1. The Group of Directors and Experts of Better Regulation (DBR)
Informal Meeting of EU Directors-General Responsible for the Public Service and Public Administration Berlin, June 2007
The Group of Directors and Experts of Better Regulation (DBR)
Dr. Dominik Böllhoff
Better Regulation Unit
Federal Chancellery, Berlin, Germany

2. Directors and Experts of Better Regulation (DBR)
Objectives
Knowledge Exchange
Forum for Strategic Discussions on EU Better Regulation Agenda
Specific Project by EU Member States
Set Up
Informal Network
Biannual Meetings organised by upcoming EU Presidency
Objectives are twofold:
exchange of good practices and experiences between member states, recent projects mainly focused on RIA
Forum for Strategic Discussions on Eu Better Regulation Agenda
The Group sees itself as complementary platform to formal Council Formations such as Ecofin. Thus, the group has an informal network character.

3. Better Regulation Key Aspects: Source: Mandelkern Report, 2001
Better Regulation is a broad strategy to improve the regulatory environment in Europe - containing a range of initiatives to consolidate, codify and simplify existing legislation and improve the quality of new legislation by better evaluating its likely economic, social and environmental impacts.
Key Aspects:
Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)
Consultation
Simplification
Access to Regulation
Alternatives to Regulation
Organisational Structures for Better Regulation
Source: Mandelkern Report, 2001
Quote taken from the European Commission Website.

4. DBR Meeting in Berlin, 12 and 13 October 2006
Main Points Covered
Reform Initiatives in Germany
Introduction of Standard-Cost Model and Installation of an Independent National Regulatory Impact Council
European Commission‘s Strategy for Better Regulation
Simplification of the Regulatory Environment, Impact Assessment Board, Measurement of Administrative Burden, 25% Reduction Target
Best Practices in EU Member States
Developments in France, Luxembourg, the UK, Denmark
Anstelle von „Main Points Covered“ auch „Key Issues“
3. Punkt könnte raus
Effective Implementation of Better Regulation Tools
Application of Methodology, Improvement of Acceptance and Ownership of Politicians, Civil Servants, Businesses, and Citizens

5. DBR Meeting in Lisbon, 24 and 25 May 2007
Main Points Covered
Better Regulation in Portugal
SCM Pilot, Legislative Simplification, Industrial Licensing
Measuring and Reducing Red Tape
EU Action Plan, Application of SCM in the Netherlands and Germany
Current Issues in Member State and EU Institutions
Polish and Italian Regulatory Reform Efforts, Better Regulation Agenda in EU Parliament & Council
Better Regulation – The Trio Presidency
Trends and Agendas in Germany, Portugal and Slovenia

6. Next DBR Meeting:
Slovenia
25 and 26 October 2007

7. THANK YOU! Dominik.Boellhoff@bk.bund.de