ABSTRACT
In an attempt to enhance the effective enforcement of its harmonised rules, the EU imposes a series of legislative obligations on Member States aimed at bringing more convergence in their administrative organisation. This chapter illustrates the extent of those convergence mechanisms prior to framing them within the constitutional framework of EU integration. The first part of the chapter will outline how EU law has contributed to streamlining the institutional organisation and enforcement capabilities of national administrative authorities by means of secondary legislation. The second part of the chapter will maintain that the effective enforcement of EU law justifies those initiatives, prior to questioning whether the effectiveness argument could be considered compatible with the overall constitutional setup of EU multi-level governance.
