The EU Legislators’ Toolbox comprises approximately 350 regulatory tools that have already been tested by the European Union in at least some regulatory sectors. We are now making this document — previously used internally — accessible to all those working on new EU legislation. It is designed to support legislative drafters and those institutionally responsible for improving the quality of EU law.
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The Regulatory Institute’s 10th Anniversary: Looking back and forward
Since late 2015, the Regulatory Institute has focused on a particular aspect of lawmaking that receives little attention but matters enormously: how to design laws and regulations that actually work. Rather than engaging with political choices or policy outcomes or the drafting approach, our work has concentrated on the methods, tools, concepts and structures that shape laws long before they are adopted; and ultimately determine whether they will achieve their intended purpose.
This article looks back at the Regulatory Institute’s journey over the past decade: a journey dedicated to helping lawmakers and regulators worldwide create better laws. Continue reading The Regulatory Institute’s 10th Anniversary: Looking back and forward
Model Provisions for the Online Protection of Minors
These model provisions were designed to establish a comprehensive framework for the
protection of minors in digital environments. As children and adolescents increasingly
engage with online platforms, social media, gaming services, and other digital technologies, they face unique vulnerabilities that existing regulatory frameworks often fail to adequately address. Continue reading Model Provisions for the Online Protection of Minors
Model Provisions for Food and Drinks Legislation
This document contains around 700 model provisions. The purpose of the model provisions is to offer policy-makers and drafters as many choices as possible as to the potential policy and regulatory elements on the subject in question, without prejudging any decision. The model provisions will, of course, need to be adapted to the legal and policy context in which they are used. In particular, obligations and powers may need to be assigned to authorities and persons other than those set out in the model provisions. The model provisions are intended solely as a source of inspiration and a checklist, without any claim to validity. Continue reading Model Provisions for Food and Drinks Legislation
Revised Pandemics Model Law
In 2023, we published a preliminary version of this model law as the negotiations of the WHO aiming at the conclusions of a WHO Pandemic Agreement were still ongoing. Now that the WHO Pandemic Agreement has been finalised, so has this model law. Continue reading Revised Pandemics Model Law
A new Role for Standards in the EU Regulatory System
The European Commission has initiated a comprehensive review of the European standardisation system. This article claims that the Commission’s initial analysis is incomplete with regard to the difficulty of salvaging a formal legal role for European standards. It describes how the standards nonetheless can keep an important role, though through the back door. Continue reading A new Role for Standards in the EU Regulatory System
1st Update: Which Large Language Models are best for regulatory work?
The Regulatory Institute posted in February 2025 this article on “Which Large Language Models are best for regulatory work?”. Here is the first update. Continue reading 1st Update: Which Large Language Models are best for regulatory work?
Model Provisions on the Protection of Vulnerable Persons and Persons with Special Needs
There are around six hundred model provisions included in this document. The purpose of the model provisions is to give policy-makers and drafters as many choices as possible as to the potential policy and regulatory elements on the subject in question, without prejudging any decision. The model provisions will, of course, need to be adapted to the legal and policy context in which they are used. In particular, obligations and powers may need to be assigned to authorities and persons other than those set out in the model provisions. The model provisions are intended solely as a source of inspiration and a checklist, without any claim to validity. Continue reading Model Provisions on the Protection of Vulnerable Persons and Persons with Special Needs
How to achieve Regulatory Completeness? Large Language Models as Game Changers
Regulatory completeness is crucial for effective implementation and, consequently, for the success of regulation. The recent article “How to ensure Regulatory Completeness, by Classic Tools and Large Language Models” in the Journal of the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel explains why and shows what can be done to make regulation complete. Continue reading How to achieve Regulatory Completeness? Large Language Models as Game Changers
List of Sanctions and Accompanying Measures
The following elements may be used to complement regulations with regard to sanctions and accompanying measures. The elements can be used both to establish sanctions that apply automatically by virtue of the law and to give authorities or courts/tribunals discretionary powers. Continue reading List of Sanctions and Accompanying Measures