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Immediate

30^TH March 2010

The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) today welcomed the Forfas Single Window report, which details the cost of regulatory requirements and associated administrative burdens that create an unnecessary burden on Irish businesses trading internationally

John Whelan, CEO of the Irish Exporters Association stated;

"In 2008 the Government agreed a 25% target for administrative burden reduction for business to be achieved by 2012. So far we have seen very little evidence of actual red tape reduction."

The IEA stated that the publication yesterday of the SINGLE WINDOW study by Forfas the Policy body, following extensive interaction over the past two years with the IEA, clearly points to the need for a single window system, so that information once provided from businesses to any State body, should then be utilised across the State agencies, and not requested several times from different agencies at different times.

John Whelan stated;

"A simple enough electronic data capture system shared across the State bodies does not seem to be as big an ask in these difficult trading times for industry, and would give a welcome cost reduction of up to €21 million in export /import business costs each year."

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For further information, please contact;

Gillian Ryan

Corporate Communications & Events Manager

Irish Exporters Association

Email: gillianryan@irishexporters.org

Tel: 01 642 4171

Notes to Editor;

Single Window Assessment of the Costs of Trade-Related Regulatory Requirements in Ireland by Forf�s.

Overcoming the current economic challenges that Ireland faces will require a concerted effort to achieve higher levels of productivity and support export-led growth. Regulatory requirements and associated administrative costs that create an unnecessary burden on Irish business will only serve to further reduce our productivity and competitiveness levels. One approach to addressing the administrative burden in firms as considered by some countries is the introduction of a "Single Window" system. In this Report, Forf�s investigates the requirement for the introduction of a Single Window system in Ireland by estimating the costs it may address and help to reduce for business.

To read the full publication, please click on the link here

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