EU komt met methode om implementatie Europese wetgeving te vergelijken (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Pools voorzitterschap Europese Unie 2e helft 2011 i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 28 september 2011.

The Polish Presidency was successful on Wednesday, in its efforts to broker an agreement on the so-called ‘correlation tables’ that define how EU laws are implemented in the respective Member States. The compromise between the European Parliament and the European Council was endorsed on Wednesday by members of the Committee of Ambassadors (COREPER i).

The Parliament, Commission and Council had been at loggerheads for years over the mandate and scope of the ‘correlation tables’ and the deadlock was hindering progress on legislation in the Union’s institutions. Public opinion felt that many of the consequent discussions were too focused on technical matters instead of the crux of the problem. For instance, the protracted debate over the tables recently blocked legislative work on two key dossiers (previously unconnected with the question of the tables). These were:

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    the European Parliament and Council directive on combating the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, repealing Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA,
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    and the European Parliament and Council Directive amending Council Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption.

The compromise reached today will unblock work at the European Parliament and the Council on these two draft directives, allowing for their adoption before the end of the Polish Presidency.

Under the agreement, the ‘correlation tables’ - which Member States submit to the European Commission - will compare the requirements of directives adopted at EU level with the corresponding requirements of national laws. This will show the transposition to EU law by respective Member States. Thus, the tables will enhance the transparency of decision-making and the effectiveness of the supervision of EU law implementation, without placing excessive administrative burdens on the Member States.

Konrad Niklewicz, Spokesperson for the Polish Presidency of the EU Council