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G R Congress III International Conference “ An effective dialogue between business and government ”

G R Congress III International Conference “ An effective dialogue between business and government ”. Business matters! Company participation in EU legislation. Erik Akse General Partner AV Europa Consulting. Ten years Smart Regulation experience. ACTAL - The Netherlands Impact Assessment

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G R Congress III International Conference “ An effective dialogue between business and government ”

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  1. GR CongressIII International Conference“An effective dialogue between business and government”

  2. Business matters! Company participation in EU legislation. Erik Akse General Partner AV Europa Consulting

  3. Ten years Smart Regulation experience • ACTAL - The Netherlands • Impact Assessment • Quality control • Administrative burden reduction • European Commission, Belgium • Impact Assessment • Evaluation • Fitness checks • Consultation

  4. Smart Regulation in the European Union Covering the full policy cycle: • Impact Assessment • Consultation • Implementation • Fitness checks • Evaluation

  5. Key aspects of EU Smart Regulation Uniformity Openness Predictability Enshrined role for stakeholders Involvement of all EU Institutions

  6. Smart Regulation Dilemmas Preparation of legislation versus political decision making Financial and human resources Analysis fatigue Comparing positive and negative effects

  7. What’s needed from business? • Investment • Support Smart Regulation • Understanding • Know what is needed • Patience • It takes time and money • Persistence • Keep the pressure up

  8. What makes a company a winner? • Awareness about developments • Act, don’t react! • Actions on proper level • Target the full cycle! • Involvement in the process • Act as early as possible! • Support of opinions with data • Data speaks to decision makers! • Reliability of data • It is a long-term trust investment!

  9. Business success factors in the EU Relating to bureaucratic procedures Mobilizing broad political support Involving top-politicians Keeping the message clear and tangible Promoting understandable tools first

  10. Example: Administrative burden reduction Challenges to Smart Regulation How to give legislation a price tag? How to calculate benefits? How to assess business effects? How to get business reality into the policy process?

  11. Uncomplicated method with huge impactMade in NL Focus on paperwork Content and goal undisputed Independent controller: ACTAL 25% reduction target (3x) Link to budget cycle Focus on easy use, not perfectionism

  12. Standard Cost Model (SCM)

  13. Results in The Netherlands • Measuring is knowing • 2003: 3.6% of GDP, 50% EU related • Figures speak for themselves • 16.3 bn • Political momentum • Three reduction programmes 2003 - 2015 • Economic justification • Growth perspective

  14. Erik AkseBrussels: +32477682851 e-mail: erik.akse@aveuropaconsulting.euNatalya VoichukMoscow: +79268550216 e-mail: natalia.voychuk@aveuropaconsulting.euwww.AVEuropaConsulting.eu Contact details

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