Working group on the streamlining of legislation 2019–2023

Goals and results

The aim is to streamline regulation affecting companies, avoid unnecessary regulatory burden, promote innovation-friendly regulation and competitiveness in order to ensure well-functioning markets and competition.

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Starting points

In the Marin’s Government Programme ‘Inclusive and Competent Finland’, a decision has been made to expand the ‘One In, One Out’ experiment. It has also been stated in the Government Programme that decision-making always takes into account the impacts from the perspective of company growth, employment and investment. The Government Programme requires that the cross-border support from ministries should be increased in order to thoroughly assess the impact of legislation on operating conditions for businesses. The objective enshrined in the Government Programme is to facilitate the administrative obligations of businesses and citizens on a long-term basis. In addition, as far as EU policy is concerned, it has been stated that ‘Regulation at EU level should be appropriate and of a high standard. When drafting new legislation, existing regulatory measures should be reviewed and simplified where necessary. Unnecessary administrative burden will be avoided.’

In addition to the objectives of the Government Programme, initiatives to streamline regulation are also being prepared in the European Union. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has proposed that the Commission introduce ‘One In, One Out’ principle when drafting EU law. In addition, the new Commission aims to cooperate with the Member States in order to ensure that the national implementation of EU regulation does not increase the unnecessary regulatory burden. The REFIT programme and platform also regularly produce initiatives to streamline EU regulation.

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Additional information

• Sääntelyn sujuvoittamisen työryhmä: Loppuraportti