You have indicated that your legislation is in legislative procedure. When legislation is in procedure, it means that either the Commission proposal is about to be published or that the legislative procedure has already started.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for possible (better regulation) opportunities that exist within the period between the publication of a new Commission proposal and the adoption of legislation. The Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking affirms the consideration by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers to make use of Impact Assessments during the legislative process. However, the use of Impact Assessments during the legislative process by the EP is very limited and thus far the Council has not conducted an Impact Assessment. This means in practice, that there are not many specific Better Regulation Agenda input opportunities during the Legislative process. However, there are of course ‘traditional’ input opportunities during the legislative process in which proposals for Better Regulation could be submitted. The (better regulation) opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• The Commission proposal. When a Commission proposal is finalized, it will be published on the “Have-your-say” website for 12 weeks to collect feedback. Because a legislative proposal could be adopted into law at any moment, it is a good idea to be as clear and detailed as possible, in order to maximize the effect of your input.
• Another way to raise awareness of your bottleneck while the legislation is in procedure, is through contact with the Council, Parliament or national delegations. In most cases they are responsible for the adoption of EU legislation.

You have determined that your legislation is being evaluated through an Evaluation or Fitness Check, or that an Evaluation or Fitness Check has been announced through an Evaluation Roadmap.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

When your legislation is in evaluation or part of a Fitness Check, there are several Better Regulation input moments you could use.

• The publication of the Evaluation Roadmap. This is an obligatory step in the Evaluation and Fitness Check procedure. After the Evaluation Roadmap has been published there is an obligatory four weeks open public consultation.
• The stakeholder consultation during the Evaluation or Fitness Check. The Evaluation Roadmap includes a consultation strategy in which the European Commission informs on how it intends to gather input from stakeholders during the evaluation. When the legislation is part of a Fitness Check, the stakeholder consultation is often much more extensive. In general, the consultation for Evaluations and Fitness Checks are done through expert meetings, seminars and conferences.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question is out of the legislative procedure and has been adopted. Furthermore, you have indicated that an evaluation of the EU legislation has not yet been announced.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the adoption of the EU legislation and the moment an evaluation of the EU legislation is announced. This period has a limited amount of better regulation moments. This also depends on whether the EU legislation has been recently adopted or not. The better regulation opportunity for your bottleneck is:

• Submitting a bottleneck to the REFIT Platform. You can submit your bottleneck through the Lighten the Load-website. If the bottleneck meets the REFIT-criteria, the issue, accompanied by a possible recommendation from the REFIT-platform, will be brought to the attention of the European Commission and will be included in the upcoming annual Commission work programme

Since you indicated your bottleneck concerns a legal technicality issue it would fit the REFIT-Platform criteria which states that the Platform considers issues that are about the efficiency and effectiveness and not about the legal objective of EU legislation. However, it is important to keep in mind that the Platform  only discusses issues that are about legislation that has been adopted at least two years ago.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question has been evaluated. Moreover, you have indicated that the European Commission has announced that it is drafting new EU legislation via a roadmap or inception impact assessment. This new legislation is intended to amend or replace the current legislation in question but a legislative proposal has not formally been published yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for existing better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between announcement by the European Commission (EC) of its intention to draft new EU legislation and the moment of the formal EC legislative proposal. These opportunities are:

• The four weeks open public consultation after the publication of the Roadmap or Inception Impact Assessment .
• Possible stakeholder consultation that is organized by the EC when it conducts an Impact Assessment. This stakeholder consultation is described in more detail in the stakeholder consultation strategy in the Inception Impact Assessment.

You have indicated that your legislation has been evaluated, but that no new legislation has been announced as of yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

After evaluation and before new legislation, there are not a lot Better Regulation input moments. The reason for this is that in this phase, the legislative cycle is basically on hold. There is an option to consider though:

• Submitting a bottleneck to the REFIT Platform. You can submit your bottleneck through the Lighten the Load-website. If the bottleneck meets the REFIT-criteria, the issue, accompanied by a possible recommendation from the REFIT-platform, will be brought to the attention of the European Commission and will be included in the upcoming annual Commission work programme.

