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Impact Assessment

In line with the requirement of Regulation (EU) 2016/796, the Agency performs ex-ante impact assessments of its recommendations and opinions forwarded to the European Commission.

In line with the requirement of Regulation (EU) 2016/796, the Agency performs ex-ante impact assessments of its recommendations and opinions forwarded to the European Commission. These follow the impact assessment methodology adopted by the Management Board and template, which is aligned with the EC Better Regulation Guidelines

The Agency provides qualitative and quantitative evidence for the comparison of alternative options in order to facilitate decision making on the best suited option, taking into account the perspectives of all relevant stakeholders involved. 

Ex ante impact assessments can be retrieved together with the recommendations and opinions that they accompany.

Related documents

Annex 1 – Impact Assessment Procedure

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DECISION n° 257 of the Management Board of the European Union Agency for Railways adopting the annex 2 template for the impact assessment methodology

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