Résumé : |
Enforcement of and compliance with EU laws in the single market are not only legally necessary, but also of crucial economic importance for business, consumers and the European economy at large. Only with reliable, permanent and effective enforcement will all potential gains from the single market be fully reaped. EU enforcement has undergone a silent revolution in the last two decades.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current EU enforcement landscape and its functioning. The classical infringement route via the Court of Justice of the European Union remains critical as a last resort, but it is seen as very slow and costly. In and by itself, it will not be sufficient to ensure that the single market functions properly. The new emphasis relies heavily on a range of pre-infrigement as well as preventive initiatives, now dominating EU enforcement. Thus, SOLVIT, EU Pilot, the European Commission's Scoreboards, the Internal Market Information (IMI) system for services and other effective mechanisms to prevent new technical barriers from arising tend to be far less costly and more rapid, informal and effective in pursuing a properly functioning internal market. These improvements are welcome news for the single market, yet EU enforcement still has problems to solve, for example in the area of public procurement. |