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urdens maintained, eliminated, reduced or created by rules laid down in thedocumentsapprovedbytheCouncilofMinisterswillbeidentifiedandquantified.ThecurrentSIMPLEXtrialistobereviewedandadjustedsothattheStandardCostModelcanbeadoptedasabasemethodofmeasuringadministrativeburdenswithdueadjustmentssoastointegratethequantificationofopportunitycostsassociatedwiththewaitingtimesanddelaysinadministrativedecisions,aswellastheimpactoninterveningpublicservices.Inordertoaidtheministriesresponsibleforpreparinganddevelopingtheinitiatives,a Practical Guide for Prior Assessment of the Administrative Burdens of theGovernment’sLegalMeasureswillbelaunched.The results of the assessment of the impact of legal measures through the newSIMPLEX trial model will be presented by the Government and be subject to publicscrutinyeveryyear.Also noteworthy with regard to measures planned to reduce, facilitate or eliminatelicenses:• Simplificationoftheindustriallicensingscheme–subjacenttotheprinciplethatthecomplexityforeseenfortheproceduresneededtocarryoutanindustrialactivitymustbeinproportiontotherespectiverisk,anumberofalterationshavebeenputforwardaimedatsimplifyingthelicensingprocess.Amongotherfeatures,thebackupinformation system will allow the businessperson to use a Simulator which willindicatebeforehandtheprocedurethatappliestotheircase,andwillalsoallowthemtofollowthedifferentphasesoftheprocedure.• Dematerialisation of relationships between companies and the State – OnlineRegistration services are now available through which it is possible to registercompanies via the Internet; the Simplified Business Information (IES) system meansfour legal obligations which had been handled by different Public Administrationbodiesarenowdealtwithbyoneasof2007;thepre‐fillinginoftaxdeclarationsin2008wasalsoextendedtomorethan80%;itisnowpossibletoobtainanelectronicPermanentCertificatethroughtheInternet,continuouslyupdated,inPortugueseorEnglish,atwww.empresaonline.pt;registeringabrandnameorapatentorautilitymodelisnowpossibleatwww.inpi.pt;registeringthepurchaseorsaleofavehicleisalsopossibleviatheinternetatwww.automovelonline.mj.pt;anonlinecatalogueoflicensesandauthorisationswascreatedinthecompanyportalthatwillworkasaonestop‐shopto obtain licenses and authorisations; special reference goes to the newdematerialisedprocesstolicencetheindustrialactivitywhichwillbeapilotprocessofthisinitiative.In2009,thisone‐stop‐shopwillalsoincludeaface‐to‐faceservice.The Resolution of the Council of Ministers that establishes a 25% target in thereductionthecostswithinthecontextoflegalproductionforcompanieswillsoonbescheduledfortheCouncilofMinisters.23