Brussels, 07/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - After four years of experience, the European Commission has drawn up a mixed review of its exercise of simplifying single market legislation (SLIM). In a report to the European Parliament and the Council, it reiterates the usefulness of this initiative for reducing the regulatory burden on businesses, provided it can be improved.
The SLIM initiative has dealt with fourteen different sectors since 1996. A team was set up for each, comprising five...