Regional Administrative Services Branch

Public Management Departement

Project Officer, Regional Administrative Services Planning

Departmental Administrative and Advisory Services Directorate [ Departmental Administrative and Advisory Services Branch ]

administrative services manager | administration department manager | administrative manager | administration director | administrative services director | support services manager | administrative services, chief | administrative services supervisor | administration supervisor | office manager | office administrator

The abolition of legal and administrative obstacles to cross-border trade and investment in the EU has been stepped up following the Directive on Services in the Internal Market and the possible extension of the Notification Directive (98/34), together with the liberalisation of international trade in business-related services (see the 'Services' Directive).

eGovernment services should be designed to be open to users in other Member States and accessible seamlessly, regardless of whether the service is under the responsibility of a local, regional or national public administration, or a European institution or agency.

The Commission will: ensure that SME expertise is fully available when assessing the impact of new proposals on SMEs while taking into account differences in the size of enterprises, where relevant; promote across the EU the application of the "only once" principle whereby public authorities and administrative bodies should refrain from requesting the same information, data, documents or certificates which have already been made available to them in the context of other procedures; simplify the EU accounting framework by revising the basic requirements for annual and consolidated accounts (4th and 7th ...[+++]Directive) of limited liability companies; in line with the Smart Regulation Communication, explore the possibility for reducing "gold plating" by Member States; carry out “fitness checks” in order to assess whether the regulatory framework for a policy area is fit for purpose and, if not, what should be improved; carry out Single Market “performance checks” in order to identify and, as appropriate, remedy difficulties pertaining to the interaction of simultaneously applicable pieces of EU legislation to the service sector.

The objective of the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC) is to realise the full potential of services markets in Europe by removing excessive legal and administrative barriers to trade.