This report outlines the MISTRAL model (Administrative Compliance Cost Assessment Tool), by emphasising the issues of when a model may be applied, why it will be applied, how the model works and why the model should be used. The report concludes by narrating several results obtained on the basis...

In the Netherlands, the political discussion on administrative burdens is still ongoing. To generate a more scientific background on this topic, in January 2003 a PhD thesis was published, titled 'Dancing with the Octopus; information obligations of enterprises in the social constitutional state...

Administrative compliance obligations incurred by private enterprise entail a vital component of the Dutch democracy. The Netherlands government has to be able to supervise and ensure compliance with laws governing for instance a clean environment and safe labour conditions. Efficient data...