Foreword and acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Country profile: Lithuania -- Executive summary -- Assessment and recommendations -- Governance and well-being in Lithuania: The context of regulatory policy reform -- Regulatory reform and policies in Lithuania -- Institutional framework and capacities for regulatory policy in Lithuania -- Transparency, consultation and communication in Lithuania -- The development of new regulations in Lithuania -- The management and rationalisation of existing regulations in Lithuania -- Compliance, inspections and enforcement in Lithuania -- The interface between supra-national, sub-national and national levels of government in Lithuania -- Territorial planning and construction permits in Lithuania -- The importance of inspections and compliance -- Organisations met during the fact-finding missions.
Summary:
This review takes stock of the development and implementation of regulatory reform at a critical juncture for Lithuania. Confronted with the challenge of supporting growth and competitiveness, Lithuania has embarked upon an ambitious reform programme that addresses not only the development of new regulations but also the inspection and enforcement processes that support the effective implementation of these regulations with the least administrative burden for citizens and businesses. This is relatively rare among OECD members and the review assesses this comprehensive reform programme with a special focus on inspection and enforcement. First in its kind, the review benchmarks Lithuania's reforms against the OECD Best Practice Principles on Regulatory Enforcement and Inspection. The review identifies practical recommendations for strengthening regulatory effectiveness and support growth and competitiveness.
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