ABSTRACT
The previous chapter examined the accountability regime of EU agencies. The chapter concluded that EU agencies contribute significantly to the regulatory area due to their knowledge and scientific expertise. Clearly, without that knowledge, the internal market as we know it today would not have been possible. Yet, as already explained, the current accountability framework with regards to agencies needs to be amended to balance political neutrality with the requirements of accountability. Taking this finding further, the current chapter examines the problematic aspects of the procedures for adopting delegated and implementing acts, pre-Lisbon known as the comitology regime, often alleged and highlighted in the literature as non-transparent as well as non-accountable. The pre-Lisbon comitology system has been amended by the Implementing Acts Regulation.1 Therefore, this chapter investigates whether the new procedures are sufficient to remedy the accountability deficits inherent in the field of implementing acts.
