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55 Rev. Catalana Dret Pub. 1 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/revcatdp55 and id is 1 raw text is: TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY AND INTEREST GROUPS. TEN LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE APPLICATION OF LAW 19/2014, OF 29 DECEMBER* Xavier Bernadi i Gil** Agusti Cerrillo i Martinez*** Abstract Interest groups must conduct their activities before public administrations transparently, guaranteeing the integrity of public servants and the interest groups themselves. They must also ensure equality in their access to public institutions, so this activity can have a positive impact on public decision-making and the drafting of legislation, promoting good governance and good administration overall. This article offers a detailed analysis of the concept of the interest group as it is defined by the regulations in force in Catalonia and the mechanisms derived from them to guarantee the transparency of interest groups' activities and the integrity of their relations with senior officials. The article also evaluates the regulations in force in view of the experience acquired since their entry into force. Last, by way of conclusion, it identifies ten elements that should be taken into account when regulating the activity of interest groups, and at the time these regulations are applied. Key words: interest groups; register of interest groups; transparency; integrity; good governance; open government; accountability. TRANSPARENCIA, INTEGRITAT I GRUPS D'INTERES. DEU LLIQONS APRESES DE L'APLICACIO DE LA LLEI 19/2014, DEL 29 DE DESEMBRE Resum Els grups d'interes han de desenvolupar la seva activitat davant les administracions publiques amb transparencia i garantintla integritat tant dels servidorspublics com dels mateixosgrups d'interes, com tambe la igualtaten el seu acc s a les institucions publiques, perque aquesta activitatpugui tenir un impacte positiu en la presa de decisions publiques i l'elaboraci6 de normes i, en general, promoure el bon govern i la bona administraci6. Aquest article analitza en detall el concepte de grup d'interes que es deriva de la normativa vigent a Catalunya i exposa els mecanismes que preveu la regulaci6 catalana per garantir la transparencia de l'activitat dels grups d'interes i la integritat en les relacions entre els alts carrecs i els grups d'interes. L'article tamb fa una valoraci6 de la normativa vigent en vista de l'experiencia assolida des de la seva entrada en vigor. Finalment, a mode de conclusi6, identifca deu elements que s'haurien de tenir ben presents a l'hora de regular l'activitat dels grups d'interes i en el moment d'aplicar aquesta regulacio. Paraules clau: grups d'interes; registre de grups d'interes; transparencia; integritat; bon govern; govern obert; rendici6 de comptes. * This paper is the result of the XIII Joint Seminar of the Joint German Research Institute for Public Administration (Deutsches Forschungsinstitut fur offentliche Verwaltung Speyer - FOV) and the Public Administration School of Catalonia, held in Speyer on 28 and 29 June 2017, entitled 'Transparency in the European Public Administration Space'. This article is a translation of an original version in Catalan. ** Xavier Bernadi i Gil, associate lecturer of administrative law, Pompeu Fabra University. Director General of Law and Legal Entities of the Ministry of Justice of the Government of Catalonia, C/Pau Claris, 81 (Casal Sant Jordi), 08010 Barcelona. xbernadi@ gencat.cat, a@xavierbemadi. *** Agusti Cerrillo i Martinez, holder of a doctoral degree in law from the University of Barcelona, Full Professor of Administrative Law and Ombudsman of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), Avinguda del Tibidabo, 39, 08035 Barcelona. acerrilloquoc du, @ag sti cerrillo. Article received: 31.07.2017. Blind review: 04.08.2017 and 29.09.2017. Final version accepted: 24.10.2017. Recommended citation: Bernadi i Gil, Xavier; Cerrillo i Martinez, Agusti. 'Transparency, integrity and interest groups. Ten lessons learnt from the application of Law 19/2014, of 29 December'. Revista Catalana de DretP blic, Issue 55 (December, 2017), p. 1-22, DOI: 10.2436/rcdp.i55.2017.3017. - a dAdainEtrci6 Fubica .e catalw-ya

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