red tape definition

red tape means the information to be submitted or maintained and the procedures required to gain administrative approval or to comply with prescribed requirements in one or more regulatory measures, where the submission or collection of such information or compliance with the processes and requirements are complex, time- consuming and costly and includes—
red tape. ’ means the information that a business must submit or maintain and the procedures that a business must follow to gain administrative approval or to comply with prescribed requirements in one or more regulatory measures, where the submission
red tape. 29 means need cannot be met quickly; and