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Single market report: review of the balance of competences
Report on the single market for the government’s review of the balance of competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
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The government is carrying out a review of the balance of competences between the EU and the UK. The review will provide an analysis of what the EU does and how it affects the UK. See this detailed guide for full details of the review programme.
The Foreign Secretary launched the balance of competences review in Parliament on 12 July 2012.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) led on the report on the overall application and effect of the EU internal market, also known as the ‘single market’ in the first semester of the review.
Documents
Government review of the balance of competences between the United Kingdom and the european union: call for evidenceapplication/pdfEurope economics - optimal integration in the single market: a synoptic review - europe economics report for BISapplication/binaryCompetence review: the internal marketapplication/pdfBusiness stakeholders meeting: minutesapplication/mswordSubmissions to the call for evidence: contents (a-j)application/pdfSubmissions to the call for evidence: contents (k-w)application/binarySingle market report - review of the balance of competencesapplication/binary