(2012)614	SWD(2012)348 + SWD(2012)349	SEC(2012)592(348 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(412 kB)
2012/07/11	Proposal for a Directive on the fight against fraud against the financial interests of the European Union, through criminal law	COM(2012)363	SWD(2012)195 + SWD(2012)196	SEC(2012)415(297 kB)
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	SEC(2012)72 + SEC(2012)73	SEC(2012)74(405 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	SEC(2012)72 + SEC(2012)73	SEC(2012)74(405 kB)
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Maritime affairs and fisheries
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/11/16	Communication - Action Plan for reducing incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears	COM(2012)665	SWD(2012)369 + SWD(2012)370	IAB Final opinion(321 kB) IAB Opinion 1st IA(340 kB)
2012/07/19	Proposal for a Regulation establishing specific conditions to fishing for deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the North-East Atlantic and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002	COM(2012)371	SWD(2012)202 + SWD(2012)203	SEC(2012)422(300 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(463 kB)
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Mobility and Transport
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/12/18	Proposal for a Regulation on occurrence reporting in civil aviation amending Regulation (EU) No 996/2010 and repealing Directive No 2003/42/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1321/2007 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1330/2007	COM(2012)776	SWD(2012)441 + SWD(2012)442	SEC(2012)710(202 kB)
2012/12/17	Proposal for a Directive on marine equipment and repealing Directive 96/98/EC	COM(2012)772	SWD(2012)438 + SWD(2012)437	SEC(2012)707(266 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(188 kB)
2012/07/13	Proposal for a Regulation on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC	COM(2012)380	SWD(2012)206 + SWD(2012)207	SEC(2012)432(337 kB)
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Research, Innovation and Science
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/07/17	Communication - A Reinforced European Research Area Partnership for Excellence and Growth	COM(2012)392	SWD(2012)212 + SWD(2012)211	SEC(2012)444(323 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(277 kB)
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Taxation and Customs Union
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/12/03	Communication - An Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion	COM(2012)722	SWD(2012)403 + SWD(2012)404	SEC(2012)673(250 kB)
2012/09/27	Proposal for a Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors	COM(2012)521	SWD(2012)268 + SWD(2012)267	SEC(2012)525(445 kB)
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	SWD(2012)127 + SWD(2012)126	SEC(2012)289(203 kB)   IAB Opinion 1st IA(522 kB)
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Trade
Adoption date	Commission proposal	Proposal reference	IA report + summary	Board Opinion
2012/07/18	Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan	COM(2011)390 (Restricted)	SWD(2012)209 + SWD(2012)210	SEC(2012)440(373 kB)
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