Target group(s)

Experts and practitioners in public authorities, business support organisations including business associations, Chambers of Commerce and other public and private agencies, consultancies, research institutes, small businesses (SMEs), trade unions, NGOs, workers’ and employers’ federations and all other relevant stakeholders or citizens involved or interested in the implementation of EU water policy.

Period of consultation

From 06.12.2011 to 28.02.2012

Objective of the consultation

As part of its Smart Regulation policy, the European Commission announced in its Work Programme for 2010 that, “to keep current regulation fit for purpose, the Commission will begin reviewing, from this year onwards, the entire body of legislation in selected policy fields through “Fitness Checks“. The purpose is to identify excessive burdens, overlaps, gaps, inconsistencies and/or obsolete measures which may have appeared over time

The consultation offers an opportunity to all interested parties to express their views on issues of relevance to the European Commission’s Fitness Check of EU Freshwater Policy.

How to submit your contribution

We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities.

• If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, please click here to submit your contribution.
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of an organisation, please click here to submit your contribution.
• If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please click here to submit your contribution.

Received contributions will be published on the Internet. It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.

View the consultation document

More information on the Fitness Check of EU Freshwater Policy, including a scoping study undertaken to support the Fitness Check, can be found here.

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