The European Commission's regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT) aims to ensure that EU laws deliver on their objectives at a minimum cost for the benefit of citizens and businesses.

REFIT is a rolling programme to keep the entire stock of EU legislation under review and ensure that it is 'fit for purpose'; that regulatory burdens are minimised and that all simplification options are identified and applied.

REFIT is a rolling programme to keep the entire stock of EU legislation under review and ensure that it is 'fit for purpose'; that regulatory burdens are minimised and that all simplification options are identified and applied.

The Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) allows the Commission to systematically consider simplification and burden reduction potential in all evaluations and in all proposals for revising legislation.

REFIT is a key component of the Commission’s Better Regulation Agenda. It makes sure EU legislation is of the highest quality and delivers its benefits with the least burden - through a system of impact assessments, retrospective evaluations and stakeholder consultations.

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May 11, 2015 · REFIT is the acronym for the European Commission's Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme, launched in December 2012. Its aim is 'to make EU law lighter, simpler and less costly so that it benefits citizens and businesses and helps to create the conditions for growth and jobs.

The Commission is committed to simplifying EU law and reducing unnecessary costs as part of its regulatory fitness and performance (REFIT) programme. It is important to ensure EU legislation and its objectives continue to be relevant, given the …

The REFIT platform shall assist the Commission by inviting and collecting suggestions on regulatory and administrative burden reduction arising from Union legislation and its implementation in Member States.

Nov 1, 2022 · DTCC's Val Wotton explains the similarities and differences between EMIR Refit in the UK and the EU, highlighting how DTCC's Global Trade Repository can help.