Thursday 23 November 2017
08.15 - 09.00: Morning coffee and registrations
09.00 – 09.15: Conference opening
- Klaus-Heiner Lehne, President of the European Court of Auditors: Welcoming address
09.00 – 10.45: Academic session 1 – The nature of Regulatory Impact Assessment
- Thomas Perroud, Professor in Public law, University of Paris II
- Ulrich Karpen, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Hamburg
- Patricia Popelier, Professor of Law and Head of the Government & Law research unit, University of Antwerp
Moderator: Thomas Perroud, Professor in Public law, University of Paris II
10.45 – 11.00: Coffee break
11.00 – 12.15: Round table 1 – Scrutiny and evaluation of Regulatory Impact Assessments: observations and expectations
Charles Touboul, Deputy general rapporteur from the report and study department of France’s Conseil d’Etat
Naudts Bernard, Member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board, European Commission
Kauffmann Céline, OECD, Deputy Head, Regulatory Policy Division, Public Governance Directorate
Sangra Emmanuel, Head of Unit “Performance Audit and Evaluation”, Swiss Federal Audit Office; President of the Swiss Evaluation Society
Moderator: Thomas Perroud, Professor in Public law, University of Paris II
12.30 – 13.45: Lunch for all participants hosted by the European Court of Auditors (K3 6th floor)
14.00 – 15.30: Academic session 2 – Evaluating impact studies
- Jean-Raphaël Pellas, Professeur in tax law, Institut Supérieur du Commerce de Paris
- Katarina Staronova, Professor, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava
Moderator: Danièle Lamarque, Member of the European Court of Auditors
15.30 – 15.45: Coffee break
15.45 – 17.30: Round table 2 – Regulatory Impact Assessments in interinstitutional relations: a new balance of power?
- Wolfgang Hiller, Director for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, European Parliament
- Stephan Naundorf, German Federal Chancellery, Advisor to the Minister of State, Germany
- John Watson, Director for Smart Regulation and Work Programme in the Secretariat-General (SG) (and former Commission Representative in COREPER I)
Moderator: Danièle Lamarque, Member of the European Court of Auditors
Friday 24 November 2017
08.30 - 9.00: Morning coffee and registrations
09.00 – 10.30: Academic session 3 – Limitations, relative nature of knowledge, and moving beyond RIA
- Adam Baïz, Administrator INSEE within the Ministry of the Environment
- Julien Piérard, Expert - Secrétariat général - Service public de Wallonie
Moderator: Fabrizio De Francesco, Lecturer at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde Glasgow
10.30 – 10.45: Coffee break
10.45 – 12.15: Round table 3 – Regulatory Impact Assessments and similar instruments: practices and acculturation factors
- Kauffmann Céline, OECD, Deputy Head, Regulatory Policy Division, Public Governance Directorate
Philippe Ledenvic, President of the Environmental Authority, General Environmental and Sustainable Development Council, France
Andrea Renda, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the Centre for European Policy Studies
Marc Hostert, Head of Cabinet, European Court of Auditors
Moderator: Patrick Gibert. Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris West Nanterre
12.30 – 13.45: Lunch for all participants hosted by the European Court of Auditors (K3 6th floor)
14.00 – 15.30: Academic session 4 – Regulatory Impact Assessments and alternative ways of devising public policies in a reasoned manner
- Bertrand Léo Combrade, Lecturer in Public Law - University of Picardie Jules Verne, Member of the University Center for Research on Public Policy and Policy
- Patrice Duran, Professeur des Universités, École Normale Supérieure de Paris-Saclay, Président du Conseil National de l’Information Statistique (CNIS)
- Fabrizio de Francesco, Lecturer at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Strathclyde Glasgow
- Patrick Gibert, Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris West Nanterre
Moderator: Phil Wynn Owen, Member of the European Court of Auditors
15.45: Closure of the symposium
Jeudi 23 novembre 2017
08.15 - 09.00: Café et enregistrement
09.00 – 09.15: Ouverture du colloque
09.00 – 10.45: Session académique 1 – Interrogations sur la nature de l’analyse d’impact de la règlementation
10.45 – 11.00: Pause-café
11.00 – 12.15: Table ronde 1 – Contrôle et évaluation des analyses d’impact de la règlementation: quels constats, quelles attentes?
12.30 – 13.45: Déjeuner offert par la Cour des comptes européenne
14.00 – 15.30: Session académique 2 – Évaluer les études d’impact
15.30 – 15.45: Pause-café
15.45 – 17.30: Table ronde 2 – L’analyse d’impact de la règlementation dans les relations interinstitutionnelles: un nouvel équilibre des pouvoirs?
Vendredi 24 novembre 2017
08.30 - 09.00: Café et enregistrement
09.00 – 10.30: Session académique 3 – Limites, relativité du savoir et voies de dépassement de l’analyse d’impact de la réglementation
10.30 – 10.45: Pause-café
10.45 – 12.15: Table ronde 3 – L’analyse d’impact de la réglementation et instruments voisins: pratiques et facteurs d’acculturation
12.30 – 13.45: Déjeuner offert par la Cour des comptes européenne
14.00 – 15.30: Session académique 4 – L’analyse d’impact de la réglementation et les moyens alternatifs de confection raisonnée des politiques publiques
15.45: Clôture du symposium