You have indicated that your legislation is in legislative procedure. When legislation is in procedure, it means that either the Commission proposal is about to be published or that the legislative procedure has already started.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for possible (better regulation) opportunities that exist within the period between the publication of a new Commission proposal and the adoption of legislation. The Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking affirms the consideration by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers to make use of Impact Assessments during the legislative process. However, the use of Impact Assessments during the legislative process by the EP is very limited and thus far the Council has not conducted an Impact Assessment. This means in practice, that there are not many specific Better Regulation Agenda input opportunities during the Legislative process. However, there are of course ‘traditional’ input opportunities during the legislative process in which proposals for Better Regulation could be submitted. The (better regulation) opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• The Commission proposal. When a Commission proposal is finalized, it will be published on the “Have-your-say” website for 12 weeks to collect feedback. Because a legislative proposal could be adopted into law at any moment, it is a good idea to be as clear and detailed as possible, in order to maximize the effect of your input.
• Another way to raise awareness of your bottleneck while the legislation is in procedure, is through contact with the Council, Parliament or national delegations. In most cases they are responsible for the adoption of EU legislation.

You have determined that your legislation is being evaluated through an Evaluation or Fitness Check, or that an Evaluation or Fitness Check has been announced through an Evaluation Roadmap.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

When your legislation is in evaluation or part of a Fitness Check, there are several Better Regulation input moments you could use:

• The publication of the Evaluation Roadmap. This is an obligatory step in the Evaluation and Fitness Check procedure. After the Evaluation Roadmap has been published there is an obligatory four weeks open public consultation.
• The stakeholder consultation during the Evaluation or Fitness Check. The Evaluation Roadmap includes a consultation strategy in which the European Commission informs on how it intends to gather input from stakeholders during the evaluation. When the legislation is part of a Fitness Check, the stakeholder consultation is often much more extensive. In general, the consultation for Evaluations and Fitness Checks are done through expert meetings, seminars and conferences.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question is out of the legislative procedure and has been adopted. Furthermore, you have indicated that an evaluation of the EU legislation has not yet been announced.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the adoption of the EU legislation and the moment an evaluation of the EU legislation is announced. This period only has one better regulation moment. This also depends on whether the EU legislation has been recently adopted or not. The better regulation opportunity for your bottleneck is:

• Submitting a bottleneck to the REFIT Platform. You can submit your bottleneck through the Lighten the Load-website. If the bottleneck meets the REFIT-criteria, the issue, accompanied by a possible recommendation from the REFIT-platform, will be brought to the attention of the European Commission and will be included in the upcoming annual Commission work programme

Since you indicated your bottleneck concerns a legal technicality issue it would fit the REFIT-Platform criteria which states that the Platform considers issues that are about the efficiency and effectiveness and not about the legal objective of EU legislation. However, it is important to keep in mind that the Platform  only discusses issues that are about legislation that has been adopted at least two years ago.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question has been evaluated. Moreover, you have indicated that the European Commission has announced that it is drafting new EU legislation via a Roadmap or Inception Impact Assessment. This new legislation is intended to amend or replace the current legislation in question but a legislative proposal has not formally been published yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for existing better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between announcement by the European Commission (EC) of its intention to draft new EU legislation and the moment of the formal EC legislative proposal. These opportunities are:

• The four weeks open public consultation after the publication of the Roadmap or Inception Impact Assessment .
• Possible stakeholder consultation that is organized by the EC when it conducts an Impact Assessment. This stakeholder consultation is described in more detail in the stakeholder consultation strategy in the Inception Impact Assessment.

You have indicated that your legislation has been evaluated, but that no new legislation has been announced as of yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

After evaluation and before new legislation, there are not a lot Better Regulation input moments. The reason for this is that in this phase, the legislative cycle is basically on hold. There is one option to consider though.

• Submitting a bottleneck to the REFIT Platform. You can submit your bottleneck through the Lighten the Load-website. If the bottleneck meets the REFIT-criteria, the issue, accompanied by a possible recommendation from the REFIT-platform, will be brought to the attention of the European Commission and will be included in the upcoming annual Commission work programme.

