In the context of the 'simplification rolling programme', the Commission earmarks a certain number of regulations for review each year. Currently, the programme covers 164 measures. The aquis communautaire, however, today covers some 9000 rules. Clearly, efforts need to be intensified. One visible step has been made by the setting up of the 'High Level Group of Independent Stakeholders on Administrative Burdens'. Without necessarily creating more institutions and bureaucracy, the European Commission Directorate Generals should assign sufficient resources to allow for a systematic review of the complete aquis communautaire, taking into account the input of the European institutions, Member States and other stakeholders.
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