The European Council agreed, at its meeting on 8 and 9 March 2007, that administrative burdens on companies should be reduced by 25 % by the year 2012 in order to enhance the competitiveness of companies in the Community.
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New version applies from 20/07/2017 — introduced by Directive 2012/30/EU, Directive (EU) 2017/1132.
21 provisions change.
Recital 1 is deleted from 20/07/2017.