You have indicated that your legislation is in legislative procedure. When legislation is in procedure, it means that either the Commission proposal is about to be published or that the legislative procedure has already started.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the legal objective of a proposal, or that there is a lack of rules. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the publication of a new Commission proposal and the adoption of legislation. This period has a limited amount of better regulation moments. The better regulation opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• The Commission proposal. When a Commission proposal is finalized, it will be published on the “Have-your-say” website for 12 weeks to collect feedback. Because a legislative proposal could be adopted into law at any moment, it is a good idea to be as clear and detailed as possible, in order to maximize the effect of your input.
• Another way to raise awareness of your bottleneck while the legislation is in procedure, is through contact with the Council, Parliament or national delegations. In most cases they are responsible for the adoption of EU legislation.

You have determined that your legislation is being evaluated through an Evaluation or Fitness Check, or that an Evaluation or Fitness Check has been announced through an Evaluation Roadmap.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the legal objective of a proposal, or that there is a lack of rules. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

When your legislation is in Evaluation or part of a Fitness Check, there are several Better Regulation input moments you could use:

• The publication of the Evaluation Roadmap. This is an obligatory step in the Evaluation and Fitness Check procedure. After the Evaluation Roadmap has been published there is an obligatory four weeks open public consultation.
• The stakeholder consultation during the Evaluation or Fitness Check. The Evaluation Roadmap includes a consultation strategy in which the European Commission informs on how it intends to gather input from stakeholders during the evaluation. When the legislation is part of a Fitness Check, the stakeholder consultation is often much more extensive. In general, the consultation for Evaluations and Fitness Checks are done through expert meetings, seminars and conferences.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question is out of the legislative procedure and has been adopted. Furthermore, you have indicated that an evaluation of the EU legislation has not yet been announced.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the legal objective of a proposal, or that there is a lack of rules. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would not be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the adoption of the EU legislation and the moment an evaluation of the EU legislation is announced. This period has a limited amount of better regulation moments. This is also depending on whether the EU legislation has been recently adopted or not. The better regulation opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• Addressing your issue in the action plan for the Urban Agenda Partnerships. If your issue covers multiple thematic areas, consider taking up contact with the corresponding Partnership to tackle the issue from multiple perspectives.

You have indicated that your bottleneck is about the legal objective of the EU legislation in question and would therefore unfortunately fall outside the remit of the REFIT Platform.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question has been evaluated. Moreover you have indicated that the European Commission has announced that it is drafting new EU legislation via a roadmap or inception impact assessment. This new legislation is intended to amend or replace the current legislation in question but a legislative proposal has not formally been published yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the intended purpose of an EU legislation and its policy objective, or that there is a lack of rules that contribute to your bottleneck. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for existing better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between announcement by the European Commission (EC) of its intention to draft new EU legislation and the moment of the formal EC legislative proposal. These opportunities are:

• The four weeks open public consultation after the publication of the Roadmap or Inception Impact Assessment .
• Possible stakeholder consultation that is organized by the EC when it conducts an Impact Assessment. This stakeholder consultation is described in more detail in the stakeholder consultation strategy in the Inception Impact Assessment.

You have indicated that your legislation has been evaluated, but that no new legislation has been announced as of yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the legal objective of a proposal, or that there is a lack of rules. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would not be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist after an evaluation has been conducted. This period knows a limited amount of better regulation moments. The better regulation opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• Addressing your issue in the action plan for the Urban Agenda Partnerships. If your issue covers multiple thematic areas, consider taking up contact with the corresponding Partnership to tackle the issue from multiple perspectives.

You have indicated that your bottleneck is about the legal objective of the EU legislation in question and would therefore unfortunately fall outside the remit of the REFIT Platform.

You have indicated that your legislation is in legislative procedure. When legislation is in procedure, it means that either the Commission proposal is about to be published or that the legislative procedure has already started.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for possible (better regulation) opportunities that exist within the period between the publication of a new Commission proposal and the adoption of legislation. The Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking affirms the consideration by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers to make use of Impact Assessments during the legislative process. However, the use of Impact Assessments during the legislative process by the EP is very limited and thus far the Council has not conducted an Impact Assessment. This means in practice, that there are not many specific Better Regulation Agenda input opportunities during the Legislative process. However, there are of course ‘traditional’ input opportunities during the legislative process in which proposals for Better Regulation could be submitted. The (better regulation) opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• The Commission proposal. When a Commission proposal is finalized, it will be published on the “Have-your-say” website for 12 weeks to collect feedback. Because a legislative proposal could be adopted into law at any moment, it is a good idea to be as clear and detailed as possible, in order to maximize the effect of your input.
• Another way to raise awareness of your bottleneck while the legislation is in procedure, is through contact with the Council, Parliament or national delegations. In most cases they are responsible for the adoption of EU legislation.

