absence without leave | AWOL [Abbr.]

regulatory policy [ better lawmaking | better law-making | better regulation | good regulatory practice | outcome-based regulation | performance-based regulation | REFIT | regulatory fitness | Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme | regulatory governance | regulatory improvement | regulatory quality | regulatory reform | smart regulation ]

food law advisor | food safety regulatory advisor | food regulatory advisor | legislation and specification advisor

regulatory requirements

regulatory and non-regulatory instrument

ensure compliance with pipeline infrastructure regulations | ensure pipeline infrastructure legal compliance | confirm pipeline compliance with regulations | ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures

regulation [ regulatory provision ]

clinical pharmacologist | expert in pharmacy | advanced pharmacist | specialist pharmacist

powers of parliament [ parliamentary power | regulatory autonomy ]

The absence of legally binding targets for renewable energies at EU level, the relatively weak EU regulatory framework for the use of renewables in the transport sector, and the complete absence of a legal framework in the heating and cooling sector, means that progress to a large extent is the result of the efforts of a few committed Member States.

For the purpose of the inquiry the key areas were grouped under the following headings: (1) market concentration/market power, (2) vertical foreclosure (most prominently inadequate unbundling of network and supply), (3) lack of market integration (including lack of regulatory oversight for cross border issues), (4) lack of transparency, (5) price formation, (6) downstream markets, (7) balancing markets, and (8) liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Questions the unwavering support expressed in the Commission’s report for the SCI, given its limitations; reiterates farmers’ reluctance to participate on account of the lack of trust, the restrictions on anonymous complaints, the lack of statutory power, the inability to apply meaningful sanctions, the absence of adequate mechanisms to combat well-documented UTPs, and concerns about imbalances in the nature of enforcement mechanisms that have not been taken adequately into account; regrets the Commission’s reluctance to ensure anonymity and appropriate sanctions.

P. whereas the value of the above-mentioned Commission Communication entitled "Regulatory aspects of nanomaterials" is rather limited due to the absence of information about the specific properties of nanomaterials, their actual uses, and potential risks and benefits, and thus no consideration of the legislative and policy challenges that result from the specific nature of nanomaterials, resulting in only a general legal overview that shows that there are no nano-specific provisions in Community legislation for the time being,