What does the Commission do with SIA outcomes?
The European Commission aims to integrate SIA results into its policy making. For each SIA, the European Commission prepares a paper, based on the contractors’ findings. It should define points of agreement and respond on disagreements. The paper considers what further analysis should be undertaken and what policy action should be implemented. Relevant flanking measures are identified and may include capacity-building and trade-related assistance initiatives, international regulation, use of trade and regional policy instruments within the EU. For each SIA final report, a position paper is drafted and discussed with Member States at the trade committee – the so-called “133 Committee”, named after the clause on the common commercial policy in the Amsterdam Treaty.
