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Administrative Simplific...
Making Policies Perform
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary The Polish Ministry of Economy asked the OECD to evaluate Poland‟s efforts to simplify its regulatory framework. The goal of the evaluation is to help Poland make its administrative simplification programme and its implementation more efficient when the first results of the legislative review of licences and permits are put into practice, the pilot phase of administrative burden reduction is coming to an end and the full baseline measurement has been completed. Poland stands before the critical phase: – looking for measures to simplify a substantial part of its business legislative framework and implementing those that have already been prepared. Administrative simplification is becoming a priority in many countries seeking to improve public governance and regulatory quality, in order to boost competitiveness and growth. The Polish programme on administrative simplification focuses on cutting red tape to improve the framework for doing business, thus stimulating competiveness and
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Administrative Simplific...
Supporting the Competitiveness of the Vietnamese Economy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive summary Administrative simplification in the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is currently reaching a defining moment. As in many countries, administrative simplification has already done much to improve public governance and regulatory quality and stimulated competitiveness and equitable growth. It has received much attention and significant resources since 2007, principally by way of the Master Plan to Simplify Administrative Procedures in the fields of the State Governance (“Project 30”) and other initiatives. Project 30 has, between 2007 and 2010, delivered a comprehensive inventory of administrative procedures (APs) published in an online database, a review of the necessity, legality and user friendliness of the APs and two sets of simplification measures. The reform has reached a crucial stage, where the first results are beginning to materialise and a new agency is being established to guarantee the sustainability of the changes. But it is also a time where the
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OECD Rural Policy Review...
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Acronyms and Abbreviations ACRE Action with Communities in Rural England AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty BERR Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform BIS Department for Business, Innovation and Skills CAP Common Agricultural Policy CEDOS Chief Economic Development Officer’s Society CIM Community Issues Management CLG Department for Communities and Local Government CRC Commission for Rural Communities CSR Comprehensive Spending Review DA(RR) Domestic Affairs Committee on Rural Renewal DCLG Ministry of Communities and Local Government DCMS Department for Culture, Media and Sport DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change DEFRA Department of Environment, Fisheries and Rural affairs DSO Departmental Strategic Objective DTI Department of Trade and Industry EFRA Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee ERDF European Regional Development Fund ERDP England Rural Development Programme GO Government Office HCA Homes and Communities Agency ICT Information and Communications Technology LAA Local Area Agreement LAG Local Action Group LDF
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Global Forum on Transpar...
Combined: Phase 1 + Phase 2
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
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Global Forum on Transpar...
Phase 1: Legal and Regulatory Framework
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
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Global Forum on Transpar...
Phase 1: Legal and Regulatory Framework
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
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Global Forum on Transpar...
Phase 1: Legal and Regulatory Framework
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
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Global Forum on Transpar...
Phase 1: Legal and Regulatory Framework
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
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Global Forum on Transpar...
Phase 1: Legal and Regulatory Framework
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
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Global Forum on Transpar...
Combined: Phase 1 + Phase 2
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
(2011)
Global Forum on Transpar...
Combined: Phase 1 + Phase 2
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
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Global Forum on Transpar...
Combined: Phase 1 + Phase 2
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
(2011)
Global Forum on Transpar...
Combined: Phase 1 + Phase 2
ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM – 5 About the Global Forum The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes is the multilateral framework within which work in the area of tax transparency and exchange of information is carried out by over 90 jurisdic- tions which participate in the Global Forum on an equal footing. The Global Forum is charged with in-depth monitoring and peer review of the implementation of the international standards of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes. These standards are primarily reflected in the 2002 OECD Model Agreement on Exchange of Information on Tax Matters and its commentary, and in Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital and its commentary as updated in 2004, which has been incorporated in the UN Model Tax Convention. The standards provide for international exchange on request of foresee- ably relevant information
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The Economics of Adaptin...
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS – 11 Acronyms and Abbreviations ACIA Arctic Climate Impact AOGCMs Atmosphere-Ocean Global Circulation Models BEST Bering Sea Ecosystem Study C Carbon Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living CCAMLR Resources CCRF FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries CFP Common Fisheries Policy Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild CITES Fauna and Flora COFI OECD Committee for Fisheries COP UNFCC Conference of the Parties CO2 Carbon dioxide -2 CO3 Bicarbonate concentration CPUE Catch per unit of effort CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CZCS Coastal Zone Color Scanner DfID Department for International Development (U.K.) DIC Dissolved inorganic carbon DWFF Distant water fishing fleets EAF Ecosystem approach to fisheries EAM Ecosystem approach to management EBFA Ecosystem-cqsed fishery assessment approach EEZ Exclusive economic zone EFZ Exclusive fishery zone ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation ERAEF Ecological risk assessment for the effects of fishing ERI Ecosystem risk
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The Impact of the Financ...
