监管审查委员会——2025年年度报告

CONTACT EUROPEAN COMMISSIONRegulatory Scrutiny BoardContact:REGULATORY-SCRUTINY-BOARD@ec.europa.euEuropean CommissionB-1049 BrusselsBelgium Manuscript completed inApril 2026 Photo credits: European Commission and Adobe Stock.Design: Marcus Marlowe and Joel Lepers — SG.A.4 — HRCorrespondent, Finance & Corporate Training PrintISBN 978-92-68-39173-0doi:10.2792/7956028KA-01-26-007-EN-CEN PDFISBN 978-92-68-39172-3doi:10.2792/4164722KA-01-26-007-EN-N Luxembourg: Publications Office ofthe European Union, 2026 © European Union, 2026 Reuse isauthorised provided the source isacknowledged. The reuse policy ofEuropean Commission documents isregulatedbyDecision 2011/833/EU (OJ L330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). For any use orreproduction ofphotos orother material that isnot underthe EUcopyright, permission must besought directly from the copyright holders. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.THE BOARD 1.1The work ofthe Board in20251.2Outreach and advisory activities 2.1Impact assessments2.1.1Observations and challenges2.1.2Observed quality difference ofresubmitted files 2.2Evaluations: observations and challenges2.2.1General observations2.2.2Types ofimpacts assessed and quantification ofcosts andbenefits inevaluations 2.3Conclusions 3.SPECIAL FEATURES – CHALLENGES OFEVIDENCE BASE FORIMPACT ASSESSMENTS 3.1Introductory remarks3.2Observations from the scrutiny work ofthe Board ANNEx 1.IMPACT ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS 202540ANNEx 2.ACRONYMS43ANNEx 3.GLOSSARY45ANNEx 4.ExAMPLES OFDIGITAL OBSERVATIONAL DATA49 Foreword bythe Chair Rytis MartikonisChair This report covers the tenth year ofoperation ofthe Regulatory Scrutiny Board, and the first year ofthemandate ofthe second von der Leyen Commission. Whereas evaluations constituted most ofthe scrutinywork inthe first part ofthe year, impact assessments ofplanned interventions increased inthe second halfof2025. All inall, the Board scrutinized atotal of57 files, 25 impact assessments, 22 evaluations (including3 fitness checks) and 10 resubmitted reports. The rate ofinitial negative opinions for impact assessments was Initiatives related tothe European Union’s strategic autonomy were ofparticular importance aswell asthe In its scrutiny work, the Board consistently emphasized the fundamental importance ofevidence-based anal-ysis ofpolicy problems and design ofcorresponding responses. The Commission has established aframeworktohandle data and Artificial Intelligence but further efforts are needed toenhance the collection and usage As well asperforming its core function ofassessing the quality ofimpact assessments, fitness checks andevaluations, the Board continued toprovide advice toCommission services atearly stages ofpreparation:38 upstream meetings took place during 2025. The collaborative nature ofquality assurance aswell asthe Two new members — DrEmmanuelle Maincent and MsDoriane Givord-Strassel — joined the Board fromthe Commission services, respectively atthe end of2025 and beginning of2026. These appointments weretoreplace two Board members who left during the year, DrDorota Denning and MrJames Morrison. Iwouldlike tothank both for their outstanding contributions tothe Board’s work and, onbehalf ofthe Board, wish As ever, Iam grateful tothe colleagues ofthe Board secretariat for their dedicated support over the past year. 1The Board The Regulatory Scrutiny Board (the ‘Board’) was set upas part ofthe Commission’s2015 renewed better regulation agenda toscrutinise the drafts ofall impactassessments, fitness checks and aselection ofevaluations. Itreports onitsactivities tothe President ofthe Commission and tothe Commissioner inchargeofEconomy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification. Following thedecision ofthe President ofthe Commission P(2022)(1), the composition ofthe The Board has acentraland precisely defined role Figure 1shows how the Board’s internal quality control function fits within the Commission’s preparatory processes oftheEUlaw making cycle tomake sure that the Commission proposals are based onclearly defined problems and onthe best Within its mandate asan internal, independent and objective quality control andscrutiny body, the Board neither seeks nor takes instructions from any internalorexternal actor, performs its task independently and prepares its opinions auton-omously. Itacts during the internal Commission phases preceding the preparationofnew legislation and isdesigned toensure that Commission impact assessment The work ofthe Board supports the implementation ofthe Commission’s betterregulation commitments. The Board cannot and does not question the politicalobjectives presented inthe impact assessments accompanying draft proposals— that role belongs solely tothe College ofCommissioners — but instead, theBoard focuses onthe quality ofevidence, analysis and the logic ofintervention. The Board issues different types ofopinions ondraft impact assessments, fitnesschecks and evaluations, with recommendations for improvements (for more detail