Aims and scope of the WG
The Regulatory Issues WG addresses regulatory matters and questions that fall outside the specific remit of ACE’s other dedicated Work Groups. It serves as a flexible, cross-cutting body for emerging or residual issues in the regulatory landscape affecting the architectural profession.
Additionally, the WG functions as a consultative and advisory resource for topics primarily handled within Area 1 and Area 2. This ensures coherent, expert input across overlapping or boundary-spanning regulatory challenges, while supporting ACE’s broader advocacy for a balanced and proportionate regulatory environment that safeguards professional integrity, public interest, and high-quality architecture.
Policy focus in 2026
Respond to EU policies
- Planning Services Legal Instrument
- Proportionality Test Directive (infringements)
- Monitor Reform Recommendations & European Semester
- Single Market Enforcement (SMET)
- Respond to studies (COM, EP, Council) on regulation
- Items detailed in Single Market Strategy (2025) including:
- Circular Economy Act
- Digital Products Passports
- 28th Regime – Simplification of permitting and planning procedures
- Posting of workers
- Better regulation communication
- Digital transformation in construction procurement
- Public Procurement Directive reform
Meet the Chairs!
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Ruth
SchagemannGermany
Chair
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Carla
Lima VieiraPortugal
Chair