You have determined that your legislation is being evaluated through an Evaluation or Fitness Check, or that an Evaluation or Fitness Check has been announced through an Evaluation Roadmap.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

When your legislation is in evaluation or part of a Fitness Check, there are several Better Regulation input moments you could use:

• The publication of the Evaluation Roadmap. This is an obligatory step in the Evaluation and Fitness Check procedure. After the Evaluation Roadmap has been published there is an obligatory four weeks open public consultation.
• The stakeholder consultation during the Evaluation or Fitness Check. The Evaluation Roadmap includes a consultation strategy in which the European Commission informs on how it intends to gather input from stakeholders during the evaluation. When the legislation is part of a Fitness Check, the stakeholder consultation is often much more extensive. In general, the consultation for Evaluations and Fitness Checks are done through expert meetings, seminars and conferences.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question is out of the legislative procedure and has been adopted. Furthermore, you have indicated that an evaluation of the EU legislation has not yet been announced.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the adoption of the EU legislation and the moment an evaluation of the EU legislation is announced. This period has only one better regulation input moment. This also depends on whether the EU legislation has been recently adopted or not. The better regulation opportunity for your bottleneck is:

• Submitting a bottleneck to the REFIT Platform. You can submit your bottleneck through the Lighten the Load-website. If the bottleneck meets the REFIT-criteria, the issue, accompanied by a possible recommendation from the REFIT-platform, will be brought to the attention of the European Commission and will be included in the upcoming annual Commission work programme

Since you indicated your bottleneck concerns a legal technicality issue it would fit the REFIT-Platform criteria which states that the Platform considers issues that are about the efficiency and effectiveness and not about the legal objective of EU legislation. However, it is important to keep in mind that the Platform only discusses issues that are about legislation that has been adopted at least two years ago.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question has been evaluated. Moreover you have indicated that the European Commission has announced that it is drafting new EU legislation via a roadmap or inception impact assessment. This new legislation is intended to amend or replace the current legislation in question but a legislative proposal has not formally been published yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for existing better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between announcement by the European Commission (EC) of its intention to draft new EU legislation and the moment of the formal EC legislative proposal. These opportunities are:

• The four weeks open public consultation after the publication of the Roadmap or Inception Impact Assessment .
• Possible stakeholder consultation that is organized by the EC when it conducts an Impact Assessment. This stakeholder consultation is described in more detail in the stakeholder consultation strategy in the Inception Impact Assessment.

You have indicated that your legislation has been evaluated, but that no new legislation has been announced as of yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question falls under the category of a legal technicality issue, which means it is either about the efficiency, effectiveness or unintended issues related to the interconnectedness of legislation.

After evaluation and before new legislation, there is only one Better Regulation input moment. The reason for this is that in this phase, the legislative cycle is basically on hold. There is one option to consider:

• Submitting a bottleneck to the REFIT Platform. You can submit your bottleneck through the Lighten the Load-website. If the bottleneck meets the REFIT-criteria, the issue, accompanied by a possible recommendation from the REFIT-platform, will be brought to the attention of the European Commission and will be included in the upcoming annual Commission work programme.

You have indicated that your legislation is in legislative procedure. When legislation is in procedure, it means that either the Commission proposal is about to be published or that the legislative procedure has already started.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the legal objective of a proposal, or that there is a lack of rules. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the publication of a new Commission proposal and the adoption of legislation. This period has a limited amount of better regulation moments. The better regulation opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• The Commission proposal. When a Commission proposal is finalized, it will be published on the “Have-your-say” website for 12 weeks to collect feedback. Because a legislative proposal could be adopted into law at any moment, it is a good idea to be as clear and detailed as possible, in order to maximize the effect of your input.
• Another way to raise awareness of your bottleneck while the legislation is in procedure, is through contact with the Council, Parliament or national delegations. In most cases they are responsible for the adoption of EU legislation.

