ten Brink Better Regulation March 2007 Brussels

Slide 1: A Critique of ‘Better Regulation’ in the context of Links between a better economy and the environment Patrick ten Brink Senior Fellow and Head of Brussels Office Institute for European Environmental Policy ptenbrink@ieep.eu www.ieep.eu Better Regulation and Outcomes for the Environment 19 March 2007 Brussels Charlemagne Building

Slide 2: Presentation Structure Better Regulation – Principles, Objectives, Tools and Processes Better Regulation in context – the environment-economy link Comment on the Better Regulation Tools and Processes Recommendations for Better Regulation for a Better Environment in a Competitive World

Slide 3: Principles of Good Legislation 1. Necessary and effective 2. Efficient