26. 7. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 189/17 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Council recommendation relating to the implementation of a policy of administrative 
simplification in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Member States 
COM(89) 259 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 12 May 1989) 
(89/C 189/13) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 
thereof, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and 
Social Committee, 
Whereas the Council has adopted the following resol­
utions : 
— resolution of 3 November 1986 on an action 
programme for small and medium-sized enterprises, 
— resolution of 22 December 1986 on an action 
programme for growth and employment, 
— resolution of 30 June 1988 on the improvement of 
the business environment and action to promote the 
development of enterprises especially small and 
medium-sized enterprises in the Community; 
Whereas the Commission has adopted the following 
communications: 
— communication on an enterprise policy for the 
Community, 
— communication on administrative simplification in the 
Community, 
— third report on the realization of the objectives of 
the Community action programme for small and 
medium-sized enterprises, 
— communication on the administrative simplification 
measures taken by the Member States on behalf of 
enterprises in the Community; 
Whereas measures are being taken at Community level 
to assure a favourable environment for business, and, 
notably to simplify legislation and to lighten the adminis­
trative burden on business, in particular small and 
medium-sized enterprises; Whereas such action must equally be assured by 
national, regional and local administrations; 
Whereas exchange of information and comparison of 
experiences between the Member States, in particular as 
organized in the Community context, have facilitated 
the establishment of a global view of the measures 
implemented in each Member State; 
Whereas such an approach leads to a strengthening of 
this policy and, as a result, to the stimulation of the spirit 
of enterprise, to the strengthening of market forces and 
to the promotion of growth and employment, 
HEREBY RECOMMENDS MEMBER STATES: 
1. To implement programmes of administrative simpli­
fication in favour of businesses, involving their 
governments, parliaments and regional and local 
institutions; 
2. To ensure that the above arrangements relate to 
simplification both of new legislative proposals and of 
existing legislation; 
3. To pay particular attention to the following points: 
(a) improvement of the organization of adminis­
tration, in particular of services in contact with 
enterprises, with a view to improving their 
efficiency and speed of response; 
(b) standardization and reduction in forms and 
returns used in the fields of accountancy, 
taxation, social affairs, statistics, etc.; 
(c) acceleration of the computerization of adminis­
trative procedures with the view to reducing 
returns of data involving more cumbersome 
traditional methods; 
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(d) establishment of one-stop shops providing 
guidance on the overall formalities to be observed 
on creation of an enterprise, in particular in the 
less-favoured regions; 
(e) replacement of the need for formal authorization 
by procedures involving approval by non-oppo­
sition, according to which at the end of a certain 
time limit the absence of reaction on the part of 
the administration is taken as approval; 
(f) improvement of information to small and 
medium-sized enterprises, notably by the publi­
cation of vade-mecum, brochures and adminis­
trative organigrammes; 
(g) consolidation of legislation; 
(h) repeal of redundant legislation and adaptation of 
legislation which no longer reflects economic and 
social reality; 4. To create or maintain within their services a consul­
tative committee, which should include representatives 
of business, including small and medium-sized enter­
prises, and of the administration, with a view to 
promoting the simplification of administrative 
procedures and of legislation; 
5. To inform the Commission regularly of major 
achievements in the field of administrative simplifi­
cation, problems encountered and initiatives proposed 
so that the Commission can ensure that all Member 
States are fully aware of developments and possi­
bilities in this matter; 
6. To take account of the need for administrative simpli­
fication in their consideration of proposals for new 
national legislation and in the measures for the 
implementation of Community legislation. 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) introducing special and temporary 
measures to terminate the service of officials of the European Communities 
COM(89) 304 final 
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty and the second 
paragraph of Article 119 of the Euratom Treaty on 14 June 1989) 
(89/C 189/14) 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to Article 149 (3) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community, 
Having regard to the second paragraph of Article 119 of the Euratom Treaty, 
hereby amends as follows the proposal for a Council Regulation introducing special and 
temporary measures to terminate the service of officials of the European Communities (*): 
— The fourth recital is replaced by the following: 
'Whereas these special measures could prove ineffective if in every case their application 
required the prior agreement of the officials concerned; whereas, if dictated by the interests 
of the service, it must be possible for such measures to be mandatory and not subject to such 
agreement in the case of category A officials, whose administrative and advisory duties are 
of particular importance for the implementation of research programmes'. 
In Article 1 (1) '31 December 1989' is replaced by '28 February 1990' and '10 years' service' 
is replaced by '15 years' service'. 
(«) OJ No C 267, 14. 10. 1988, p. 2.