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Regulatory Burdens for Businesses

Regulatory Burdens for Businesses. Dutch programme 2007-2011 Regulatory Reform Group. Principles of the approach (White Paper 2007). Problem-oriented Measurable targets where possible External watchdog Link to budget cycle New interministerial organisation

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Regulatory Burdens for Businesses

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  1. Regulatory Burdens for Businesses Dutch programme 2007-2011 Regulatory Reform Group

  2. Principles of the approach (White Paper 2007) • Problem-oriented • Measurable targets where possible • External watchdog • Link to budget cycle • New interministerial organisation • Political owners: Finance & Economic Affairs

  3. 1) Problem-oriented approach Rolling programme: update every 6 months • Direct suggestions / complaints business sector • Problem-oriented joint committees • New measurement results

  4. 2) Measurable targets • Transparency, accountability and progress monitoring • Measurable targets for • AB: new net target of – 25% • Inspections: -25% on measured domains • Compliance costs: quantitative targets on selected topics

  5. 3) External watchdog • External evaluation of ACTAL (02/07) • Cabinet position to Parliament (07/07) • Main conclusions: • Prolongued until 2011 • AB role: unchanged • Advisory role to Government: strengthened • IA role: introduced (‘audit’)

  6. 4) Link to budget cycle • The mechanism is unchanged • Now used for the whole programme • It means: • Generating monitoring info periodically • Budget negotiations for regulatory topics • Reporting to Parliament (Fall, Spring)

  7. 5/6) A new organisation • Regulatory Reform Group, merger of: • IPAL (Finance) • 3 project groups of Economic Affairs (IA unit, Permits, Contradictory Legislation) • Accountable to two Secretaries of State • Started in Fall 2007 • Located at Ministry of Finance

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