Fitness Check of environmental monitoring and reporting - consultation and evidence gathering

Stakeholder Workshop

19/20 Nov 2015

Steve WhiteJoachim D'Eugenio DG EnvironmentEuropean Commission

The consultation process

For consultation and evidence gathering

1. Stakeholder consultation

2. Further consultation activities in 2016

3. Evidence gathering

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1. Public Internet consultation

• Main objectives: o To gather views on overall satisfaction and regarding whether

reporting requirements are in line with those principles;o To gather evidence on current shortcomings, overlaps and potential

improvements that should be examined during the process– Examples will be particularly welcome – where should we look;

o To validate the principles used for assessing environmental reporting requirements (proportionality, accessibility, relevance...);

• Period of consultation: 18 November 2015 – 10 February 2016

• To answer the questionnaire: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/consultations/reporting_en.htm

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2. Further consultation activities in 2016

• Possible stakeholder workshops in spring and autumn 2016:Presentation of public consultation and contract results Input to Fitness Check evaluation

• Commission Communication 2016 will invite other EU institutions and bodies to contribute to Fitness Check Second chance for all others to present their views and input following the

public consultation

• Outreach in relevant fora and meetings Discussion for specific areas

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3. Evidence gathering

• A study contract between the European Commission and ICF International/the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) supporting consultation and evidence gathering

• Period of contract: October 2015 – October 2016

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3. Evidence gathering

• What evidence do we want ?(1/3)

• An inventory of reporting obligations Expected output (Dec 2015-Oct 2016): Review of DG ENV legislation

(approximately 60 pre-identified major pieces) to establish the nature of reporting obligations

• Assessment of costs of reporting using the standard cost model Expected output (1st Semester 2016): A baseline understanding of the

reporting costs which will demonstrate the scale of current administrative costs and their variation across countries, providing a baseline position against which changes in costs can be assessed

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3. Evidence gathering

• What evidence do we want ?(2/3)

• Evidence gathering Expected output (April 2016): Intermediate understanding of issues

associated with EU legislation and reporting obligations and initiate evaluation and analysis of associated opportunities for streamlining and reducing administrative burdens

Specific analysis of the Standardised Reporting Directive Specific analysis of the scope of active dissemination as an alternative to

direct reporting from Member States Inputs from ongoing Commission evaluations and Fitness Checks

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3. Evidence gathering

• What evidence do we want ?(3/3)

• Definition and assessment of changes to the baselineExpected output (3rd quarter 2016): A standard template to present the

details for a series of opportunities for simplifying reporting obligations covering both the benefits and the costs

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Questions?

Thank you for your attention!

Contacts:Steve White (Unit ENV. F1) stephen.white@ec.europa.euJoachim D'Eugenio (Unit ENV D.4) joachim.d'eugenio@ec.europa.eu

More information:http://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/reporting/index_en.htm