Complying with EU Law: - Ernst & Young

Conclusionattention to how line department identifylegal implications at the time when EUmeasures are being negotiated. Insufficientanalysis at this early stage typically leadsto problematic transposition once an EUlaw has been adopted. Legal departmentsshould be closely involved in this process.ª ª Transposition coordination should betightly integrated with and – build on –internal legislative management systemsinside ministries. In this context, thegradual integration of domestic and EUrelatedlawmaking in the hands of legaldepartments is a positive development.Managerial capacities of legal departmentswould, however, need to be strengthened.