1. Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Good Practice Examples of Reducing Regulatory Burdens on SMEs Porto, 7th of December 2007 Henrik Wingfors Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications

2. Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Disproportionate regulatory burden on SMEs

3. Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Think Small First! What Can Policy Makers Do? Include SMEs early in the regulatory process Use the SME perspective – not the Administration’s perspective on regulations Take into account the business cycle, give time for adaptation to new regulations Set targets, use the SCM measurements for identifying candidates for streamlining measures Use market-based/orientated solutions Tailor-made information

4. Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Think Small First – What Does It Mean in Practice? (BEST expert group) Size-related exemptions Reduced obligations Simplified obligations Temporal exemptions Administrative coordination, especially one-stop shops Common commencement dates Tailor-made information, coaching, training Electronic services Privileged treatment of small businesses Early evaluation of regulatory impact on small businesses

5. Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Examples from the Report Exclusion to notify small mergers (Norway) Reduction of statistical obligations (UK) On the spot firm (Portugal) Common commencement date (UK) Start-up information service (Sweden) Express patent search (Austria) Flat-rate tax expenses (Slovakia)

6. Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Other Examples Only electronic filing from 2012 (Denmark) Market-based building permit procedure (Bulgaria)

7. Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Internet Link to the Report http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurs hip/support_measures/regmod/index.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurs hip/support_measures/regmod/index.htm