COVER STORY
Summer 2016 / Issue 50
AmCham Members on Inspections
inspections is appropriate.
81% of respondents said
“there is a lack of coordi
nation and overlapping
powers and controls of
the various inspection
bodies”
70% of respondents said
“corruption is an issue in
inspection oversight”
69% of respondents
said “there is NO efficient
and effective mechanism
for companies to
appeal decisions made
by inspectors”
70% of respondents
believe that “inspectors
are incentivized to issue
fines, rather than ensure
compliance and provide
guidance to companies.”
regulations governing inspection
oversight are inadequate. Inspection areas highlighted as needing
improvement included: coordination between inspection bodies;
mechanisms to appeal inspector
decisions; inspectors motivation
to safeguard compliance over
issuing files; and corruption. More
specifically,
Respondents said they
underwent 5-10 inspect
ions on annual basis.
About 80% said that
number is appropriate.
Around 60% answered
that the number of hours
their employees spend on
On June 8th 2016, a survey was
sent to all AmCham Macedonia
members to discover their current
views on inspections. One fourth
(28 companies) of our members
responded to the survey, majority
of them large companies, present
in the FMCG, Retail, Law ,Tax Advisory and Energy sectors.
The survey responses suggest
that AmCham members are generally satisfied with the number of
inspections they undergo each
year, as well as with the time their
employees spend on each inspection. However 1/3 said inspections
negatively impact their operations
and about 44% stated that the
Choose wHich of the following statements describe the Macedonian system of inspection oversight:
11,54%
0%
69,23%
10%
20%
30%
40%
19,23%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
There is an efficient and effective mechanism for companies to appeal decisions made by in...
There is NO an efficient and effective mechanism for companies to appeal decisions made by in...
Neither of these statements is true
81,48%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
7,41% 11,11%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
There is a lack of coordination ond overlapping powers and controls of the various inspect...
There is NO a lack of coordination ond overlapping powers and controls of the various inspect...
Neither of these statements is true
70,37%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
14,81%
50%
Corruption is an issue in inspection oversight
Corruption is NOT an issue in inspection oversight
60%
70%
80%
14,81%
90%
100%
Neither of these statements is true
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