EU Online Consultation on Administrative Burden

10.47.58am BST (GMT +0100) Sun 7th Oct 2007

The European Commission has set up an online consultation for business with regard to administrative burden. It says that the Commission is aware of the concerns surrounding the administrative burdens which result from EU legislation. You are invited to contribute directly to improving the quality of legislation.

The Commission says, "We are embarking on this ambitious programme for the reduction of administrative burden because life should be made easier for businesses, not least because globalisation requires us to provide a lean and simple regulatory framework. However, we need some help if we are to succeed. Help from businesses, stakeholders and Member States. Regardless of what some people might think, the Commission does not have an answer to everything. We need to talk to you, and, even more importantly, listen to you."

See their website at http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/admin-burdens-reduction/index_en.htm