On Friday 29 July, the European Commission published its Annual Burden Survey for 2021. This review is part of the simplification and streamlining guidelines for ‘better regulation’ and the ‘Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme’ (REFIT).
The objective announced by the European Commission is to simplify and streamline legislation and to reduce the costs and administrative burden, particularly in terms of compliance, for stakeholders and especially for small and medium-sized...