You have determined that your legislation is being evaluated through an Evaluation or Fitness Check, or that an Evaluation or Fitness Check has been announced through an Evaluation Roadmap.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the legal objective of a proposal, or that there is a lack of rules. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

When your legislation is in Evaluation or part of a Fitness Check, there are several Better Regulation input moments you could use:

• The publication of the Evaluation Roadmap. This is an obligatory step in the Evaluation and Fitness Check procedure. After the Evaluation Roadmap has been published there is an obligatory four weeks open public consultation.
• The stakeholder consultation during the Evaluation or Fitness Check. The Evaluation Roadmap includes a consultation strategy in which the European Commission informs on how it intends to gather input from stakeholders during the evaluation. When the legislation is part of a Fitness Check, the stakeholder consultation is often much more extensive. In general, the consultation for Evaluations and Fitness Checks are done through expert meetings, seminars and conferences.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question is out of the legislative procedure and has been adopted. Furthermore, you have indicated that an evaluation of the EU legislation has not yet been announced.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the legal objective of a proposal, or that there is a lack of rules. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would not be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the adoption of the EU legislation and the moment an evaluation of the EU legislation is announced. This period knows a limited amount of better regulation moments. This is also depending on whether the EU legislation has been recently adopted or not. The better regulation opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• Addressing your issue in the action plan for the Urban Agenda Partnerships.

You have indicated that your bottleneck is about the legal objective of the EU legislation in question and would therefore unfortunately fall outside the remit of the REFIT Platform.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question has been evaluated. Moreover you have indicated that the European Commission has announced that it is drafting new EU legislation via a roadmap or inception impact assessment. This new legislation is intended to amend or replace the current legislation in question but a legislative proposal has not formally been published yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the intended purpose of an EU legislation and its policy objective, or that there is a lack of rules that contribute to your bottleneck. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for existing better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between announcement by the European Commission (EC) of its intention to draft new EU legislation and the moment of the formal EC legislative proposal. These opportunities are:

• The four weeks open public consultation after the publication of the Roadmap or Inception Impact Assessment .
• Possible stakeholder consultation that is organized by the EC when it conducts an Impact Assessment. This stakeholder consultation is described in more detail in the stakeholder consultation strategy in the Inception Impact Assessment.

You have indicated that your legislation has been evaluated, but that no new legislation has been announced as of yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question is a legal objective issue. Which could mean that your issue is with the legal objective of a proposal, or that there is a lack of rules. Both of these concern the objective of the legislation, considering that extra rules could also extend the scope of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would not be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist after an evaluation has been conducted. This period knows a limited amount of better regulation moments. The better regulation opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• Addressing your issue in the action plan for the Urban Agenda Partnerships. If your issue covers multiple thematic areas, consider taking up contact with the corresponding Partnership to tackle the issue from multiple perspectives.

You have indicated that your bottleneck is about the legal objective of the EU legislation in question and would therefore unfortunately fall outside the remit of the REFIT Platform.

You have indicated that your legislation is in legislative procedure. When legislation is in procedure, it means that either the Commission proposal is about to be published or that the legislative procedure has already started.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question can be categorized under the heading of  legal clarification. This means that certain aspects of the EU legislation in question are unclear and require more explanation or guidelines to resolve the bottleneck and not necessarily  an amendment of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the publication of a new Commission proposal and the adoption of legislation. This period has a limited amount of better regulation moments. The better regulation opportunities for your bottleneck are:

• The Commission proposal. When a Commission proposal is finalized, it will be published on the “Have-your-say” website for 12 weeks to collect feedback. Because a legislative proposal could be adopted into law at any moment, it is a good idea to be as clear and detailed as possible, in order to maximize the effect of your input.
• Another way to raise awareness of your bottleneck while the legislation is in procedure, is through contact with the Council, Parliament or national delegations. In most cases they are responsible for the adoption of EU legislation.

Legal clarification issues are not ideally suited to address during the legislative procedure.

