Better regulation
The regulatory environment in which businesses operate influences their competitiveness and their ability to grow and create jobs. The Commission is committed to developing a better regulatory environment for businesses; one that is simple, understandable, effective and enforceable.
The better regulation agenda of the Commission aims at:
- implementing a strategy to simplify existing legislation through a simplification rolling programme composed of about 185 initiatives in all policy areas
- reducing administrative burdens by 25% by 2012
- placing greater emphasis on the use of impact assessments and public consultations when drafting new rules and regulations
- monitoring the application of Community law.
The European Commission is working closely with the Member States to ensure that the better regulation culture is applied across the EU and its Member States. It has also dedicated a website to Better regulation and another to the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs.
News
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Günter Verheugen zur Diskussion über die Verpackung von Lebensmitteln und Konsumgütern
07/01/10
- New references of harmonised standards for medical devices in OJ C 293 of 2009-12-02 18/12/09
Events
- Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Technical Textiles and Innovation in the Euro-Mediterranean Region Brussels/Belgium, 11 March 2010
- Redesigning Business Summit Kings Place, London , 11 - 12 March 2010
Contracts & Grants
Publications
- European regions with an entrepreneurial vision 25 February 2010
Multimedia
- KIS Partnering Forum 2010 – video diary available 24 February 2010
Public consultations
