This report is the result of the work of a team in the OECD Economics Department (ECO). The report was prepared by Fátima Talidi, with inputs from Filippo Cavassini, David Hedderich and Giuliana Sarcina (former ECO). The contributions of Mihai Cuc, legal expert, are gratefully acknowledged. Isabell Koske, Deputy Director, Country Studies, provided guidance and inputs to the work. Mathieu Miranda provided organisational support during the project and François Iglesias (ECO) and Olivier Bucher (DKI) helped prepare the report for publication.
The work was funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument and implemented by the OECD in co-operation with the European Commission’s Reform and Investment Task Force (SG REFORM). Special thanks to Laura Morano (former SG REFORM) for her support during the project, and to Panagiotis Markantonatos (SG REFORM) who helped shape the work in the inception phase and supported the initial implementation.
The work built on the strong collaboration with the Romanian Competition Council (RCC). Special thanks go to Bogdan Chirițoiu, President, Elena Kleininger, Project manager, and the RCC team involved in the project, for their support and inputs throughout the implementation of the project and the preparation of this report.
The OECD Secretariat would like to thank the officials of the 65 Romanian public institutions, and representatives of the private sector who shared information and insights in the course of a series of meetings and teleconferences.
The OECD Secretariat extends its thanks to the Dutch, French, Italian and Portuguese experts, who participated in a workshop on business licensing reforms, which helped inform the report. An earlier version of the report was discussed in a seminar organised with the delegates of the OECD Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC). Special thanks to Bogdan Chirițoiu, President of the Romanian Competition Council, for his active participation and contributions to the discussion, and to all participants for a lively discussion and valuable comments and insights.