NDLI: The management and rationalisation of existing regulations

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Better Regulation in Europe: Italy 2012. Revised edition, June 2013.

Better Regulation in Europe: Greece 2012

Better Regulation in Europe: Luxembourg 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Ireland 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Spain 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: France 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Austria 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Sweden 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Belgium 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Finland 2010

Abbreviations and acronyms

Country profile. Finland.

Executive summary

Introduction. Conduct of the review.

Strategy and policies for Better Regulation

Institutional capacities for Better Regulation

Transparency through consultation and communication

The development of new regulations

The management and rationalisation of existing regulations

Compliance, enforcement, appeals

The interface between member states and the European Union

The interface between subnational and national levels of government

Annex A. Åland Province.

Better Regulation in Europe: Germany 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Netherlands 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Portugal 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: Denmark 2010

Better Regulation in Europe: United Kingdom 2010

The management and rationalisation of existing regulations

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Abstract	This chapter covers two areas of regulatory policy. The first is simplification of regulations. The large stock of regulations and administrative formalities accumulated over time needs regular review and updating to remove obsolete or inefficient material. Approaches vary from consolidation, codification, recasting, repeal, ad hoc reviews of the regulations covering specific sectors, and sun setting mechanisms for the automatic review or cancellation of regulations past a certain date. The second area concerns the reduction of administrative burdens and has gained considerable momentum over the last few years. Government formalities are important tools to support public policies, and can help businesses by setting a level playing field for commercial activity. But they may also represent an administrative burden as well as an irritation factor for business and citizens, and one which tends to grow over time. Difficult areas include employment regulations, environmental standards, tax regulations, and planning regulations. Permits and licences can also be a major potential burden on businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. A lack of clear information about the sources of and extent of administrative burdens is the first issue for most countries. Burden measurement has been improved with the application by a growing number of countries of variants on the Standard Cost Model (SCM) analysis to information obligations imposed by laws, which also helps to sustain political momentum for regulatory reform by quantifying the burden.1 A number of governments have started to consider the issue of administrative burdens inside government, with the aim of improving the quality and efficiency of internal regulation in order to reduce costs and free up resources for improved public service delivery. Regulation inside government refers to the regulations imposed by the state on its own administrators and public service providers (for example, government agencies or local government service providers). Fiscal restraints may preclude the allocation of increased resources to the bureaucracy, and a better approach is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the regulations imposed on administrators and public service providers. The effective deployment of e-Government is of increasing importance as a tool for reducing the costs and burdens of regulation on businesses and citizens, as well as inside government.
Page Count	9
Starting Page	101
Ending Page	109
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2010-05-27
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Governance
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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