OECD's Regulatory Reform Programme is aimed at helping governments improve regulatory quality -- that is, reforming regulations that raise unnecessary obstacles to competition, innovation and growth, while ensuring that regulations efficiently serve important social objectives.

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OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform - Italy: Better Regulation to Strengthen Market Dynamics

01-Feb-2010

This review presents a general picture of the overall regulatory reform frameworks in Italy, examining quality regulation, competition policy and professional services. The review also offers a special focus on multi-level governance, where key issues include local public services, commercial distribution, local transport and energy.

OECD Regulatory Reform Forum, Mexico, January 2010 - Strengthening Competitiveness in Mexico

21-Jan-2010

On 12-13 January the Mexican Ministry of Economy (Secretaria de Economia), and OECD’s Regulatory Policy Division organised a Forum on Regulatory Reform. The event aimed at raising awareness of the regulatory challenges for Mexico and discussing ideas and international reform experiences. During the forum, the Mexican President, Felipe Calderon, announced a general regulatory review to be conducted by the federal government to eliminate unnecessary burdens and simplify the interactions between the government and citizens and businesses.

OECD & Ifo / CESifo Conference on Regulation

from 29-Jan-2010 to 30-Jan-2010

The OECD Economics Department, the department of International Institutional Comparisons of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, and CESifo will organize a joint workshop in Munich on market regulations, with a special focus on product market regulations. The conference is intended to encourage further research in the area of market regulations, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation in these fields.

Tools for regulatory quality and financial sector regulation: A cross-country perspective

21-Dec-2009

This report provides a comparative perspective on the application of quality regulation principles to financial sector regulators, in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and France. The report compares key provisions of the codes of the Basle Committee and IOSCO, with the OECD's 2005 Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance, and the 2009 Policy Framework for Effective and Efficient Financial Regulation (PFEEFR). The report analyses the independence and accountability of the regulators, as well as their powers.

Indicators of Regulatory Management Systems

18-Dec-2009

This report presents indicators of the development of the regulatory management systems used in OECD countries to improve the quality of regulation. It covers data for 1998, 2005 and 2008 and includes indicators on regulatory policy settings, administrative simplification and burden reduction programs, regulatory impact assessment, institutional arrangements, consultation and transparency, and changes in the numbers of laws. The indicators provide practical information on the development over time of tools, policies and institutions for improving regulatory management throughout the OECD.

Inaugural Symposium of the Regulatory Policy Committee

on 06-Nov-2009

This Symposium discussed strategic directions for the future of regulatory reform. Current and emerging regulatory policy challenges are truly global and the Regulatory Policy Committee will help to move this agenda forward.

Better Regulation in Europe

02-Oct-2009

What are the regulatory management capacities of EU countries? How do they address the challenges of moving forward their policies, institutions, and processes to ensure that the regulatory framework contributes to achieving policy objectives? These reports – the first four of a series of 15 country reports - offer a comprehensive analysis of Better Regulation policies in Denmark, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

Regulatory Impact Analysis: A Tool for Policy Coherence

15-Sep-2009

This new publication provides valuable, practical guidance on how to improve the performance of Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) systems to promote economic welfare through better quality regulation. The publication brings together recent OECD research and analysis concerning methodological issues and country experiences with RIA.  

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