RD271 - ETNO Reflection Document on the draft ERG 2008 Work Programme

ETNO looks forward to a continued interaction with ERG and hopes that in 2008 ERG adheres to high quality standards, impartiality and transparency in its work, including adequate deadlines for stakeholder consultations. ETNO encourages ERG to thoroughly review the conception of its Common Positions on remedies harmonisation and hopes the impact of technological and market developments will be fully included in its work on future regulatory challenges.

• ETNO looks forward to a continued interaction with ERG in 2008. We invite ERG, despite its huge workload, to adhere to high standards of quality, impartiality and transparency in its work, including adequate deadlines for stakeholder consultations.
• ETNO encourages ERG to thoroughly review the conception of its Common Positions on remedies harmonisation in order to better re-flect the objectives and principles of the EU Directives and to encour-age best practice of minimum effective regulation.
• In its work on future regulatory challenges, ERG together with the Commission should fully reflect the impact of technological and mar-ket developments and examine whether regulatory principles which are currently considered valid need to be adapted in this light.