1. Regulatory Burdens for Businesses
Dutch programme
Regulatory Reform Group

2. Principles of the approach (White Paper 2007)
Problem-oriented
Measurable targets where possible
External watchdog
Link to budget cycle
New interministerial organisation
Political owners: Finance & Economic Affairs

3. 1) Problem-oriented approach
Rolling programme: update every 6 months
Direct suggestions / complaints business sector
Problem-oriented joint committees
New measurement results

4. 2) Measurable targets
Transparency, accountability and progress monitoring
Measurable targets for
AB: new net target of – 25%
Inspections: -25% on measured domains
Compliance costs: quantitative targets on selected topics

5. 3) External watchdog External evaluation of ACTAL (02/07)
Cabinet position to Parliament (07/07)
Main conclusions:
Prolongued until 2011
AB role: unchanged
Advisory role to Government: strengthened
IA role: introduced (‘audit’)

6. 4) Link to budget cycle The mechanism is unchanged
Now used for the whole programme
It means:
Generating monitoring info periodically
Budget negotiations for regulatory topics
Reporting to Parliament (Fall, Spring)

7. 5/6) A new organisation Regulatory Reform Group, merger of:
IPAL (Finance)
3 project groups of Economic Affairs (IA unit, Permits, Contradictory Legislation)
Accountable to two Secretaries of State
Started in Fall 2007
Located at Ministry of Finance