Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Simplifying licences and permits:
Inventory and evaluation
Site Autorisations
Anne de Chambrier
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs,
Switzerland
OCDE, High level regional seminar on
« Administrative Simplification »
Cairo, 21.06.2007
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
An effort with two aims !
Inventory
« Licences and permits »
E-government
Administrative simplification
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Plan
I INVENTORY in 1998 « all permits by national laws»
Definition
Goal and steps
 Internet site
Advantages and disadvantages
Experiences with federal and cantonal offices
II EVALUATION in 2005
Government mandate
Results
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 19982004»
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Permits: view by main sectors
Topographie
Migration
Ass. sociales
Justice
Police
Formation
Banques
Environnement
Energie
Alcools
Communcation
Médicaments
Vétérinaire
Economie
Santé
Transports
Douanes
Aviation
fédéral
cantonal
Agriculture
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 cantons
new concept and design:
http://autorisations.pmeinfo.ch
2005 2nd update; 2005 report
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 sites
Zurich:
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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Evaluation: Question 2
Criterias justifying the continuation of the authorization:
Multiple choices :
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
(44%) public interest (insufficient subsequent control)
(31%) granting of a specific right
(10%) legitimization before a heavy investment
(17%) exemption from a measure/ban
(10%) possibility to appeal/opposition by a third party
(33%) easier legal action in case of an offence
( 9%) confirmation of an administrative law
(30%) demands of international law
(24%) others
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Evaluation: Question 3
Criteria for improving authorizations:
1
2
3
4
5
Speeding up procedures
Co-ordinating procedures
Optimisation of legal measures
Easing procedures (e.g : E => A => N => P => I) )
Use of ICT / NPM (customer orientation)
60
50
0
Agriculture
Aviation
Douanes
Transports
Santé
Economie
Vétérinaire
Médicaments
Communcation
Alcools
Energie
Environnemen
Banques
Formation
Police
Justice
Prop. Intellect.
Routes
métrologie
Ass. sociales
Finances
Réserves alim.
Eaux /géologie
Navigation
Migration
OFAP
Maisons de
OFPP
Concurrence
Culture
Topographie
Etat major
Protection
Territoire
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Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Permits at the federal level
70
to be removed
to remain
with international obligations
40
30
20
10
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Permits at the cantonal level
60
to be removed
to remain
with international obligations
50
40
30
20
Territoire
Etat-major
Ass. Sociales
Aviation
Topographie
Formation
Agriculture
Médicaments
Economie
Police
Transports
Veterinaire
Routes
Migration
Justice
0
Environnement
10
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Evaluation: result
Result in 2006:
15% of licences and permits
were eliminated or simplified!
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
An effort with two aims !
Inventory
« licences and permits »
E-government
- Transparency, free of
charge, information 24h
a day
- On-line forms
- Ease of international
comparisons
Administrative simplification
- Reduce the administrative
load on companies
- promote the free market
economy
- Simplify tasks inside the
federal administration
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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 Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Thank you for your attention !
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State 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
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http://www.isb.admin.ch/intranet/egovernment/index.html?lang=fr