BMJ presents draft bureaucracy relief regulation

The Federal Ministry of Justice intends to implement another component of the Meseberg Bureaucracy Reduction Programme and has proposed a Bureaucracy Reduction Ordinance with 25 measures.

This article is part of the special feature on bureaucratic madness in the skilled trades.

The Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ) aims to further reduce bureaucracy for businesses and citizens and has presented a draft ordinance on reducing bureaucracy . The proposal contains 25 measures designed to save businesses €22,6 million annually . Contributions to the ordinance come from various ministries, including the Ministries of Economic Affairs , Labour , Agriculture , Transport , and the Environment.

According to the BMJ, the focus is on these areas:

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• Reduction of notification and reporting obligations,
• Measures to promote digitalization,
• further procedural simplifications and legal clarification.

Draft Bill: Here you will find the draft bill for the Bureaucracy Relief Ordinance . The largest share, at approximately €14,1 million per year, is attributable to raising reporting thresholds for capital and payment transactions in the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance. A further €6 million per year in relief for businesses will come from the amendment to food law , which enables electronic information on ingredients and processing aids. "These subordinate measures will also provide noticeable relief for our economy . This contribution will undoubtedly have an impact: every piece of the puzzle counts when it comes to reducing bureaucracy," says Justice Minister Marco Buschmann.

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