7 Introduction The financial turmoil, which started with the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States and whose effects clearly became global in mid-2007 with the collapse of several large international hedge funds and the near-collapse of a major industrial bank in Germany, followed by the breakdown of interbank lending markets in August 2007, has had important, continued impacts on the economy, including the insurance sector. Events took a turn for the worse when, during the second half of 2008, the crisis exploded into a global credit crunch following the collapse of major global financial institutions. The ensuing recession officially became, by April 2009, the second longest since the Great Depression. Following a fall of 2.1% in the first quarter of 2009, gross domestic product in the OECD area stabilised in the second and third quarters according to preliminary estimates (see Figure 1). Stock market valuations fell dramatically following the
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Skills for Innovation an...
6 – TABLE OF CONTENTS Tables Table 3.1. G7 employment by sector, 1980 and 2007 ............................... 79 Table 4.1. Percentage of employees who received training by sector, occupation and employment status ........................................ 124 Figures Figure 3.1. Adult literacy and life skills................................................... 62 Figure 3.2. Graduation rates at doctoral level, 2000 and 2007 ................ 64 Figure 3.3. Science and engineering degrees at doctoral level, 2007 ...... 67 Figure 3.4. Employment of tertiary-level graduates ................................ 70 Figure 3.5. Proportion of the working age population in different occupations, 1998 and 2006 .................................................. 73 Figure 3.6. Shares of HRST occupations and researchers in total employment ........................................................................... 76 Figure 3.7. Services employment, 1980 and 20071 .................................. 80 Figure 3.8. HRST occupations by industry, 2008 .................................... 81 Figure 3.9. Growth of HRST occupations by industry, 1997-2007 ......... 82 Figure 3.10. Highly skilled workers in medium-high- and high-technology industries and knowledge-intensive business services .......... 85 Figure 3.11.
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Disaggregated Impacts of...
Proceedings of an OECD Workshop
ABBREVIATIONS – 7 Abbreviations ABM Agent-Based Model ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific countries AGMEMOD Agricultural Member State Modelling AgriPoliS Agricultural Policy Simulator ANOVA Analysis of variance ASC Agricultural Structural Census AWU Annual work unit CAP Common Agricultural Policy CAPRI Common Agricultural Policy Regionalised Impact Modelling System CAPSIM Common Agricultural Policy Simulation CMO Common Market Organisations COP Cereals, Oilseeds and Protein crops CPI Consumer Price Index DG Directorate-General DG-AGRI Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development DP Direct payments DPSIR Driving force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response DSR Driving force-State-Response EAA Economic Accounts of Agriculture EAFRD European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development EBA Everything but Arms EDIM European Dairy Industry Model EC European Council EEC European Economic Community EPA Economic Partnership Agreements ESIM European Simulation Model ESU European Size Unit EU European Union EU2 Countries which joined the EU in 2007 EU10 Countries which joined the EU in 2004 EU12/EU10+2 Countries which joined the EU in 2004
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National Accounts at a G...
National Accounts at a Glance 2010 © OECD 2011 Reader’s Guide Main features Each indicator is preceded by a short text that opens with an explanation in general terms of what is measured and why. This is followed by a more detailed description of the underlying concept (Definition) consistent with the 1993 System of National Accounts (SNA). The final paragraph (Comparability) highlights those areas where some caution may be needed when comparing performance across countries or over time. Some issues relating to comparability, or the care that should be taken when making comparisons, cut across a number of subject areas. Rather than refer to these each time they arise these generic cases are described below. 1993 SNA – Standard definitions Data included in this publication are compiled according to the 1993 SNA “System of National Accounts, 1993”; jointly prepared by the Commission of the European Communities, the International Monetary Fund,
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Fisheries Policy Reform
National Experiences
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – 7 Executive Summary The ingredients of successful fisheries management have been known for many years. Well-defined access and use rights, a sound scientific basis for decisions of catch and effort levels, effective enforcement, and stakeholder involvement in decision-making form the core attributes of effective fisheries management regimes. While much has been done to improve fisheries management performance across OECD countries, the scope, depth and timing of reform towards profitable and sustainable fisheries has varied considerably. There is broad consensus that further reform in the fishing sector is necessary to respond to the ongoing problems of over-fishing, overcapacity and poor economic performance that persist in many parts of the sector and in many OECD countries. However, there is less analysis and guidance on the process by which reforms can be undertaken and sustained. This study focuses on the factors that hinder or assist the process of reform in
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Evaluation of Agricultur...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary T he United States is one of the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world, and, in addition to possessing a very large domestic market, it is the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products. Moreover, the share of US agricultural production exported is more than double that of any other US industry and the trade surplus in agricultural products acts as an important stimulus to the US economy. Agricultural production has been increasing over time, while, at the same time, real producer prices have been falling due to a continued steady increase in the total factor productivity of agriculture. Because of the size of the agricultural sector, US agricultural policies exert a strong influence on world agricultural markets. Since the mid-1980s, considerable adjustments have occurred in the number and size distribution of farms, and in the mix of inputs used by the farming sector.
