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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 12:15:25+00:00

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According to Art. 30 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers and its Administration draft regulations, which CoM submits to the National Assembly for adoption during its relevant session, are included in the governmental legislative plans. The plan includes a list of the normative acts, the partial regulatory impact assessment (RIA) for them or a notification if a full RIA is planned to be carried out. The plan also indicates the responsible organization.
The legislative plans are prepared twice a year and after its approval by the Council of Ministers, they are published on their website (http://www.government.bg), as well as on the public consultations website (http://www.strategy.bg).
Online public consultations on draft legislation is mandatory for ministries.
This is not mandatory obligation but in some areas, it is an established practice that draft texts are sent by emails or letters and meetings with the stakeholders are organized.
The Law on Normative Acts, Art. 26, and Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers and its Administration, Art. 85, Paragraph 1.
The Law on Normative Acts, Art.26, paragraph 2.
On a unified website for all proposed regulations; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups.
By official letters, e-mail and meetings.
The achieve is available for public on the unified website (www.strategy.bg) and has not time limitation.
Consolidated report is provided to the Council of Ministers when adopting the law.
It is not obligatory, but in some cases, stakeholders are informed through emails, letters and meetings.
Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers and its Administration pursuant to Art. 35, Paragraph 2, Point 7. Law on Normative Acts.
Carrying out impact assessment is mandatory for all the bills and draft secondary legislation by law.
Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers and its Administration pursuant to Art. 35, paragraph 1, point 8 envisages the preparation of a partial impact assessment. In the draft amendment of the Law on Normative Acts it is envisaged an obligation for all institutions to prepare full IA. It is also regulated by Ordinance on the Scope and the Methodology for Impact Assessment.
The impact assessment is included in the package of documents that are sent in accordance with the coordination procedure with all other ministries within 10 working days before being approved by the Council of Ministers.
Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions. Impact Assessment unit within the Modernization of Administration Directorate at Council of Ministers Administration.
Impact Assessment unit within the Modernization of Administration Directorate at Council of Ministers Administration.
Carrying out ex-post impact assessments is set by law. The law requires to conduct ex-post impact assessments within five years after adoption. The system is new and this term has not come yet. Thus, there is a legal requirement but there has not been any practical application of it yet.
Only entire new laws and pieces of secondary legislation are subjected to ex-post impact reviews.

References: Art. 30
 Art. 26
 Art. 85
 Art.26
 Art. 35
 Art. 35