This book analyses the legal mechanism through which EU rule-making powers are conferred on the most relevant bodies in the EU institutional landscape, namely the European Commission, the Council, the ECB and EU agencies, and the democratic controls in place to limit and oversee the exercise of these powers.

Annalisa Volpato is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law of Maastricht University.

List of Abbreviations Table of Cases Introduction 1.Defining Delegation of Powers: From State-Based Models to an EU Notion, 2.Delegation of Power in the EU: Development, Powers and Features 3.Limiting the Delegation of Powers: The Delegating Act 4.Limiting the Delegation of Powers: The Procedures 5. The Acts of the Delegate and Their Judicial Review 6.Conclusion Bibliography Index