Comitology
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Comitology in the European Union refers to a process by which EU law is implemented or adjusted by the European Commission working in conjunction with committees of national representatives (at civil service level) from the EU member states, colloquially called "comitology committees". These are chaired by the European Commission.[1] The official term for the process is committee procedure.[2] Comitology committees are part of the EU's broader system of committees that assist in the making, adoption, and implementation of EU laws.[3]
The Lisbon Treaty reconfigured comitology system, distinguishing between:
- "delegated acts" (where the Council and the Parliament empower the Commission to adjust and amend the details of legislation they have adopted, subject to them not vetoing them), and
- "implementing acts", where the Commission may adopt measures to implement the detail of the legislation (working with "comitology" committees).
This is codified in Articles 290 and 291 TFEU.