Better Regulation In Europe: France 2010

This report maps and analyses the core issues which together make up effective regulatory management for France, laying down a framework of what should be driving regulatory policy and reform in the future. Issues examined include: strategy and policies for improving regulatory management; institutional capacities for effective regulation and the broader policy making context; transparency and processes for effective public consultation and communication; processes for the development of new regulations, including impact assessment and for the management of the regulatory stock, including administrative burdens; compliance rates, enforcement policy and appeal processes; and the multilevel dimension: interface between different levels of government and interface between national processes and those of the EU. This book is part of a project examining better regulation, being carried out in partnership with the European Commission.Table of Content :Abbreviations and acronymsCountry Profile FranceExecutive SummaryIntroduction - Conduct of the reviewChapter 1. Strategy and policies for Better RegulationChapter 2. Institutional capacities for Better RegulationChapter 3. Transparency through consultation and communicationChapter 4. The development of new regulationsChapter 5. The management and rationalisation of existing regulationChapter 6. Compliance, enforcement, appealsChapter 7. The interface between member states and the European UnionChapter 8. The interface between subnational and national levels of governmentBibliographyAnnex A - Powers transferred to the territorial communitiesAnnex B - Application of lawsAnnex C - Structure of the Guide for drafting legislation and regulationsAnnex D - The Constitutional Reform of 23 July 2008Annex E - Independent administrative authoritiesAnnex F - The process of preparing laws and decrees in FranceAnnex G - Local level use of ICTAnnex H - Reference system for impact assessmentsAnnex I - Progress report on the 15 measures outlined on 19 October 2009