Regulatory reform and policies in a national context

Chapter 3 describes the administrative and legal environment for regulatory reform in Colombia, including an explanation of the hierarchy of regulations. It explains the core principles and legal instruments that set the policies the Government of Colombia pursues to improve its regulatory quality. In addition, the chapter analyses recent and current regulatory reform initiatives such as the policy for the simplification of formalities, government online, competition advocacy, and regulation inside government. Furthermore, the chapter describes current initiatives of international regulatory co-operation in which Colombia participates. Finally, it provides recommendations for Colombia to develop a formal and explicit regulatory policy.