Regulatory Delegation in the European Union: Networks, Committees and Agencies

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by  Emmanuelle Mathieu (auth.)

Regulatory
Delegation in the
European Union
Networks, Committees and Agencies
Emmanuelle Mathieu
E U R O P E A N
A D M I N I S T R AT I V E
G OV E R NA N C E S E R I E S
European Administrative Governance
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Emmanuelle   Mathieu
Regulatory
Delegation in the
European Union
Networks, Committees and Agencies
Emmanuelle   Mathieu
German Research Institute for Public
Administration
Speyer, Germany
European Administrative Governance
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To Marisa and Marti

P
REFACE
This book is the outcome of a wonderful adventure. Writing it has been a
very enriching journey. I am most grateful to the many people that have
accompanied me and helped me along the way. Foremost, I would like to
thank my supervisor, Adrienne Héritier. I will always be grateful for her
constant support and for the invaluable lessons that I learnt from her.
This book has also greatly benefi tted from the stimulating comments
received at different stages of my research by other scholars and col-
leagues whom I would like to thank: Mark Thatcher, Renaud Dehousse,
Laszlo Bruszt, Jacint Jordana, Thomas Christiansen, Nuria Font, Andrea
Noferini, Annetje Ottow, Hans Micklitz, Pepper Culpepper, Sven
Steinmo, Damien Bol, Christel Koop, David Levi-Faur, Koen Verhoest,
Ellen Mastenbroek, Michael Blauberger, Morten Egeberg, Jarle Trondal,
Christoph Ossege, Bernardo Rangoni, David Aubin, Nathalie Schiffi no,
Christian de Visscher, Stefan Becker, Christian Bauer, Michael Bauer,
Katharina Meissner, Magnus Schoeller, Alexis Lubow, Rebecca Wolffberg,
Markus Gastinger, Juan Antonio Mayoral Diaz, Pelle Moos, Frédérique
Roche, Marat Markert and Mattia Guidi.
I am also very grateful to the French ministry for education and research
who funded my work and to the European University Institute for providing
the best possible academic, institutional and material support I could dream of.
Such research would never have been possible without the help of the
interviewees whom I want to thank for making themselves available and
explaining to me everything I wanted to know about the governance of
electricity, telecommunications and food safety regulation.
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I would not be where I am today without my parents. Through their
admirable example and consistent encouragement, they nourished in me
a confi dent and enthusiastic spirit, eager to extend the boundaries of the
comfort zone, reach higher and grow. Fearless, hardworking and adven-
turous, they passed on to me a set of values that constitute invaluable
resources not only for scholarly research, but also for dealing with all the
challenges life has to offer.
My last words are for my family. I cannot emphasize enough how much
of my professional and personal development I owe to Marisa and Marti.
Marisa’s love, support and never-ending encouragement have helped me
to gather the force to carry out this research, day after day. I am also
indebted to Marti, the wonderful little boy who lights up my days and
reminds me what life really is about. I thank them warmly for being in my
life and helping me becoming a better person. This book is dedicated to
them.
E mmanuelle   Mathieu
Speyer, Germany
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ONTENTS
1 Regulatory Delegation in the EU 1
2 Explaining Delegation Patterns 2 5
3 Food Safety 51
4 Electricity 85
5 Telecommunications 127
6 EU Regulatory Delegation and Institutional Design 1 65
Index 187
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