The European Commission is undertaking a back-to-back evaluation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides (SUD) and impact assessment of its possible revision. This support study provides an assessment of the potential environmental, economic and social/human health impacts...

The main objectives of the study are the following: measure the evolution of choice and innovation over the last decade in the modern retail food sector; and identify the main drivers of choice and innovation, measure their evolution over the last decade, and their economic impact on choice and...

Forests and other wooded land cover close to half of the EU's land surface. The ecosystem services they provide are crucial, including material and immaterial resources for human health and wellbeing, the socio-economic basis for industries and communities, as well as habitat for numerous...

The current study is aimed at providing a review of the economic impacts of the Regulation since it entered into force until the end of 2015. This study thus covers the following dimensions: (i) Analysis of the regulatory costs to the pharmaceutical industry for meeting legal obligations; (ii)...

Training is considered to be an important tool to promote a harmonised approach to food safety rules and compliance with EU food law. The Better Training for Safer Food (BTSF) programme was established in 2005 to provide training for EU and non-EU officials on EU food law. The programme aims to...

The purpose of this report is to develop a typology of reforms and a template for screening health policy effects to support ex-ante and ex-post evaluation. Thus, it is proposed a typology of reforms that can be used to review impact and progress in areas such as coverage, equity, efficiency,...

In this annex we include the four case studies conducted for each of the four pillars of the EBCP. Each case study is based on a selection of project grants, procurement contracts and Joint Actions (JA) related to cancer funded under the EU4Health Programme. The case studies cover projects...

Case studies are a research method and analytical technique that helps to investigate various aspects of a given issue, in which context and environment are assumed highly influential. Within this evaluation, the case studies were intended to provide a realistic picture and insight into the...