Bulgaria's Policy for Regulatory Reform in the European Union : Converging with Europe's Best Regulatory Environments

Bulgaria's entry into the EU Single Market raises new opportunities and new risks for the national economy. As shown in the rest of Europe, a program of regulatory reform offers an effective strategy for managing the risks of more intense competition while preparing Bulgarian companies to prosper within the largest economy in the world. Bulgaria has already made significant progress in regulatory reform, with an emphasis on developing regulatory impact analysis (RIA) in Bulgaria's public administration. To support these activities, the Council of Ministers agreed in August 2006 to the proposal of the Ministry of Economy and Energy to develop a national plan for better regulation. The goal is to progressively achieve a low-cost, low-risk regulatory system that both supports national competitiveness and effectively protects public interests. To achieve its potential, Bulgaria should converge, not with a minimum standard of regulatory reform, but with the best performers in Europe. This policy paper identifies nine tasks for setting up a modern regulatory system and meeting European obligations. These nine tasks are intended to improve the ability of the central government to promote regulatory reform, to build better regulation practices through the institutions of governments, and to improve the quality of both the stock and the flow of regulation on a permanent basis.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-06-25
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACTION PLAN, ACTION PLANS, ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN, ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION, ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS, BEST PRACTICE, BEST PRACTICES, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS ACTIVITY, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS REGULATION, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, BUSINESS SECTORS, BUSINESS SERVICE, BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS, BUSINESSES, CABINET DECISION, CABINET OFFICE, CIVIL SERVANTS, COMMERCE, COMMUNICATION STRATEGY, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPETITORS, COMPLAINT, CONSULTATION POLICY, CONSULTATION PROCESS, CONSULTATION STRATEGIES, CONSULTATION STRATEGY, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, COSTS OF REGULATION, CUSTOMS, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, DEREGULATION, DIRECTIVES, DISCRETION, DRAFT REGULATIONS, DUE PROCESS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC COSTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC REGULATION, EGOVERNMENT, ELECTRONIC FORM, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENTERPRISE SECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, GENERAL PUBLIC, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GOVERNMENT POWERS, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, ID, IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, INITIATIVE, INNOVATION, INSPECTIONS, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, JUSTICE, LAWS, LAWYERS, LEADERSHIP, LEGAL ENVIRONMENT, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGAL INSTRUMENTS, LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, LICENSES, LOBBYING, MAJOR REGULATORY INITIATIVES, MEDIA, MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, MINISTER, MINISTERS, MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, NATIONAL REGULATORY SYSTEM, NETWORKS, ONE-STOP SHOPS, ONLINE SERVICES, OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS, PDF, PERMITS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY DOCUMENT, POLICY GOALS, POLICY INSTRUMENTS, POLICY OBJECTIVES, POLICY PROPOSAL, POLICY PROPOSALS, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PUBLIC CONSULTATION, PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS, PUBLIC ENTERPRISE, PUBLIC SECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, QUALITY STANDARDS, REGISTRIES, REGISTRY, REGULATION POLICY, REGULATOR, REGULATORS, REGULATORY ACTIVITY, REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, REGULATORY BARRIERS, REGULATORY BODIES, REGULATORY CAPACITY, REGULATORY COSTS, REGULATORY CULTURE, REGULATORY DECISION, REGULATORY DEPARTMENT, REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REGULATORY IMPACT, REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS, REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT, REGULATORY INITIATIVES, REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS, REGULATORY ISSUES, REGULATORY MANAGEMENT, REGULATORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, REGULATORY OPTIONS, REGULATORY POLICIES, REGULATORY POLICY, REGULATORY PRACTICES, REGULATORY PROCESS, REGULATORY PROCESSES, REGULATORY PROPOSALS, REGULATORY REFORM, REGULATORY REFORM POLICIES, REGULATORY REFORM POLICY, REGULATORY REFORM STRATEGY, REGULATORY REFORMS, REGULATORY REGIMES, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, REGULATORY SOLUTIONS, REGULATORY STRUCTURE, REGULATORY SYSTEM, REGULATORY SYSTEMS, REGULATORY TOOLS, RESULT, RESULTS, REVIEW OF REGULATIONS, RULES, SAFETY, SEARCH, SEARCH FACILITIES, SEARCHES, SELF-REGULATION, SITES, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION, STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, SUPERVISION, TARGETS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELEPHONE, TRAINING COURSE, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING MATERIALS, TRANSACTION, TRANSPARENCY, USER, USERS, WEB, WEB PAGE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/16436610/bulgarias-policy-regulatory-reform-european-union-converging-europes-best-regulatory-environments https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12761
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