1. Brief overview of EU legislative procedure
Per Bredholt Christensen
European Commission - Eurostat
Unit A5 “Legal and institutional affairs”
Luxembourg
October 2013
Task Force "EPSAS Governance"

2. Main actors in EU legislative procedure
Union legislator = the European Parliament and the Council ("co-legislators")
They act on the basis of a proposal by the Commission = right of initiative
Eurostat is a Directorate General within the Commission
Right of initiative
Power of execution
Luxembourg
October 2013

3. Lisbon Treaty (1st December 2009) Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Legislative acts ► basic acts (EP/Council)
Non-legislative acts ► Commissions acts
Delegated acts: To supplement or amend the basic act (non-essential elements)
- Actors: Commission + group of experts (EP and Cnc right of objection)
Implementing acts: How to operationalize the basic act/ harmonize its implementation
- Actors: Commission + Committee (EPSASC)

4. Institutional workflow
Derived legal acts
Basic act
Commission level
Task force/ working groups
Interservice consultation in Com.
Adoption of proposal
EP and Council level
EP 1st reading
Cnc 1st reading
Trilogues (EP, Cnc & Com)
Adoption
After adoption of basic act
Implemen-ting acts (EPSASC & Com)
Delegated acts (nat experts & Com)

5. Luxembourg
October 2013