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DG Enterprise & Industry

European Commission. DG Enterprise & Industry. E.U. conference of Administrative Burden Reduction Malta, 1 February 2008 Burden Reduction in Support of Economic Competitivity BETTER REGULATION IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Charles-Henri Montin European Commission DG Enterprise & Industry

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DG Enterprise & Industry

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  1. European Commission DG Enterprise & Industry E.U. conference of Administrative Burden ReductionMalta, 1 February 2008 Burden Reduction in Support of Economic Competitivity BETTER REGULATION IN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Charles-Henri Montin European Commission DG Enterprise & Industry www.regplus.eu

  2. Why is Better Regulation high on the European Commission agenda • Better Regulation stimulates growth and innovation => more jobs & competitive advantage. • Better laws increase confidence between lawmakers and citizens • The re-launched Lisbon strategy kept up political momentum. EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  3. The issues and the EU response EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  4. EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

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  6. BR needs 3 levels of action • Institutions • Policies • Tools : see next slide EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  7. Tools of Better Regulation Alternatives Consultation FLOW RIA The Economy The Administration Stakeholders STOCK ABM Access Simplification EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  8. Overview of the Better Regulation Strategy of the European Commission • 2002: Better Regulation Action Plan • 2005: Communication on Better Regulation for Growth and Jobs in the EU • 2007: Strategic Review + Action Progr. approved by European Council in March • Target: -25% burdens on EU law/transposition • National targets of comparable ambition • Fast track actions • 2008: 2nd Strategic Review; first reductions EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  9. Reinforcing BR at EU level How? • * Impact assessment • ** Reduction of administrative burdens • Streamline EU acquis • More effective Consultation EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  10. Reinforcing BR at MS level • Actions at Community level are not sufficient • Responsibility shared with Member States (subsidiarity) : Council decision on targets) • Co-operation between MS and the Commission on BR (open coordination): • Consultative Group of High Level National Experts on BR • National Reform Programmes (Lisbon) EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  11. 2008 2nd Strategic Review of BR 30 January 2008 - contents • Simplifying (EU) legislation • Reducing administrative burdens at EU and MS levels • “Using Impact assessments to draft initiatives” • “Sharing responsibililty” (working with other institutions) • “Correct application of EU law in MS” • “Help to shape global regulation” EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  12. Impact assessment • IA = study of economic, environmental and social impacts of all proposals in the COM work programme • 2003-2007: 284 produced and published • 2008 : 180 planned • Updates guidelines on IA (15/3/2006) • Nov 2006 : Creation of Impact Assessment Board: internal but dedicated & independent quality control function with external expertise. • Independent review of the Commission’s IA in 2007 • 30 Jan 2008 Review: IAB role will be strengthened. Council and EP invited to reinforce use of IA in legislative process. EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  13. Reducing administrative burdens • Mar 2006: operational manual EU SCM • Jan 2007: Action Programmeincludes: • reduction target of 25% by 2012 for EU and transposition law in 13 priority areas, • list of items for fast-track actions • March 2007: Endorsement of AP by European Council; invitation to MS to set national targets of comparable ambition • July 2007: launching of EU wide measurement with EU SCM with consortium EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  14. The three stages of SCM III – Reduce burdens I– Map I.O.’s II – Measure Costs INVOLVE STAKEHOLDERS EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  15. Simplification of existing EU legislation • The 2005-2009 simplification rolling programme focuses on competitiveness aspects; 164 measures • Based on extensive consultations of Member States, businesses and citizens. • 300 legal texts = 5000 pages removed out of 95k as of 30.01.08 • Updated rollling simplif progr in 2009 EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  16. Other legal tools • Codification = repealing a set of acts in one area and replacing them with a single act, containing no substantive changes to those acts • Screening and withdrawal of pending proposals (for insuff relevance or quality) • Improved transposition and application of EU law EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  17. Consultation • Extensive consultation guarantees stakeholders’ views are systematically taken into account: 2005 Impact assessment guidelines recommend consultation & compliance with 2002 General Principles and Minimum Standards for consultation of interested parties • Canvassing of civil society via Economic and social committee EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  18. Consultation within the Action Programme • High Level Group of independent stakeholders (15 members, chaired by senior political figure E. Stoiber) • On line questionnaire: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/admin-burdens-reduction • Country events and workshops EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  19. Other key Better Regulation actors • European Parliament & Council: signed Inter-Institutional Agreement on Better Lawmaking in 2003 but more can be done: • more systematic IA of major amendments to Commission proposals • Higher priority to pending simplification proposals, codification and repeal of obsolete legislation • Need for accelerated working methods for simplification measures EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  20. Other key Better Regulation actors • Member States: • develop national admin burdens reduction programmes, • improve EC law transposition, • participate in HLG on BR • develop & enforce consultation mechanisms where missing • Stakeholders: let the Commission know about your needs via consultation EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  21. What is needed to successfully implement Better Regulation : • sustained political support and central unit • continuous process of improvement (not a one-shot policy) aimed at both the flow of new regulations and the stock of existing ones • series of specific targets => tangible results in a discernable time period • Sustained stakeholder involvement EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  22. The three cultural challenges • Move from a process to a product (or client) oriented approach • Move from a predominantly legal to a more comprehensive (economic, social) view of the effect of norms on society • Develop new suitable technical tools and practice EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

  23. For more information Please consult our Better Regulation website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/admin-burdens-reduction/admin_burdens_en.htm Or contact us: European CommissionEnterprise & Industry DG, unit B.5B-1049 BrusselsBelgiumFax: +32 2 298 88 22E-mail: entr-admin-burdens@ec.europa.eu EU conference on administrative burdens Malta, 1/2/2008

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