The Federation of Hellenic Enterprises (SEV) on Wednesday presented a package of proposals aimed at simplifying business environment in the country and noted that creation of a business-friendly environment was the necessary precondition to restarting the economy.
Lifting of hurdles in business activity is also a target included in the memorandum signed between Greece and the EC/ECB/IMF. In this framework, SEV conducted a survey on the measures needed to boost certain sectors of the economy (food/beverage, pharmaceuticals, building materials, mining) and market operations (electronic billing and intra-group transactions).
The proposals to reducing bureaucracy in the country included: simplifying of legislation, better coordination of agencies under a central supervisory agency, regular and objective inspections in markets and creating single electronic data bases for quantity and quality figures.
On a sector basis, the proposals included:
- Food/Beverage: better organizing and coordinating inspections, creating a business register and developing an integrated crisis management system.
- Pharmaceuticals: modernizing operations of EOF -the market’s watchdog- accelerating procedures to approving new pharmaceutical products and simplifying procedures of price setting.
- Building/Construction: harmonizing Greek law with European rules.
- Mining: Introducing a new framework on environmental protection, creating a one-stop-shop for environmental licensing.
- Electronic invoicing: updating and completing the tax legislation on electronic invoices, offering tax and financial incentives.
- Intragroup transactions: measures to lift red tape burden on intragroup transactions.
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