Reference documents

Simplification

• Third progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment - Commission Working Document COM(2009) 17 of 28 January 2009 [262 KB]
• Second progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment - Commission Working Document - COM(2008) 33 of 30 January 2008 [398 KB]
• First progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment - Commission working documents COM(2006) 690 of 14 November 2006 [272 KB]
• Communication "Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: A strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment" - COM(2005) 535 of 25 October 2005 [318 KB]

Administrative burdens reduction

• Communication of the Commission on administrative burdens [87 KB] (22 October 2009), Annex [706 KB]
• Reducing Administrative burdens in the European Union Commission Working Document - COM(2009)16 of 28 January 2009 [57 KB]
  List of annexes [10 KB] : Annex 1 [36 KB] ; Annex 2 [39 KB] ; Annex 3 [10 KB] ; Annex 4 [77 KB] ; Annex 5 [20 KB] ; Annex 6 [23 KB] ; Annex 7 [19 KB] ; Annex 8 [66 KB] ; Annex 9 [20 KB] ; Annex 10 [15 KB] ; Annex 11 [36 KB] ; Annex 12 [23 KB] ; Annex 13 [119 KB] .
• Previous reference documents on administrative burdens reduction.

Impact assessment

You will find the list of impact assessments on the Secretariat-General website, as well as the Commission guidelines on impact assessment.

Further reading

• Pilot project on Administrative burdens - Final report of 14 December 2006 [2 MB]
• Communication "A strategic review of Better Regulation in the European Union" - COM(2006) 689 final of 14 November 2006 [122 KB]
• Communication "Outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator" - COM(2005) 462 of 27 September 2005 [137 KB]
• Communication "Common actions for growth and employment: The Community Lisbon Programme" - COM(2005) 330 of 20 July 2005 [137 KB]
• Communication "Better regulation for Growth and jobs in the European Union" - COM(2005) 97 final of 16 March 2005 [218 KB]
• Commission Staff Working document "Annex to the Communication on Better regulation for Growth and jobs in the European Union - Minimising administrative costs imposed by legislation" - SEC(2005) 175 of 16 March 2005 [266 KB]
• Second progress report (COM(2004) 432 final) of 16 June 2004 [135 KB]
• First progress report (COM(2003) 623 final) of 24 October 2003 [296 KB]
• Communication "Updating and simplifying the Community acquis" - COM(2003) 71 final of 11 February 2003 [210 KB]
• Communication "Simplifying and improving the regulatory environment" - COM (2002) 278 of 5 June 2002 [92 KB]