You have determined that your legislation is being evaluated through an Evaluation or Fitness Check, or that an Evaluation or Fitness Check has been announced through an Evaluation Roadmap.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question can be categorized under the heading of legal clarification which means that certain aspects of the EU legislation in question are unclear and require more explanation or guidelines to resolve the bottleneck and not necessarily an amendment of the legislation in question.

When your legislation is in Evaluation or part of a Fitness Check, there are several Better Regulation input moments you could use:

• The publication of the Evaluation Roadmap. This is an obligatory step in the Evaluation and Fitness Check procedure. After the Evaluation Roadmap has been published there is an obligatory four weeks open public consultation.
• The stakeholder consultation during the Evaluation or Fitness Check. The Evaluation Roadmap includes a consultation strategy in which the European Commission informs on how it intends to gather input from stakeholders during the Evaluation. When the legislation is part of a Fitness Check, the stakeholder consultation is often much more extensive. In general, the consultation for Evaluations and Fitness Checks are done through expert meetings, seminars and conferences.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question is out of the legislative procedure and has been adopted. Furthermore, you have indicated that an evaluation of the EU legislation has not yet been announced.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question can be categorized under the heading of legal clarification. This means that certain aspects of the EU legislation in question are unclear and require more explanation or guidelines to resolve the bottleneck and not necessarily an amendment of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would be suitable for the possible better regulation opportunities that exist within the period between the adoption of the EU legislation and the moment an evaluation of the EU legislation is announced. This period has only one better regulation moment. This is also depending on whether the EU legislation has been recently adopted or not. The better regulation opportunity for your bottleneck is:

• Submitting a bottleneck to the REFIT Platform. You can submit your bottleneck through the Lighten the Load-website. If the bottleneck meets the REFIT-criteria, the issue, accompanied by a possible recommendation from the REFIT-platform, will be brought to the attention of the European Commission and will be included in the upcoming annual Commission work programme.

Since you indicated your bottleneck concerns a legal clarification issue it would fit the REFIT-Platform criteria. These state that the Platform is only allowed to consider issues that are about the efficiency and effectiveness of EU legislation. However, it is important to keep in mind that the Platform can only discuss legislation which has been adopted at least two years ago.

You have indicated that the EU legislation in question has been evaluated. Moreover, you have indicated that the European Commission has announced that it is drafting new EU legislation via a roadmap or inception impact assessment. This new legislation is intended to amend or replace the current legislation in question but a legislative proposal has not formally been published yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question can be categorized under the heading of legal clarification. This means that certain aspects of the EU legislation in question are unclear and require more explanation or guidelines to resolve the bottleneck and not necessarily an amendment of the legislation in question.

The type of bottleneck you have indicated would not be ideal for the possible better regulation opportunities in the period between the announcement by the European Commission (EC) of its intention to draft new EU legislation and the moment of the formal EC legislative proposal . These opportunities are:

• The four weeks open public consultation after the publication of the Roadmap or Inception Impact Assessment .
• Possible stakeholder consultation that is organized by the EC when it conducts an Impact Assessment. This stakeholder consultation is described in more detail in the stakeholder consultation strategy in the Inception Impact Assessment.

These opportunities are primarily aimed at collecting stakeholder input in the drafting process of new EU legislation and not necessarily for the development of new guidelines or detailed clarification in an European Commission notice. Lack of clarification issues could be submitted in these BRA opportunities but only if more clarification can be provided by amending the legislation in question.

You have indicated that your legislation has been evaluated, but that no new legislation has been announced as of yet.

You have indicated that the bottleneck in question can be categorized under the heading of legal clarification. This means that certain aspects of the EU legislation in question are unclear and require more explanation or guidelines to resolve the bottleneck and not necessarily an amendment of the legislation in question.

After evaluation and before new legislation, there is only one Better Regulation input moment. The reason for this is that in this phase, the legislative cycle is basically on hold. The one option to consider is:

• Submitting a bottleneck to the REFIT Platform. You can submit your bottleneck through the Lighten the Load-website. If the bottleneck meets the REFIT-criteria, the issue, accompanied by a possible recommendation from the REFIT-platform, will be brought to the attention of the European Commission and will be included in the upcoming annual Commission work programme.