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Enabling Growth andSocietal Protection inaFast‑Changing World Smart Regulations, StrongBusiness ENABLING GROWTH AND SOCIETAL PROTECTIONIN A FAST‑CHANGING WORLD This work was approved and declassified by the Regulatory Policy Committee on 18 May 2026. This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty overany territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use ofsuch data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements inthe West Bank under the terms of international law. Please cite this publication as: OECD (2026),Smart Regulations, Strong Business: Enabling Growth and Societal Protection in a Fast‑Changing World, OECDPublishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/93d38770-en. Photo credits:Cover © Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to be bound by the terms of this licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Attribution– you must cite the work.Translations– you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of any discrepancy between the original work and thetranslation, only the text of the original work should be considered valid.Adaptations– you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed inthis adaptation should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its Member countries.Third-party material– the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the third party and forany claims of infringement.You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work.Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules 2012. The seat of arbitration shallbe Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. Foreword SmartRegulations, Strong Business:EnablingGrowth and Societal Protection in a Fast-Changing Worldis part of the OECD's work on regulatory policy andaproduct of the Simplifying for Success (S4S) initiativeunder the Regulatory Policy Committee.The S4S initiativeaims to support renewed government efforts todeliver simple, smart and streamlined regulations to help unlock prosperity. The report draws on evidence from the OECD S4S Surveys,conductedfrom July to September 2025among governments and business organisations across OECD Members andAccession countries, as wellas the European Union, with responses received from 34 jurisdictions. It draws onexchanges during theHigh-Level Symposium on Simplifying for Success hosted at the OECD Headquarters in November 2025.Analysis also builds ondata from the Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance (iREG) andotherexistingOECD work on regulatory policy, including the OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2025. Thereport was prepared under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski,Director of the OECD PublicGovernance Directorate. It wasdrafted byAnna Pietikäinen, Head of the Regulatory Policy Division, andPolicy Analysts Tobias QuerbachandRamisa Huq. The teamalso benefitted from significant support fromcolleaguesacrossthe Regulatory Policy Division,in particularDaniel Trnka, Giuseppa Ottimofiore, NatalieCohen,Moritz Ader,Pamela PortocarreroandSara Dias. The S4S surveys and the organisation of theS4S Symposium in 2025 were led by Moritz Ader.The report was prepared for publication by JenniferStein. Thereport also significantly benefited from the comments of colleagues from across the PublicGovernance Directorate,theEconomics Directorate and the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regionsand Cities. Editorial Well-designed and implemented regulations have a key role to play in supporting market functioning,protecting health and safety, and establishing clear, transparent government procedures. However, thesteady accumulation of rules and administrative requirements to respond to new policy priorities andchallenges has created dense regulatory systems that are harder to comply with.Businesses report thatthe costs ofmeetingreporting requirements and keeping pace with changingrules makes it more difficultto operate, innovate and grow.Regulatory fragmentation and undue complexity also undermine theeffectiveness of government policies. Regulatory simplification is now a key priority for countries around the world. Governments are seeking toref