Tapani Piha: Tautitaakka ja terveyteen liittyvät ennusteet Suomessa – menetelmiä ja tuloksia 3.12.2021

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@tapani_piha
working with
@MSAH_News
@SitraFund
Evidence-basedpolicy
making in the EU
Tapani Piha
Special Adviser
to the Ministry of SocialAffairs and Health and Sitra
Former Head of Unit at the European Commission
PoDDy:Tautitaakka ja terveyteen
liittyvät ennusteet Suomessa –
menetelmiä ja tuloksia
3.12.2021
EU Policy
MakingCycle
Source: Better regulation guidelines 2021
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Decision-makingin the EU: who uses
the availableevidenceand when
Impactassessmentsformakey
partoftheCommission'sbetter
regulationagenda,whichseeksto
designandevaluateEUpolicies
andlawssothattheyachievetheir
objectivesinthemostefficientand
effectiveway.
Better Regulation: why and how
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-making-process/planning-and-
proposing-law/better-regulation-why-and-how_en

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Impact
Assessments
Impact assessments are carried out on
initiatives expected to have significant
economic, social or environmental
impacts.
 legislative proposals
 non-legislative initiatives (e.g. financial
programmes, recommendations for the
negotiations of international agreements)
 implementing and delegated acts
Impact
Assessment
 Must include a description of:
• the environmental, social and economic
impacts, including impacts on small and
medium enterprises and
competitiveness, and an explicit
statement if any of these are not
considered significant
• who will be affected by the initiative and
how
• the consultation strategy and the results
obtained from it
• The quality of each report is checked
by an independent body, the
Regulatory Scrutiny Board, which
issues opinions.

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InterinstitutionalAgreement on
Better Law-Making (2016)
 Joint responsibility to deliver high-quality legislation:
 Areas with the greatest added value for citizens and
strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of
the economy;
 Which delivers the Union's policy objectives in the
simplest, most efficient and effective way possible;
 Which avoids overregulation and unnecessary
administrative burdens for citizens, administrations
and businesses and particularly SMEs; and
 Which is designed to facilitate its transposition and
practical application.
 Commitment of the EU lawmakers to use the
evidence.
Resources for
better law-
making at EU
level  The better regulation
guidelines contain
guidance for the
Commission on how to
conduct impact
assessments.
 These are accompanied
by a toolbox which
provides complementary
advice.

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Better
regulation
The ‘better regulation’ guidelines set out the
mandatory requirements and obligations for ‘better
regulation’ for each step of the policy cycle.
 Forward planning and political validation
 Stakeholder consultation
 Evaluation and fitness checks
 Impact assessment
 Quality control / Regulatory Scrutiny Board
 Compliance support and implementation
http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/guidelines/ug_chap3_en.htm
 The toolbox provides more specific and
operational guidance on the practical
application of the guidelines and
additional advice for applying ‘better
regulation’ in practice.
 Some elements of the toolbox are
mandatory. But many of the tools are
advisory in nature.
 Specific section on health.
 Nearly 600 pages…
http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/guidelines/toc_tool_en.htm

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Extended
impact
assessment
(2003)
Model for the
analysis
From:Tapani Piha’s personal notes
Wheredoes knowledgeplaya rolein
the policy-makingcycle
Graph source:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/aboutparliament/

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