Fuchs From Legislators to the End-User

Practical Difficulties of Implementing European Directives
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-531-92787-9
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 379 Seiten, eBook

Dr. Manfred Fuchs is working in the European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) in the field of construction.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fuchs, Manfred

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;6
2;Abbreviations;10
3;1 Introduction: The “insider’s” view;12
4;2 “Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive” –Interaction, problem solving conceptsand “European” actors;25
4.1;2.1 Organisations, institutions and individual actors;25
4.2;2.2 Organising and stabilising interaction;31
4.3;2.3 European and national actors;39
4.3.1;2.3.1 The EU level and the European Commission as a communication andbargaining system;39
4.3.2;2.3.2 The Commission as an actor in its own role;40
4.3.3;2.3.3 Member State authorities – the national/transnational actors;44
4.3.4;2.3.4 Federations57 – industry’s “early-warning system”;53
4.3.5;2.3.5 Technical specification writers – the Men in Black?;59
4.4;2.4 “After the dust has settled …” – the implementationof EU legislation by national actors;63
4.5;2.5 Knowledge, lack of knowledge, trust;72
5;3 The practical implementation of the CPD;82
5.1;3.1 Researching one’s own backyard;82
5.1.1;3.1.1 EU Directives as research topics;82
5.1.2;3.1.2 Research on the CPD from the EU level to the “construction-site” level;86
5.1.3;3.1.3 Risks and advantages of researching in one’s own field of work;90
5.2;3.2 The EU level;95
5.2.1;3.2.1 The European Commission;99
5.2.2;3.2.2 Member States authorities;108
5.2.3;3.2.3 Federations;124
5.2.4;3.2.4 Certification Bodies, Test laboratories – the Group of Notified Bodies(GNB);128
5.2.5;3.2.5 The technical specification writers (CEN and EOTA);130
5.2.6;3.2.6 Other European bodies;137
5.3;3.3 The assumptions of actors at EU level;139
5.3.1;3.3.1 The European Commission;140
5.3.2;3.3.2 MS authorities;149
5.3.3;3.3.3 Federations;159
5.3.4;3.3.4 Certification Bodies (Notified Bodies) –the Group of Notified Bodies (GNB);171
5.3.5;3.3.5 The technical specification writers (CEN and EOTA);174
5.4;3.4 Conclusions at EU level;184
5.4.1;3.4.1 Working at EU level: The “power” of the few …;184
5.4.2;3.4.2 … the real input of the few …;191
5.4.3;3.4.3 … and the output;197
5.5;3.5 The national level;205
5.5.1;3.5.1 Member State authorities;209
5.5.2;3.5.2 Federations;220
5.5.3;3.5.3 The technical specification writers;230
5.5.4;3.5.4 Notified Bodies;234
5.5.5;3.5.5 Other national bodies;235
5.6;3.6 The assumptions of actors at national level;236
5.6.1;3.6.1 Member State (national and regional) authorities;237
5.6.2;3.6.2 Federations/ standardisation work;246
5.6.3;3.6.3 Certification Bodies/Notified Bodies;267
5.7;3.7 Conclusion at national level;270
5.7.1;3.7.1 … and still: the “power” of the few?;272
5.7.2;3.7.2 … the real input of the few …;275
5.7.3;3.7.3 … and the output;279
5.7.4;3.7.4 Technical standards, CE marking and other marks: “marketinstruments” or practical instruments for the construction sector?;281
5.7.5;3.7.5 National approaches;285
5.7.6;3.7.6 Trust at national level?;288
5.8;3.8 The “construction site” level;290
5.9;3.9 The assumption of actors at the construction site level;297
5.9.1;3.9.1 Manufacturers;298
5.9.2;3.9.2 Distributors;300
5.9.3;3.9.3 Architects/designers;302
5.9.4;3.9.4 Contractors/construction companies;304
5.9.5;3.9.5 www.CE – The invisible actor on the “construction site” level;307
5.10;3.10 Conclusion construction site level;308
6;4 Conclusion: Lessons to be learned?;311
6.1;4.1 “I had a dream …”;312
6.2;4.2 “Brussels” – setting the stage;315
6.3;4.3 The information flow to (and from) national actors –setting the national level;323
6.4;4.4 The “construction site” level –The quest for the “missing link”;326
6.5;4.5 Good news and bad news for Eurosceptics …;336
6.6;4.6 … and Europhiles;338
6.7;4.7 Research on European Directives –“Gaps” and future fields of research?;340
6.8;4.8 “Here is my brilliant plan! You work out the details!”;343
7;5 Bibliography;361

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Manfred Fuchs is working in the European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) in the field of construction.