Table 4 Considerations in parliamentary debate

Policy problems of ILB discontinuation and its trade-offs

C1: Level of policy

National vs. supranational

C2: Strategy of discontinuation

Stimulation vs. ban

C3: Pace of regulation

Slowing down due to slow innovation vs. speeding up regulation in order to foster faster innovation

Policy problems for dealing with consequences of ILB discontinuation

C4: Replacement costs

Intervention high price of bulbs vs. return of investment

C5: Price regulation

Price policy vs. regulation by market

C6: Old infrastructure

Transition period vs. total ban

C7: ILB specificities

Exceptions for (continued) use vs. no exceptions for use