1. Advisor – Radu Iacob General Secretariat of the Government
Improving the Organizational Framework and the Activity of Regulatory Bodies
Advisor – Radu Iacob
General Secretariat of the Government
Conference on Good Governance and Public Administrative Reform Bucharest, 6 December 2007

2. Improving the organizational framework and the activity of regulatory bodies - I
The functional analysis – the regulatory bodies
The organizational framework
Institutional structure – tasks, departments, HR
Area of activity – possible overlapping
Questioning the opportunity of creating “independent regulators”
Managing information
How is information being collected
How is information being managed
Elaboration of regulation / Decision taking
Expertise and capacity of analysis
Procedures for elaborating regulations
Who decides – personalized / board

3. Improving the organizational framework and the activity of regulatory bodies - II
The functional analysis
Inspections
How is the undertaking of inspections decided upon
How often are inspections undertaken – costs / benefits
Review of legislation
Administrative sanctions
Are the sanctions appropriate and proportionate
Do the sanctions act as a deterrent
How much flexibility is there allowed for regulatory bodies in regards to establishing the level of sanctioning

4. Improving the organizational framework and the activity of regulatory bodies - III
Principles behind the institutional reform
Regulatory bodies organized on thematic areas
Efficient collection and managing of information by using IT
Improving the decision making process by making it more transparent and accountable
Inspections undertaken on a risk-based approach
Fair and proportionate sanctions acting as a deterrent

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6. Thank you!