In addition to sending copies of EU legislative proposals to national parliaments, many Member State Governments provide supplementary information in the form of either written documentation or via more informal channels. One widespread way of doing this is to submit so-called explanatory memoranda to the responsible committees of the parliaments prior to their dealing with the Commission proposals.
The table below provides information on the current practises in the Member States when it comes to such memoranda. The table was published in the 2nd Biannual report of COSAC in November 2004.
