Better Regulation in Europe Better Regulation in Europe : Sweden 2010.

Annotation The importance of effective regulation has never been so clear as it is today, in the wake of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. But how exactly can Better Regulation policy improve countries economic and social welfare prospects, underpin sustained growth and strengthen their resilience? What, in fact, is effective regulation? What should be the shape and direction of Better Regulation policy over the next decade? To respond to these questions, the OECD has launched, in partnership with the European Commission, a major project examining Better Regulation developments in 15 OECD countries in the EU. Each report maps and analyzes the core issues which together make up effective regulatory management, laying down a framework of what should be driving regulatory policy and reform in the future. Issues examined include: Strategy and policies for improving regulatory management Institutional capacities for effective regulation and the broader pol. Read more... Better Regulation in Europe : Better Regulation in Europe: Sweden 2010 Foreword 5 Table of Contents 7 Abbreviations and Acronyms 11 Country Profile – Sweden 13 Executive Summary 15 Introduction: Conduct of the review 43 Strategy and policies for Better Regulation 49 Assessment and recommendations 50 Background 55 Economic context and drivers of Better Regulation 55 Main developments in the Better Regulation agenda 56 Guiding principles for the current Better Regulation policy agenda 58 Main Better Regulation policies 58 Consultation with the business sector 61 Communication on the Better Regulation agenda 61 Ex post evaluation of Better Regulation strategy and policies 62 E-Government in support of Better Regulation 62 Institutional capacities for Better Regulation 65 Assessment and recommendations 66 Background 71 General institutional context 71 Key institutional players for Better Regulation 76 Regulatory agencies and Better Regulation 79 Resources and training 88 Transparency through consultation and communication 93 Assessment 93 Background 96 General principles 96 Public consultation on regulations 97 Ex ante impact assessment in Committee reports 99 Public communication on regulations 100 The development of new regulations 103 Assessment 104 Background 107 General context 107 Trends in the development of regulations 108 Procedures for making regulations 109 Forward planning 110 Ex ante impact assessment 113 The management and rationalisation of existing regulations 123 Assessment 124 Background 130 Simplification of regulations 130 Administrative burden reduction for citizens 146 Administrative burden reduction for the administration 146 Compliance, enforcement, appeals 149 Assessment 149 Background 150 Compliance and enforcement 150 The interface between member states and the European Union 157 Assessment 157 Background 159 General context 159 Transposition of EU regulations 162 Institutional framework 162 The interface between national and subnational levels of government 169 Assessment 170 Background 172 Structure, responsibilities and funding of local governments 172 Co-ordination 179 Bibliography 183 Annex A: The e-Government Delegation 185 4210221e Annotation This report maps and analyses the core issues which together make up effective regulatory management for Sweden, laying down a framework of what should be driving regulatory policy and reform in the future. Issues examined include: strategy and policies for improving regulatory management; institutional capacities for effective regulation and the broader policy making context; transparency and processes for effective public consultation and communication; processes for the development of new regulations, including impact assessment and for the management of the regulatory stock, including administrative burdens; compliance rates, enforcement policy and appeal processes; and the multilevel dimension: interface between different levels of government and interface between national processes and those of the EU. This book is part of a project examining better regulation, being carried out in partnership with the European Commission How exactly can better regulation policy improve countries' economic and social welfare prospects, underpin sustained growth and strengthen their resilience? What is effective regulation? What should be the shape and direction of better regulation policy over the next decade? To respond to these questions, the OECD has launched, in partnership with the European Commission, a major project examining better regulation developments in 15 OECD countries in the EU, including Sweden. Each report maps and analyzes the core issues which together make up effective regulatory management, laying down a framework of what should be driving regulatory policy and reform in the future. .--Publisher's description