The Regulatory Institute makes this initially internal document accessible to those working on new EU legislation because it is a unique instrument that can be used to improve EU legislation by drawing on tools that have already been tested in other regulatory sectors. The Toolbox avoids reinventing the wheel. Above all, it enables EU legislation to be made more complete, and therefore more efficient and less open to diverging interpretations. Using these tools can promote a more uniform, consistent and stringent application of the law. In turn, this can help create or preserve a level playing field, and thus trust. Continue reading EU-Legislators’ Toolbox, 2nd edition
Category Archives: List of our Model Laws
Commonwealth and Latin American Legislators’ Toolbox
Drafters and policy officers are invited to select tools from this Toolbox when conceiving or amending legislation. The Toolbox contains 345 tools drawn from 55 Commonwealth and Latin American nation states (Annex I) and dozens of sectors (Annex II). Almost all tools are presented with at least one Commonwealth and one Latin American reference, enabling legislators from both geographic regions and legal traditions to identify precedents from similar jurisdictions. Continue reading Commonwealth and Latin American Legislators’ Toolbox
EU Legislators’ Toolbox
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.
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
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
Cross-sectoral Standard Provisions for Regulation
This document contains mostly very general provisions. It is intended as a source of inspiration for those drafting laws and other forms of regulation in any regulatory or policy area. Readers are invited to select provisions that they consider useful for their specific regulatory or legislative task and to adapt them to their specific needs. No provision should be taken without considering the need for adaptation. Continue reading Cross-sectoral Standard Provisions for Regulation
Model Law on Corruption
Corruption remains one of the foremost challenges faced by countries worldwide. Its destructive effects impact societies, economies, and individuals globally, with developing nations bearing the brunt of this widespread issue.
While many countries have implemented anti-corruption regulations, their effectiveness may be limited. To address this gap, the Regulatory Institute presents its Model Law on Corruption. Continue reading Model Law on Corruption
Animal Protection and Well-being Model Law
There are many animal protection laws in the world, and the variety of them is impressive. We quickly learned that the task of drafting a Model Law, including collecting and rearranging regulatory elements thereof could take us years, due to the large variety of laws and their diversity. However, we had only a few months. Continue reading Animal Protection and Well-being Model Law