comitology
Sign in to saveComitology in the European Union (EU) refers to a process by which EU law is implemented or adjusted by the European Commission working in conjunction with committees of national representatives (at civil service level) from the EU member states, colloquially called "comitology committees". These are chaired by the European Commission. The official term for the process is committee procedure. Comitology committees are part of the EU's broader system of committees that assist in the making, adoption, and implementation of EU laws.
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Background and history
- First comitology decision
- Second comitology decision
- Comitology regulation
- Types of committee
- Democratic legitimacy
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
- EU legislation
- Official EU sites
- Other sites
Comitology in the European Union (EU) refers to a process by which EU law is implemented or adjusted by the European Commission working in conjunction with committees of national representatives (at civil service level) from the EU member states, colloquially called "comitology committees". These are chaired by the European Commission. The official term for the process is committee procedure. Comitology committees are part of the EU's broader system of committees that assist in the making, adoption, and implementation of EU laws.
The Treaty of Lisbon reconfigured comitology system, distinguishing between: "delegated acts" (where the Council and the Parliament empower the Commission to adjust and amend the details of legislation they have adopted, subject to them not vetoing them), and "implementing acts", where the Commission may adopt measures to implement the detail of the legislation (working with "comitology" committees).
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