STREAMLINING AND SIMPLIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENT RELATED

0,99
MB REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPANIES

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ID European Commission

2006
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CONTENTS

Legal notice1

Executive summary2

0 Recommendations5

0.1 General5

0.2 Organisational or institutional framework .5

0.3 Simplification of permit schemes 7

0.4 Simplification of monitoring or reporting7

0.5 Simplification of inspection.8

0.6 Use of information technology tools and electronic systems 8

0.7 Risk-based and incentive driven approaches .9

0.8 Compliance assistance and support mechanisms.9

1 Introduction11

2 Objectives of the study.11

3 Administrative simplification and the extent of the administrative burden 12

4 The BEST procedure in context .15

5 Methodology .16

5.1 Introduction16

5.2 Categories and measures and the regulatory cycle 17

6 Results .20

6.1 The range of initiatives undertaken in the Member States 20

6.2 Best practices: organisational or institutional framework .23

6.3 Best practices: simplification of permit schemes.28

6.4 Best practices: simplification of monitoring or reporting32

6.5 Best practices: simplification of inspection .35

6.6 Best practices: use of information technology tools and electronic systems.36

6.7 Best practices: risk-based and incentive driven approaches 38

6.8 Best practices: compliance assistance and support mechanisms .41

7 Measuring success and factors for success 44

7.1 Understanding the problem44

7.2 Measuring the burden 44

7.3 Stakeholder involvement .45

7.4 Funding 46

7.5 Monitoring outcomes .47

8 Lessons from the initiatives.48

8.1 Lessons from organisational or institutional framework initiatives 48

8.2 Lessons from simplification of permit schemes 49

8.3 Lessons from simplification of monitoring or reporting50

8.4 Lessons from simplification of inspection.50

8.5 Lessons from the use of IT tools and electronic systems.51

8.6 Lessons from risk-based and incentive driven approaches52

8.7 Lessons from compliance assistance and support mechanisms.52

9 Final conclusions 54

Annex 1: BEST Project Questionnaire 56

Annex 2: European Case Studies .61

Annex 3: International Case Studies247

Annex 4: Expert Group Members, project contacts and project team 268