The Government has issued 'Transposition Guidance: How to implement European Directives effectively' and its 'Guiding Principles for EU Legislation'. Both documents are designed to underlie the Government's approach to EU measures and maximise the UK's influence in Brussels as well as ending the gold-plating of EU legislation in the UK. The guiding principles are intended to ensure the UK transposes EU legislation in a way which minimises burdens and UK businesses are not disadvantaged in comparison to their European competitors. A key principle is that the UK will always use 'copy-out' where it is available, so that the implementing legislation adopts the same wording as that of the Directive, unless this would adversely affect UK interests. If departments do not use copy-out, they will need to explain the reasons to the Reducing Regulation Committee.
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