Page contents Page contents Setting law-making prioritiesEvery autumn, the Commission sets its policy priorities for the upcoming year in the Commission work programme. Following its adoption, the work programme is presented to the European Parliament Plenary and subsequently to the General Affairs Council.Commission work programmeInterinstitutional agreement on better law-makingPlanning and proposing lawAs part of the better regulation agenda, individuals, businesses and stakeholder groups can track Commission initiatives at all stages of the process.Recently published upcoming initiatives, including Calls for evidence and public consultationRegister of Commission documents - impact assessment reports and opinions of the Regulatory Scrutiny BoardRegister of Commission expert groups and other similar entitiesAdopting the lawInterested parties can follow the progress on Commission initiatives through both the EU and national legislative processes. This starts from their initial launch through to negotiations in the European Parliament and Council and finishes with their final adoption and incorporation into national law.Non-essential amendments to EU initiatives that don't need to go through the full law-making process, called delegated and implementing acts, can also be tracked through the various stages of their development.Track the life cycle of a proposed new lawDatabase of national parliament opinions and European Commission repliesInterinstitutional register of delegated actsComitology register for implementing actsHome - Register of delegated actsApplying EU lawIt is also possible to find what measures countries take to incorporate EU legislation into national law and track infringement procedures taken by the European Commission against EU countries.National implementing measuresRegister of infringement decisionsEvaluating and improving existing lawsThe European Commission continuously evaluates whether EU laws are meeting the needs of citizens and business at minimum cost. Evaluations and fitness checks inform political priority setting and contribute to strategic planning, as well as to the revision of existing policies and legislation.Evaluating laws, policies and funding programmesSimplification and ImplementationPlanned evaluationsPublished evaluationsStudies and other publications Related links Law-making processBetter regulationHave your say on Commission initiatives
