Recently, the 30th meeting of the Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD – OCDE took place in Paris, which was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine, the EU project EU4Business: SME Policies and Institutions Support (SMEPIS) and the BRDO.
The main topics of discussion during the two-day session of the 30th meeting of the OECD Committee were:
- creation of new regulatory standards that take into account the climate crisis and other environmental threats;
- development of recommendations for people-centric administrative services;
- ensuring effective and efficient regulatory management of digital activities based on risk-oriented and technologically neutral approaches.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the OECD has deepened cooperation with Ukraine, building on three decades of joint work. On October 4, 2023, the OECD Council officially recognized Ukraine as a promising future member of the organization and called on the Secretary General to start the accession process.
As part of the OECD event, the Ukrainian delegation with the participation of Oleksii Kucher, Oleksii Dorogan, Hanna Bashnyak, and Olga Oliinyk held a meeting with the deputy head of the OECD Regulatory Policy Committee, Daniel Trnka, who takes care of issues related to Ukraine.
The issues of the next stages of obtaining Ukraine’s associate membership in the Committee were discussed, as well as the creation of the necessary conditions for the OECD mission to conduct the Review of Regulatory Policy in Ukraine. It was agreed on further cooperation and exchange of experience with the aim of introducing modern regulatory practices in Ukraine.
A meeting was held with the Directorate of Global Relations and Cooperation of the OECD. Recently implemented initiatives of the Government of Ukraine aimed at reducing the regulatory burden for business were discussed:
- the results of the work of IWG on deregulation;
- creation of a regulatory dashboard that visualizes the economic burden on business from regulation;
- digitization and launch of electronic public services for business.
It was agreed on further cooperation and exchange of experience with the aim of creating a favorable business climate for small and medium-sized enterprises.
The participation of the Ukrainian delegation in the meeting of the OECD Committee was made possible thanks to the EU4Business: SME Policies and Institutions Support (SMEPIS) project, implemented by Ecorys in a consortium with GIZ, BRDO and Civitta with the financial support of the European Union.