Handbook on EU secondary legislation

98% of EU rules are decided via Comitology and delegated acts, rather than via
legislation. This shows the importance of these decisionmaking processes. The
procedures are complex with many exceptions and derogations. Academic books
have been published on the subject: they explain the “what” comitology and
delegated acts are, but are silent on “how to” effectively operate in these
processes.

What European affairs practitioners need is a manual explaining each step of
the different processes with diagrams, concrete cases, practical explanations.
This is exactly what the Handbook on secondary legislation is all about: a
book designed by practitioners for practitioners.

An indispensable tool to navigate efficiently through the labyrinth of
decision-making procedures.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS


Former Associate Partner of EPPA, Daniel Guéguen has dedicated his whole
working life to European public affairs. Daniel set up several businesses
specialised in European affairs and after disposing of them in 2012, he
founded PACT European Affairs, specialised in the post-Lisbon comitology
procedures. Alongside this activity, Daniel Guéguen has published books that
have been translated into several languages. Via articles, blogs and tweets
widely circulated in international press, he has campaigned for a more
operational EU that is closer to citizens. Building upon the educational
nature of his books on the EU, Daniel is still today involved in many
university programmes, in the USA (Harvard, Georgetown) and across Europe
(ULB, Paris Sciences-Po, EDHEC, HEC, INSEAD), and at at the College of Europe
in Bruges and Natolin. For his European activities, Daniel Guéguen was in 2005
awarded the rank of “Chevalier” in the order of the Légion d’honneur.




Vicky Marissen’s legal background and long-standing experience in European
Public Affairs make her the expert capable of assisting companies, trade
associations and organisations active in highly regulated sectors such as
food, pharmaceuticals and health, helping them close the procedural gap and
regain impact on the EU decision-making process.

Besides providing legal and procedural input on files and assistance in
developing and deploying engagement strategies, Vicky provides support in
communicating often technical arguments in an understandable form to different
target audiences (public, private, media, etc.).