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Agenda for the Consultation Forum of Regulatory Bodies in 2013

The Consultation Forum of Regulatory Bodies (MTB) is a collaboration between several Dutch regulators that focus (fully or in part) on markets and market-participant behavior. The participating regulators are: The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP), the Dutch central bank (DNB), the Netherlands Gaming Authority, and the Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa).

Each regulator has its own duties. However, when carrying out their oversight duties, these regulators regularly run into each other. The questions and developments with regard to oversight they face are often very similar.

The MTB seeks to have regulators join forces when dealing with joint topics and questions. Such a joint approach leads to more effective and efficient oversight, and reduces the burden of oversight, wherever possible.

Through the MTB, regulators are engaged in a permanent dialog with each other with the objective of sharing knowledge in an atmosphere of openness and mutual trust, and of exchanging experiences of shared themes. Bilateral cooperation in specific cases is governed by cooperation protocols between regulators.

Looking back on 2012 and looking towards 2013

In 2012, the MTB organized two seminars for its executives and employees. The topics of these seminars were Problem-driven Oversight in Practice (June) and The Future of Oversight (November). In addition, the MTB gave input to the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) for its study on The Future of Oversight.

In 2013, two more seminars will be held. And in addition to these seminars, the following topics will be dealt with jointly:

  • An analysis of the tension between public disclosure of the reasons behind rulings, and the interests of regulated parties;
  • Comments on the findings of the WRR study The Future of Oversight;
  • A further analysis of the way in which internal oversight (such as Boards of Supervisors) and external oversight (through regulators) can enhance each other.