© OECD A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Simplification of Administrative Procedures Conference on Good Governance and Public Administrative Reform Bucharest, 6 December 2007 Violeta Vlaş Romanian Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform

2 Actual context The European strategy for growth and development (revised Lisbon Strategy ); The March 2007 European Council’s Action Programme on the decrease with 25 % of Administrative Burdens; The Romanian Government’s National Reform Plan

3 Role of MIAR within the process of administrative simplification MIAR ensures through CUPAR : The coordination of the administrative procedures simplification process; The promotion of initiatives in the field of administrative simplification; Technical assistance for the central and local public authorities that carry out administrative simplification projects.

4 Simplification of car registration procedures Project coordinated by MIAR trough CUPAR Finalized in 2006 through adoption of GEO 63/2006 Stakeholders: MIAR, MT, local public associations, NGOs Objective : To provide a quality, transparent, the least expensive and as fast as possible registration service. Expected results:  Introduction of the continuous registration concept - implicit radiation  Reduction in the number of required documents (from 12 to 5)  Reduction in the number of administrative procedures (from 10 to 4)  Development of an integrated IT system

5 Implementation of the one stop shop system Project carried out by MIAR and coordinated by CUPAR Finalized with the elaboration of the Methodology on the set up and functioning of the „one stop shop”, approved by OMAI no 1260/ Stakeholders : CUPAR, INEP, DGP, DRPCIV, DCI, CNABDPE Objective: To increase transparency and efficiency in the administration’s relation with the citizen Expected results:  To faciltate the access to the public services through creation of one stop shops (382 community public services of people registry working as one stop shop system)  To reduce the time allocated to obtain the required documents ~30%  To reduce the costs beared by the citizen ~30%

6 Simplification of the procedure to solve light road accidents Project coordinated by MIAR trough CUPAR Finalized in 2006 through adoption of GEO 63/2006 Stakeholders: MIAR, local public associations, NGOs Objective: to transfer the process of solving light road accidents from the Traffic Police to the insurance companies trough introduction of the Amiable Constat concept. Results:  Reduction in time assigned to solve light road accidents  Reduction in costs beared by the citizen  Decrease in costs for the Traffic Police.

7 Methodological guide on the simplification of administrative procedures Document elaborated within MIAR by CUPAR; Approved in the Board Meeting of MIAR in May 2007; A strategic document supporting the public administration towards reform and modernization It does not propose simplification measures, it only drafts means of simplification nal%20(3).pdf

8 Simplification of administrative procedures - a way to fight against corruption in public administration Project coordinated by MIAR in partnership with Minister of Justice Simplification of procedures in the fields of public administration that are most vulnerable to corruption. Improvement of legislation on administrative procedures, as well as the set up and functioning of administration PHARE project 2006/ /01.05

9 Running projects with CUPAR involved as partner Administrative simplification at the ministries level Single gateway

10 Administrative simplification at the ministry level Project coordinated by GSG with MIRA- UCRAP as partner The process of administrative burdens reduction has two phases; - Reduction of administrative burdens following the internal administrative procedures improvement; - Reduction of administrative burdens following an analysis of the entire legislation.

11 Single Gateway – Directive on Services Project coordinated by DAE with CUPAR as partner Transposition of the Directive on services within the national legislation by December 28 th The set up of four special working groups to transpose and effectively implement the Directive 2006/123/CE on services within the Internal Market

12 Thank you Violeta Vlaş Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform Central Unit for Public Administration and Reform 1A Revolutiei Square, District 1, Bucharest