Establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office: Initial Appraisal of the Commission's Impact Assessment

Briefing 16-12-2013

This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's Impact Assessment accompanying its proposal for a Council Regulation on the Establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (COM (2013) 534 final), submitted on 17 July 2013. It analyses whether the principal criteria laid down in the Commission’s own Impact Assessment Guidelines, as well as additional factors identified by the Parliament in its Impact Assessment Handbook, appear to be met by the IA. It does not attempt to deal with the substance of the proposal. It is drafted for informational and background purposes to assist the relevant parliamentary committee and Members more widely in their work.