Experts interested in how France tackles quality regulation will be keen to peruse a newly published official parliamentary commission report (n°221, dated 21 December 2011) taking stock of simplification, as practiced since the early 2000's. As explained in several previous posts (see category "France of this blog) the Senate does not see eye-to-eye with the National Assembly on how to reduce legal complexity and its report on the 6th simplificaiton bill (in April 2011) had been quite scathing. Now, with a 7th omnibus law tabled in December after approval by the NA, the higher chamber has another opportunity to criticise and make proposals. According to the author, the new bill indeed suffers from much the same faults as its predecessorrs: though more focused on business, the measures are still too heterogeneous. They are not sufficiently explained and impacts have not been properly anticipated. The multiple changes to company law do not give the impression that the end result will be easier to understand and apply. The Senate suggests to simplify legislation, as the occasion arises, when sectoral bills are tabled, in order to preserve parliamentary scrutiny.
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