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Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Site Autorisations
Simplifying licences and permits:
Inventory and evaluation
Anne de Chambrier
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs,
Switzerland
Cairo, 21.06.2007OCDE, High level regional seminar on « Administrative Simplification »
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
An effort with two aims !
Inventory
« Licences and permits »
Administrative simplificationE-government
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Plan
I INVENTORY in 1998 « all permits by national laws»Definition Goal and steps
Internet site Advantages and disadvantagesExperiences with federal and cantonal offices
II EVALUATION in 2005Government mandateResults
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Five types of state interventions
E) Exception: limited quantity/ e.g. due to market failure or
political choice
A) Authorization: unlimited quantity/ preserving a level of
quality and security
N) Notification duty: same as A, but with no waiting period
(silence is consent)
P) Prescriptions: legal standards to be respected / control
afterwards
I ) Information duty: making information available
(e.g.: quality label)
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Definition
Authorization procedure
« Mandatory submission to an authority generally related to an economic activity requiring explicit or implicit approval by the said authority»
Exception: concession, licence, quota, exceptional authorization, numerus clausus
Authorization: authorization to practice, permit, patent, certificate
Notification duty : registration
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Inventory 1998-2004
Basic goal
Reducing administrative paperwork for companies (request made by the Swiss Parliament)
Procedure • Inventory => contact with 34 federal offices out of 50
=> contact with several cantons => first analysis and some 40 measures
• Creation of the Internet site (by-product)
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Situation in 2005
All licences and permits (federal legislation)
1. 345 permits at the federal level
2. 160 permits at the cantonal level
3. Cantonal permits carried out at the cantonal level
=> 2005 report «Authorizations: Present situation and trends 1998-
2004»
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Permits: view by main sectors
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Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Internet site: background
2000 (creation)
2003 1st content update; site development: links on a legal basis and through forms
2004 Increase of 160 permits by the cantonsnew concept and design:http://autorisations.pmeinfo.ch
2005 2nd update; 2005 report
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Site: Advantages / Disadvantages
User
+ Portal « licences and permits » (by key word)
• Information level: around 10-15 fields • Communication level: contact tel. / e-mail / web site
• transaction level: online forms (30%)
- Risk of obsolete information
Administration+ Ease of evaluation and international comparisons + Direct access for updates possible (by office/by canton)
- Regular updates necessary (1-2 years)- SECO depends of the offices for the content of the files…
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Experience with federal offices
34 offices involved
What works well today:
• Regular updates• The procedure is known and appreciated
More difficult: • Identifying new authorizations • Evaluating the usefulness of the authorization• Justifying the role of SECO by the federal offices
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Experiences with the cantons
26 cantons
• 2 cantons have not provided information • Minimal information on cantonal files (law/contact)
• Differences in application (according to the cantons)
Examples of cantonal sitesZurich: http://www.bewilligungen.zh.ch (one-stop shop for permits)http://www.workpermits.zh.ch (site for work-permits)Vaud : http://www.camac.vd.ch/ (site for building authorizations)
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
EVALUATION of licenses & permits
Following the 2005 report,
The Government decided in 2005 to:
=> Eliminate 20% of the authorizations
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Evaluation: method
1st stage: postulate: Eliminate all authorizations that have been granted less than 50 times a year
3 questions: 1) If so, way to follow
2) If not, justification according to criterias
3) If >50x/year, can the procedure be improved?
2nd stage: Detailed analysis of all the most frequent
authorizations (<5,000/year) through SECO
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Evaluation: Question 2
Criterias justifying the continuation of the authorization:
Multiple choices :
1 (44%) public interest (insufficient subsequent control)
2 (31%) granting of a specific right
3 (10%) legitimization before a heavy investment
4 (17%) exemption from a measure/ban
5 (10%) possibility to appeal/opposition by a third party
6 (33%) easier legal action in case of an offence
7 ( 9%) confirmation of an administrative law
8 (30%) demands of international law
9 (24%) others
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Evaluation: Question 3
Criteria for improving authorizations:
1 Speeding up procedures
2 Co-ordinating procedures
3 Optimisation of legal measures
4 Easing procedures (e.g : E => A => N => P => I) )
5 Use of ICT / NPM (customer orientation)
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
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Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
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Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Evaluation: result
Result in 2006:
15% of licences and permits
were eliminated or simplified!
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
An effort with two aims !
Inventory
« licences and permits »
- Transparency, free of charge, information 24h a day
- On-line forms
- Ease of international comparisons
- Reduce the administrative load on companies- promote the free market economy- Simplify tasks inside the federal administration
Administrative simplificationE-government
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Challenge
Propose « one-stop shops where each provider can complete all administrative procedures relating to his activity, in particular authorizations by electronic means».
(conforms to Art. 6 of the project of the EU directive on services)
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Thank you for your attention !
Staatssekretariat für WirtschaftSecrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économieSegretariato di Stato dell'economiaState Secretariat for Economic Affairs Administrative simplification :
useful links
Site des autorisations : http://autorisations.pmeinfo.ch
Mesures d’allègement administratif : http://www.evd.admin.ch/themen/00129/00419/index.html?lang=fr#sprungmarke1_20
Questionnaire et article «Évaluation des autorisations 2006»:
http://www.seco.admin.ch/themen/00374/00459/00461/index.html?lang=fr
Publication SECO (autorisations 2005-06 / professions réglementées):
http://www.seco.admin.ch/dokumentation/publikation/00004/00018/index.html?lang=fr -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portail suisse E-gov et Guichet créateur (pour fonder entreprise online) :
http://www.ch.ch et http://www.pmeadmin.ch
La stratégie E-gov en Suisse (avec lien sur Evanti.ch) : http://www.isb.admin.ch/intranet/egovernment/index.html?lang=fr