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OSCE OFFICE IN YEREVAN SUPPORTS TRAINING OF CIVIL SERVANTS ON SIMPLIFYING MARKET REGULATIONS
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
June 2 2014
Austria
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has issued the
following press release:
A series of training sessions for civil servants from Armenian
ministries and state agencies on simplifying regulations in the market
environment kicked off today in Yerevan with OSCE support.
The three-day training session aims to promote the involvement of
Armenian ministries in the so-called Regulatory Guillotine project on
simplifying regulations. Participants will learn about the current
reform process and the upcoming programmes, and be trained on the
review process, regulatory costs and their importance to Armenia.
Participants will also explore the most common regulatory mistakes in
the market environment and good practices in regulatory consultation.
"The long-term process of reviewing and reforming the regulatory
framework in Armenia is of great importance," said Tomasz Dembski,
Economic and Environmental Officer at the OSCE Office in Yerevan. "It
is crucial that this initiative translates into a tangible contribution
to people's lives, making the business environment more friendly and
open to economic development."
Scott Jacobs, a consultant with Jacobs, Cordova & Associates, said:
"Armenia's prosperity is driven by markets and entrepreneurs and
its potential for growth is affected by government regulations. A
single paragraph in a law can kill an entire emerging industry. It is
therefore critical that regulators across the government understand
basic principles of good market regulation, and use these principles
in their everyday work."
He added that the training will provide background to the national
regulatory reform underway in Armenia, and help prepare the ministries
to continue supporting job creation, increases in wages and new
opportunities for young Armenians through good regulations.
Armen Yeghiazaryan, Head of the National Centre for Legislative
Regulation, said: "The Regulatory Guillotine is a multi-layer exercise
that includes different groups of stakeholders. Ministries and state
agencies, as the implementing entities, are critical partners for us.
It is very important to co-operate in reviewing the legal system and
making reform recommendations. I believe that the series of training
sessions will move our collaboration to a new, more co-operative
level."
Promoting good economic governance in Armenia is the aim of the
Regulatory Guillotine project, and is initiated and supported by the
OSCE Office in Yerevan. Other donors involved in the project include
the Austrian Development Agency (the operational unit of the Austrian
Development Co-operation) and the World Bank.
For more information please visit: http://www.osce.org
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
June 2 2014
Austria
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has issued the
following press release:
A series of training sessions for civil servants from Armenian
ministries and state agencies on simplifying regulations in the market
environment kicked off today in Yerevan with OSCE support.
The three-day training session aims to promote the involvement of
Armenian ministries in the so-called Regulatory Guillotine project on
simplifying regulations. Participants will learn about the current
reform process and the upcoming programmes, and be trained on the
review process, regulatory costs and their importance to Armenia.
Participants will also explore the most common regulatory mistakes in
the market environment and good practices in regulatory consultation.
"The long-term process of reviewing and reforming the regulatory
framework in Armenia is of great importance," said Tomasz Dembski,
Economic and Environmental Officer at the OSCE Office in Yerevan. "It
is crucial that this initiative translates into a tangible contribution
to people's lives, making the business environment more friendly and
open to economic development."
Scott Jacobs, a consultant with Jacobs, Cordova & Associates, said:
"Armenia's prosperity is driven by markets and entrepreneurs and
its potential for growth is affected by government regulations. A
single paragraph in a law can kill an entire emerging industry. It is
therefore critical that regulators across the government understand
basic principles of good market regulation, and use these principles
in their everyday work."
He added that the training will provide background to the national
regulatory reform underway in Armenia, and help prepare the ministries
to continue supporting job creation, increases in wages and new
opportunities for young Armenians through good regulations.
Armen Yeghiazaryan, Head of the National Centre for Legislative
Regulation, said: "The Regulatory Guillotine is a multi-layer exercise
that includes different groups of stakeholders. Ministries and state
agencies, as the implementing entities, are critical partners for us.
It is very important to co-operate in reviewing the legal system and
making reform recommendations. I believe that the series of training
sessions will move our collaboration to a new, more co-operative
level."
Promoting good economic governance in Armenia is the aim of the
Regulatory Guillotine project, and is initiated and supported by the
OSCE Office in Yerevan. Other donors involved in the project include
the Austrian Development Agency (the operational unit of the Austrian
Development Co-operation) and the World Bank.
For more information please visit: http://www.osce.org