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right of information – all proposed Commission actions discussed in the committees are simultaneously disclosed to Parliament and Council.In addition to EU member countries through the comitology committees, the Commission's implementing powers are also subject to supplementary checks by the European Parliament and EU Council, which have a: If the appeal committee rules against the Commission's proposed implementing act, the Commission must abide by its decision.Īppeal committee rules of procedure Scrutiny by EU Council and Parliament

It gives EU countries the opportunity to have a second discussion. It is chaired by the Commission and follows the same voting rules.

The appeal committee functions in a similar way to the other comitology committees: it is made up of EU countries' representatives but at a higher level of representation. If the Commission is prevented from adopting a proposed implementing act (particularly where the comitology committee voted against it), it can refer the case to the appeal committee. The Commission publishes an annual report on the work of the comitology committees, which details their activities in each policy sector. After the meeting, the Commission publishes the voting results and the summary record of the meeting in the comitology register. Most committees meet several times a year in Commission premises (usually in Brussels).īefore each meeting, the Commission sends national authorities the invitation, agenda and draft implementing act. They include 1 representative from every EU country and are chaired by a Commission official.Įach committee decides its operating procedures, based on standard committee rules of procedure.Ĭommission departments submit draft implementing acts to the responsible committees for an opinion.

the Commission decides on its own whether to adopt the proposed act, but must 'take the utmost account' of the committee's opinion before decidingĬomitology committees are set up by the legislator (Council and European Parliament or Council alone).

if there is no qualified majority either for or against the proposed act, the Commission can either adopt it or submit a new, amended version.

if a qualified majority votes against the proposed act, the Commission may not adopt it.

if a qualified majority (55% of EU countries representing at least 65% of the total EU population) votes in favour of the proposed implementing act, the Commission must adopt it.

advisory procedure – generally used for all other implementing acts.īoth procedures require that a committee composed of representatives from all EU countries provide a formal opinion, usually in the form of a vote, on the Commission's proposed measures.ĭepending on the procedure, committee opinions can be more or less binding on the Commission.

examination procedure – used particularly for (i) measures with general scope and (ii) measures with a potentially significant impact (in areas such as taxation or agricultural policy).

When the Commission adopts implementing acts, 1 of the following procedures applies: Implementing and delegated acts How does comitology work? The same law also stipulates that the Commission is to be assisted by a committee when defining the measures contained in the resulting implementing act.Ĭomitology is not compulsory for all implementing acts – some of which the Commission can adopt without consulting a committee (for example, when allocating grants under a certain amount). Comitology applies when the Commission has been granted implementing powers in the text of a law.