Comparing administrative burdens across countries Cutting red tape to improve business conditions has become a priority in OECD countries. This pilot study measures and compares administrative burdens in the transport sector across eleven member countries: Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Sweden and Turkey. The aim of the exercise is twofold: to identify good practices and provide input for national simplification strategies and to develop and test a method for cross country comparison. This report is published in English only. However a French translation of the executive summary has been