This dataset includes aggregated data on the number of comments submitted by each third-party member state or institution against each notifying member state per year (directed dyad-year data). There is one observation per third-party member state or institution per notifying member state per year (2002-2020), excluding directed dyad-years where a state was not a member of the Single Market.

comments_ddy

Format

A data frame with 9 variables:

key_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each observation in the dataset.

year

Numeric. The year the member state or institution submitted the comment.

comment_by_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies the member state or institution that submitted the comment to the Commission.

comment_by

String. The name of the third-party member state or institution that submitted the comment.

comment_by_code

String. A multi-letter code assigned by the Commission that uniquely identifies the member state or institution that submitted the comment.

notification_by_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies the member state that notified the proposed technical regulation to the Commission.

notification_by

String. The name of the member state that notified the proposed technical regulation to the Commission.

notification_by_code

String. A multi-letter code assigned by the Commission that uniquely identifies the member state that notified the proposed technical regulation to the Commission.

count_comments

Numeric. A count of the number of comments submitted by the third-party member state or institution.