caa a22 4500 397500211 CHVBK 20180308164531.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199506 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/spp/22.3.183 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/spp/22.3.183 Gonçalves Maria Eduarda New University of Lisbon, Travessa Estêvao Pinto-Campolide, 1000 Lisbon, Portugal Scientific expertise and European Community regulatory processes [Elektronische Daten] [Maria Eduarda Gonçalves] In spite of the EC supranational character, the system is strongly marked by the presence of States eager to exercise their influence at all stages of decision-making, including the formation of the European Commission's proposals. In this context, opportunities for independent scientific debate and for consensus among experts are hampered, with the resulting loss of legitimacy of EC regulatory decisions. This may be further affected by the lack of transparency of EC procedures, which limits public awareness and scholarly inquiry. Special attention is paid to the EC environmental policy, because the need for scientific advice is evident, and the boundaries of EC and State intervention are particularly vague. Possible institutional reforms are suggested that might improve the system's quality and procedural justice. © Beech Tree Publishing 1995 Science and Public Policy Beech Tree Publishing 22/3(1995-06), 183-187 0302-3427 22:3<183 1995 22 spp https://doi.org/10.1093/spp/22.3.183 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/spp/22.3.183 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Gonçalves Maria Eduarda New University of Lisbon, Travessa Estêvao Pinto-Campolide, 1000 Lisbon, Portugal NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science and Public Policy Beech Tree Publishing 22/3(1995-06), 183-187 0302-3427 22:3<183 1995 22 spp Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford