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    in every endeavour.
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    others on your side.
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    We manage things and support people.
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  • We enhance business by introducing simple rules.

Novi Pazar Starts a Project of Reducing Costs for Businesses

14.9.2012. 00h

Novi Pazar starts with implementing the Project "Improving Environment for Businesses at Local Level through Regulatory Reform” in cooperation with SCTM and OPTIMUS, in order to increase the efficiency of local administration and reduce costs and waiting time for businesses that affects their regular operation. On Thursday, September 13, 2012, Mayor of Novi Pazar, Mr. Meho Mahmutovic signed the Contract Agreement with SCTM General Secretary Mr. Djordje Stanicic and OPTIMUS Director Ms. Sladjana Karavdic Kocevic.

The Project aims to contribute to a better business environment in local communities in Serbia, through simplifying administrative procedures, improving efficiency of public administration, increasing transparency and introducing regulatory mechanisms for sustainability of adopted changes. The Project is financed by Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

With this Contract, City officials and experts of Optimus will do the mapping and analysis business related administrative procedures in Novi Pazar. Regulatory reform experts will also discuss with business owners and public officials in order to note and analyze their comments and proposals and subsequently prepare recommendations for improving and simplifying procedures that would lead to reduced costs for businesses and higher transparency. In order to keep the positive effects of the Project in future, one of the set objectives is forming regulatory mechanisms for new regulations through introduction of principles for controlling quality of future regulations and establishment of online register of administrative procedures.