1. © OECD A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU Strategy for Better Regulation in Romania Expert - Florin Bondar General Secretariat of the Government 8 oct. 2007 Conference on Good Governance and Public Administrative Reform Bucharest, 6 December 2007

2. Context Institutional framework in place (organizational and procedural standards) for ex-ante evaluation of public policy and normative acts (GSG/DPP); Institutional framework in place (organizational and procedural standards) for ex-ante evaluation of public policy and normative acts (GSG/DPP); Initiatives for simplification of administrative procedures undertaken (work permits, procedures for register vehicles, methodology for single office etc) (MIAR); Initiatives for simplification of administrative procedures undertaken (work permits, procedures for register vehicles, methodology for single office etc) (MIAR); Initiatives for improving the transposition process of European legislation (DAE); Initiatives for improving the transposition process of European legislation (DAE);

3. Problem definition Low quality of regulation and public policy due to improper substantiation (see PPD reports); Low quality of regulation and public policy due to improper substantiation (see PPD reports); Lack of a evaluation methodology of administrative costs and of an integrated approach for reducing the administrative burdens; Lack of a evaluation methodology of administrative costs and of an integrated approach for reducing the administrative burdens; Lack of an integrated approach regarding the process of simplification of legislation (increased number of normative acts, legislative instability, frequent changes of legislation, republications etc.); Lack of an integrated approach regarding the process of simplification of legislation (increased number of normative acts, legislative instability, frequent changes of legislation, republications etc.); Low quality of regulation issued by the agencies for regulation and inspection, due to their improper institutional framework; Low quality of regulation issued by the agencies for regulation and inspection, due to their improper institutional framework; Lack of an integrated approach regarding the process of improving the transposition of European legislation into the national legislation; Lack of an integrated approach regarding the process of improving the transposition of European legislation into the national legislation;

4. Objectives of the strategy Increased quality of regulation through an improved process of substantiation and evaluation of the impact of public policy and normative acts and an improved framework for the consultation process; Increased quality of regulation through an improved process of substantiation and evaluation of the impact of public policy and normative acts and an improved framework for the consultation process; Administrative costs measured using a methodology based on Standard Cost (SCM) and administrative burdens lowered; Administrative costs measured using a methodology based on Standard Cost (SCM) and administrative burdens lowered; A simple and clear legislation by elimination of overlappings at the level of enforced normative acts; A simple and clear legislation by elimination of overlappings at the level of enforced normative acts; A coherent institutional framework at the level of regulative and inspection agencies and authorities; A coherent institutional framework at the level of regulative and inspection agencies and authorities; Improved framework of transposition and implementation of European legislation at the national level. Improved framework of transposition and implementation of European legislation at the national level.

5. Direction of activities Improvement of substantiation instruments of public policies and normative acts; Improvement of substantiation instruments of public policies and normative acts; Measuring the administrative costs and reduction of administrative burdens; Measuring the administrative costs and reduction of administrative burdens; Improvement of institutional framework and activities of regulatory agencies and authorities; Improvement of institutional framework and activities of regulatory agencies and authorities; Simplification of legislation; Simplification of legislation; Transposition of European legislation. Transposition of European legislation.

6. Simplification plan Simplification plan contains information regarding better regulation initiatives planned to be undertaken at the level of line ministries according to the guidelines of this strategy. The simplification plans are submitted by each ministry every year and are developed by the Public Policy Units from line ministries. Interim monitoring reports are to be submitted at the end of the year. The simplification plans and monitoring reports are to be collected by the General Secretariat of the Government (DPP). Type of administrative burden Title and type of the document (public policy document, normative act) Stakeholders consultation Estimated cost (application of SCM ) Proposed measures Administrative cost reduction estimation Deadline

7. Thank you! Thank you! florin.bondar@gov.ro florin.bondar@gov.roflorin.bondar@gov.roflorin.bondar@gov.ro