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01 Jan 2020
and
19 Apr 2025
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Most frequent policy instruments Number of policy changes

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Business registration requirement

249

Authorisation of goods or services

229

Operational license requirement

219

Prohibition of goods and services

84

Authorisation, registration and licensing, nes

17

Other operating condition, nes

5

Unilateral conduct regulation

1

Internal taxation of imports

1

Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement

1

Cybersecurity regulation

1

Export licensing requirement

1

Design requirement

1

Performance monitoring requirement

1

Quality of Service requirement

1

Data protection regulation

1

Policy instrument dynamics over time

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Total changes 104 0
Business registrationrequirementAuthorisation ofgoods or servicesOperational licenserequirementProhibition of goodsand servicesAuthorisation,registration andlicensing, nes
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2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
5 0 5 0 2 4 1 4 0 1 5 2 6 0 0 9 4 14 0 2 10 6 17 2 1 14 7 6 6 0 10 9 12 3 0 8 1 11 0 0 14 6 18 2 0 13 11 16 0 0 18 25 11 5 1 11 26 31 6 2 33 36 22 12 1 30 29 17 5 2 25 19 24 4 2 23 21 23 4 3 26 27 24 9 3 31 18 19 13 1 24 15 23 11 0 28 35 15 9 0 17 30 13 21 1 2 4 3 3 0
0 36

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