Share your thoughts on the consultation aimed at minimising obligations and optimising reporting requirements

Have your say on the consultation on reducing burdens and rationalising reporting requirements.

The European Commission has initiated a new consultation involving all industry stakeholders, with a specific emphasis on soliciting insights from SMEs. This endeavour coincides with the adoption of the Commission’s work programme for 2024.

The primary aim of this consultation is to support the European Commission's mission to improve reporting requirements for both businesses and Member States and reduce administrative burdens by 25% in the medium term.

Through this 'call for evidence’, the Commission is actively seeking feedback, ideas, and input from EU businesses and Member States regarding which reporting requirements, stemming from EU legislation, are the most demanding in terms of time commitment, associated costs, and overall compliance complexity.

In this context, the Commission is particularly interested in identifying areas where inefficient requirements pose significant challenges. The Commission look for quantitative data regarding the burden imposed by these requirements.

In addition, the Commission looks for your recommendations which aim at rationalizing, modernizing, or optimizing processes. These suggestions may involve removing redundant requirements, adjusting reporting frequency, exploring digitalization options, implementing the 'once only' principle, using effectively alternative data sources, or identifying potential efficiency enhancements. It's essential, however, that these proposals do not compromise established policy objectives or standards of conduct and protection.

How can you contribute?

We highly recommend your active participation in the consultation through the following website here.

For more information on the consultation process, you can visit here.

The 'call for evidence' is available in all official EU languages and remains open for feedback on the Commission's portal until November 28, 2023.