Possible Clues:

• Bureaucratic delays
• Colourful bureaucratic procedure
• Much paperwork
• It's binding on official intelligence
• Administrative headache (2 words)
• What may be binding legal agreement?
• Bureaucratic problem (2 words)
• Old advice about listening equipment that's legally binding
• Bureaucratic annoyance (2 words)
• Bureaucracy gradually diminished if parts are exchanged?