{"id":54681,"date":"2026-08-27T14:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oeb.org.cy\/gold-plating-eu-survey-to-member-states-message-from-the-commission\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:58:18","slug":"gold-plating-eu-survey-to-member-states-message-from-the-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oeb.org.cy\/en\/gold-plating-eu-survey-to-member-states-message-from-the-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold-plating \u2013 EU survey to Member States \u2013 Message from the Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The letter from the European Commission \/ DG GROW regarding the questionnaire to the Member States on the issue of <strong>&#8220;gold-plating&#8221;,<\/strong> i.e. the introduction, when transposing or applying EU law, of additional or stricter national requirements beyond those provided for by EU legislation is being forwarded.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the questionnaire is to collect information and experience from Member States on gold-plating practices, their prevention and detection mechanisms, as well as any areas of the Single Market where relevant practices are observed. 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