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HSE's engagement with the EU Information for SBTAF

HSE's engagement with the EU Information for SBTAF. Stuart Bristow International Unit. Overview. Jargon The Agency The Advisory Committee Making EU laws Informal stage Formal stage Social partners EP and Council. Getting the jargon out of the way. The Council of the European Union

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HSE's engagement with the EU Information for SBTAF

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  1. HSE's engagement with the EUInformation for SBTAF Stuart Bristow International Unit

  2. Overview • Jargon • The Agency • The Advisory Committee • Making EU laws • Informal stage • Formal stage • Social partners • EP and Council

  3. Getting the jargon out of the way • The Council of the European Union • COREPER; Working Parties; UKRep; Presidency/Trio • The European Parliament • Groups; Rapporteurs; Committees; Plenary • The European Commission • DG EMPL, DG MARK etc

  4. The Agency • The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, ‘EU-OSHA’ (Bilbao, Spain) • ‘Focal Points’ • Expert groups • Deals with research, advice and information • Hasno legislative role

  5. The Advisory Committee • The Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work • Tripartite • Discussion, consensus agreement • Working parties produce draft opinions that are adopted at plenary meetings (twice a year)

  6. Making EU laws – informal stage • Commission ‘senses need’ • EP own-initiative report • Agency research summary • Pressure groups • Commission may announce plans • Annual plan of work • Ongoing work (especially ‘comitology’) • Discussions with interested parties • Member states and social partners through Advisory Committee

  7. Making EU laws – formal stage (1) • Commission drafts a proposal and sends it to the social partners (twice) • Principles of the proposal • Details • EITHER • Social partners negotiate binding agreement OR • Commission puts proposal to Council and EP for Directive

  8. Making EU laws – formal stage (2) • Ordinary legislative procedure: • Dossier assigned to EP Committee(s) and a Council Working Party • EP Committee considers Rapporteur’s report; then goes to EP plenary • Working Party, then COREPER, then Council consider EP’s ideas • ‘First reading deal’ • Back to EP (Cttee & plenary), then back to Council (via WP & COREPER) • ‘Second reading deal’ • Conciliation committee

  9. Influencing points Time MEPs, esp. Rapporteurs, Chairs BusinessEurope, UEAPME Commisioners, DGs Influence

  10. HSE’s communications with stakeholders (1) • ‘Euronews’ on the HSE website • On the horizon • Social dialogue • Under negotiation • Under implementation • Updated whenever there is something new to say http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/europe/euronews.htm

  11. HSE’s communications with stakeholders (2) • Once a proposal reaches the formal stage, policy team will set up a stakeholder group, to allow consultation as negotiations develop

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