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Geographical Distributio...
Disbursements, Commitments, Country Indicators
SECTION B Tables for Individual Developing Countries and Territories Tableaux par pays et territoires en développement Afghanistan ......................................................................................... 94 .........................................................................................Afghanistan Albania................................................................................................. 95 ................................................................................................ Albanie Algeria ................................................................................................. 96 .................................................................................................Algérie Angola ................................................................................................. 97 .................................................................................................Angola Anguilla................................................................................................ 98 ............................................................................................... Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda .......................................................................... 99 .............................................................................Antigua et Barbuda Argentina ............................................................................................. 100 ............................................................................................ Argentine Armenia............................................................................................... 101 .............................................................................................. Arménie Azerbaijan............................................................................................ 102 .........................................................................................Azerbaïdjan Bangladesh ......................................................................................... 103 .........................................................................................Bangladesh Barbados............................................................................................. 104 .............................................................................................. Barbade Belarus ................................................................................................ 105 ................................................................................................Bélarus Belize................................................................................................... 106 .................................................................................................. Belize Benin ................................................................................................... 107 ...................................................................................................Bénin Bhutan ................................................................................................. 108 .............................................................................................. Bhoutan Bolivia .................................................................................................. 109 ................................................................................................. Bolivie Bosnia and Herzegovina..................................................................... 110 ...........................................................................Bosnie-Herzégovine Botswana............................................................................................. 111 ............................................................................................ Botswana Brazil.................................................................................................... 112 ................................................................................................... Brésil Burkina Faso ....................................................................................... 113 .......................................................................................Burkina Faso Burundi ................................................................................................ 114 ............................................................................................... Burundi Cambodia............................................................................................ 115 .......................................................................................... Cambodge Cameroon............................................................................................ 116 ...........................................................................................Cameroun Cape Verde ......................................................................................... 117 ..............................................................................................Cap-Vert Central African Republic ..................................................................... 118 .................................................................. République centrafricaine Chad .................................................................................................... 119 .................................................................................................. Tchad Chile..................................................................................................... 120 ..................................................................................................... Chili China ................................................................................................... 121 ...................................................................................................Chine Colombia ............................................................................................. 122 .............................................................................................Colombie Comoros.............................................................................................. 123 .............................................................................................
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Environmental Impacts of...
The Role of Ports
LIST OF ACRONYMS List of Acronyms ACTA Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority AIS Automatic Identification System AMP Alternative Maritime Power ARB Air Resources Board (California) AQMP Air Quality Management Plan (California) BMP Best Management Practices BOD Biological Oxygen Demand BNSF Burlington Northern-Santa Fe railway company BPA Busan Port Authority CAAP Clean Air Action Plan (Los Angeles and Long Beach) CACs Criteria air contaminants CARB California Air Resources Board CAS Climate Adaptation Strategy (California) CCNR Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine CCS Carbon Capturing and Storage CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Act CEQA California Environmental Quality Act (California) CFC Chlorofluorocarbons CI/KCAC Continuous Improvement/Keeping Clean Areas Clean (provisions of the CWS) CO2 Carbon dioxide CO2e Carbon dioxide equivalent CPA Canadian Port Authority CWA Clean Water Act (United States) CWS Canada Wide Standards DCMR Environmental Protection Agency of the Rijnmond area in the Netherlands DFO Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada) DPM Diesel
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OECD Economic Surveys: S...
This Survey is published on the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD, which is charged with the examination of the economic situation of member countries. The economic situation and policies of Slovenia were reviewed by the Committee on 9 December 2010. The draft report was then revised in the light of the discussions and given final approval as the agreed report of the whole Committee on 21 December 2010. The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by Jeremy Lawson, Mehmet Eris and Rafal Kierzenkowski under the supervision of Pierre Beynet. Research assistance was provided by Desney Erb. The Survey also benefited from external consultancy work. The previous Survey of Slovenia was issued in July 2009. This book has... StatLinks2 A service that delivers Excel® files from the printed page! Look for the StatLinks at the bottom right-hand corner of the tables or graphs
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National Accounts of OEC...
Main Aggregates
Conventional Signs and Abbreviations Signs and abbreviations: e Estimated value .. Not available . Decimal point Billion Thousand million FISIM Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured NPISH Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households Main country groupings: Euro area (EMU): (16 countries) Austria, Belgium, Cyprus (*), Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Spain. OECD-Total: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (**), Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States. (*) Footnote by Turkey: "The information in this document with reference to " Cyprus " relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and
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Job-rich Growth in Asia
Strategies for Local Employment, Skills Development and Social Protection
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