This dataset includes aggregated data on the number of detailed opinions submitted against each notifying member state per year (cross-sectional time-series data). There is one observation per notifying member state per year (1988-2020), excluding state-years where the state was not a member of the Single Market.

opinions_csts_n

Format

A data frame with 6 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 detailed opinion.

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_opinions

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