Following a working meeting today with Mr Edmund Stoiber, president of the high level group on administrative burdens (HLG), Mr Barroso issued a public statement which is interesting in that it charts a way forward for this key component in the consultation process which underpins the smart regulation agenda. The statement addresses five major points:
- extension of mandate of HLG until 2012 to fully exploit the savings potential of the Action Programme on cutting admin burdens;
- the HLG will prepare a report by November 2011 on best practice of Member States to implement EU legislation in the least burdensome way;
- the HLG will help the Commission to pilot Commission proposals through the legislative process in the Council and the European Parliament;
- the Group will be involved in the Commission's simplification efforts;
- Informal cooperation between the HLG and the Impact Assessment Board.
This represents a significant widening of the competences of the HLG, showing appreciation for the work done since September 2007.
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