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C onsultation Practices within the Process of Public Policies -- Challenges and Opportunities

C onsultation Practices within the Process of Public Policies -- Challenges and Opportunities. Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform 1A Revolution Square, Marble Room 14 October 2008. Better Regulation in the Slovak Republic. Martin Chren.

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C onsultation Practices within the Process of Public Policies -- Challenges and Opportunities

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  1. Consultation Practices within the Process of Public Policies --Challenges and Opportunities Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform1A Revolution Square, Marble Room 14 October 2008

  2. Better Regulation in the Slovak Republic Martin Chren

  3. A Brief Historical Perspective of Regulatory Environment in Slovakia • The post-socialist period (1990‘s) • Privatization over Rule of Law • The Bulb Story • The pre-EU accession (2000’s) • Quantity over quality • 1687 legislative transpositions • Catching up with the best practices

  4. Why is it sometimes impossible to do business without breaking the law?

  5. Barriers to doing business and development:

  6. Number of legislative acts published in Slovakia annually

  7. Consultations in Slovakia No formal consultation process No formal consultation process Intra-gov’t consultation Process & Tripartite No formal Consultation Process No formal Consultation Process 2. Defining goals, looking for alternative ways of reaching them (policy making process) 3. Legislative proposal (draft law) Preceded by quick test and regulatory impact assessment (if necessary) 4. Approval of the law in Cabinet and in Parliament 1. Observing problem 5. Follow up Green Paper White Paper Draf Law + RIA Law + review of impacts

  8. Intra-governmental consultation process in Slovakia • All government agencies and ministries, and other central gov’t authorities • Social partners • Regional governments and cities • General Public • at least 500 signatures needed for a fundamental comment

  9. Regulatory Impact Assessment in Slovakia • So far, an inefficient process exists • Pilot project by mid-2009 • New methodology for BIA • Too many weak links, however • No political will to make Better Regulation a priority No evaluation of various scenarios • Quick test drafted by ignorant bureaucrats • No chance to evaluate the fundaments of draft legislation • No chance to stop the law • No political will to slow down legislative process

  10. A unified system of legislative process administration and a Single Legislative WebPortal

  11. Thank you for your attention.

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