EPHA briefing note on Regulation, Self-regulation and Co-regulation

Recent years have seen a change in the nature of regulatory activity at EU level.

There has been a continuing shift away from legally binding instruments (i.e. Regulations and Directives laid down by the EU institutions) to alternative regulatory methods, such as co-regulation and self-regulation by the social and economic actors concerned.

The briefing note developed by EPHA Secretariat aims to provide some insight into the emergence, rationale and legal basis of these practices.