Sectors at different speeds: analysing transposition deficits in the European Union
Haverland, Markus ; Steunenberg, Bernard ; van Waarden, Frans
Journal of Common Market Studies
2011
49
2
March
265-291
comparison ; EU Directive ; implementation ; statistics ; cross section analysis
Germany ; Greece ; Netherlands ; Spain ; United Kingdom
Law
English
Bibliogr.
"This article reports on a quantitative study of 1,117 cases of transposition of directives in five EU Member States and eight policy sectors between 1978 and 2002. It finds significant cross-sectoral performance differences, which complicate generalization from studies of only one sector. These differences can be partly explained by systematic cross-sectoral differences in transposition deadlines given, the share of Council versus Commission directives, and the legal implementation measures used."
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