World Bank2013-03-152013-03-152007-06-25https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12761Bulgaria'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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACTION PLANACTION PLANSADMINISTRATIVE BURDENADMINISTRATIVE BURDENSADMINISTRATIVE COSTSADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTSADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATIONADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMBARRIERS TO ENTRYBENEFIT-COST ANALYSISBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS ACTIVITYBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS REGULATIONBUSINESS REGULATIONSBUSINESS SECTORSBUSINESS SERVICEBUSINESS STAKEHOLDERSBUSINESSESCABINET DECISIONCABINET OFFICECIVIL SERVANTSCOMMERCECOMMUNICATION STRATEGYCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPETITORSCOMPLAINTCONSULTATION POLICYCONSULTATION PROCESSCONSULTATION STRATEGIESCONSULTATION STRATEGYCOST-EFFECTIVENESSCOSTS OF REGULATIONCUSTOMSDEPARTMENT OF FINANCEDEREGULATIONDIRECTIVESDISCRETIONDRAFT REGULATIONSDUE PROCESSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC COSTSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC REGULATIONEGOVERNMENTELECTRONIC FORMENABLING ENVIRONMENTENTERPRISE SECTORENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESGENERAL PUBLICGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT POLICYGOVERNMENT POWERSGOVERNMENT REGULATIONIDIMPACT ASSESSMENTSIMPLEMENTATION PLANINITIATIVEINNOVATIONINSPECTIONSINSTITUTIONINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYJUSTICELAWSLAWYERSLEADERSHIPLEGAL ENVIRONMENTLEGAL FRAMEWORKLEGAL INSTRUMENTSLEGAL OBLIGATIONSLEGAL PROCEEDINGSLEGISLATIONLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKLEGISLATIVE PROPOSALSLICENSESLOBBYINGMAJOR REGULATORY INITIATIVESMEDIAMEDIUM ENTERPRISEMINISTERMINISTERSMINISTRY OF BUSINESSNATIONAL REGULATORY SYSTEMNETWORKSONE-STOP SHOPSONLINE SERVICESOPERATIONAL FUNCTIONSPDFPERMITSPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DOCUMENTPOLICY GOALSPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOLICY OBJECTIVESPOLICY PROPOSALPOLICY PROPOSALSPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC AGENCIESPUBLIC CONSULTATIONPUBLIC CONSULTATIONSPUBLIC ENTERPRISEPUBLIC SECTORQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY MANAGEMENTQUALITY STANDARDSREGISTRIESREGISTRYREGULATION POLICYREGULATORREGULATORSREGULATORY ACTIVITYREGULATORY AUTHORITIESREGULATORY BARRIERSREGULATORY BODIESREGULATORY CAPACITYREGULATORY COSTSREGULATORY CULTUREREGULATORY DECISIONREGULATORY DEPARTMENTREGULATORY DEVELOPMENTREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESSREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY IMPACTREGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSISREGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENTREGULATORY INITIATIVESREGULATORY INSTITUTIONSREGULATORY ISSUESREGULATORY MANAGEMENTREGULATORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMREGULATORY OPTIONSREGULATORY POLICIESREGULATORY POLICYREGULATORY PRACTICESREGULATORY PROCESSREGULATORY PROCESSESREGULATORY PROPOSALSREGULATORY REFORMREGULATORY REFORM POLICIESREGULATORY REFORM POLICYREGULATORY REFORM STRATEGYREGULATORY REFORMSREGULATORY REGIMESREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSREGULATORY SOLUTIONSREGULATORY STRUCTUREREGULATORY SYSTEMREGULATORY SYSTEMSREGULATORY TOOLSRESULTRESULTSREVIEW OF REGULATIONSRULESSAFETYSEARCHSEARCH FACILITIESSEARCHESSELF-REGULATIONSITESSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYSTAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONSTAKEHOLDER GROUPSSUPERVISIONTARGETSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELEPHONETRAINING COURSETRAINING COURSESTRAINING MATERIALSTRANSACTIONTRANSPARENCYUSERUSERSWEBWEB PAGEWorld Bank10.1596/12761