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Our objective

The objective of the Better Regulation Council is to scrutinise the quality of, and issue opinions on, regulatory impact assessments of proposals that may have significant effects on businesses.

  • EU conference shows the need to improve quality of evaluations

    The Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) of the European Commission presented at its annual scrutiny conference the results of its latest annual report, which this year focuses on ex post evaluations. RSB notes that the quality of Commission evaluations reached an all-time low in 2024.

  • Swedish Better Regulation Council’s annual report 2024

    The trend over time shows that the proportion of acceptable impact assessments has increased, although no significant progress has been noted in recent years. The proportion of acceptable impact assessments for all groups of regulators has varied in recent years between just over 50 per cent and up to 67 per cent. It can also be noted that the SBRC has issued opinions in more cases in recent years.

  • European Commission work programme 2025 and communication on implementation and simplification

    The European Commission has recently launched several initiatives to improve and simplify EU legislation in order to reduce the regulatory burden of companies and enhance EU competitiveness.

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