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This article explores how bundling amendments in EU legislation affects accountability and risk regulation. It focuses on the effects on the evidentiary chain and procedural transparency.

July 29, 2026European Journal of Risk RegulationOpen Access

Cutting Red Tape, Cutting the Record: Contestability, Impact Assessments, and Judicial Review in the EU’s Omnibus Reform Strategy

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This article explores how bundling amendments in EU legislation affects accountability and risk regulation. It focuses on the effects on the evidentiary chain and procedural transparency.
Develops contestability as a framework for accountability in EU lawmaking.
Combines close legal analysis with documentary mapping of omnibus packages since January 2025.
Analyzes specific cases like Omnibus I and the Digital Omnibus to illustrate the practical implications of bundling.
Bundling amplifies the number of amended instruments while reducing clarity of objectives and alternatives.
Increases the difficulty for stakeholders to meaningfully engage with proposals due to higher informational thresholds.
Creates accountability gaps by fragmenting regulatory responsibilities among instruments, complicating future reviews.

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The article demonstrates the impact of bundled regulations on accountability in EU risk regulation, suggesting potential design principles for legitimate reform.

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Nguyen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a26dc8da07d9defa5c27 https://doi.org/10.1017/err.2026.10124

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The article demonstrates the impact of bundled regulations on accountability in EU risk regulation, suggesting potential design principles for legitimate reform.

Cutting Red Tape, Cutting the Record: Contestability, Impact Assessments, and Judicial Review in the EU’s Omnibus Reform Strategy

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Cutting Red Tape, Cutting the Record: Contestability, Impact Assessments, and Judicial Review in the EU’s Omnibus Reform Strategy

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