Test of interministerial consultation practices
Expert analysis of five draft new laws submitted to the government for approval and the interministerial consultation processes carried out for them. The laws must be approved by the government during the year prior to the latest full calendar year (except those laws that approve or amend the state budget and ratify international agreements). Interviews with four line ministries (the ministry responsible for agriculture, the ministry responsible for trade/economy, the ministry responsible for the environment and the ministry responsible for social affairs or the equivalent) and CoG bodies to check compliance with criteria 1-3, below.
Points are awarded for each of the following four criteria, with 3 points awarded if all five cases reviewed meet the criterion, 2 points for four cases and 1 point for three cases (total of 12 points).
Written interministerial consultation respects the minimum duration requirements established by the legal framework
Yes
No
No data available / not assessed
| All five of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (3 points) | |
| Four of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (2 points) | |
| Three of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (1 point) | |
| Less than three of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (0 points) |
CoG bodies are consulted
Yes
No
No data available / not assessed
| All five of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (3 points) | |
| Four of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (2 points) | |
| Three of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (1 point) | |
| Less than three of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (0 points) |
All affected ministries are consulted across the government
Yes
No
No data available / not assessed
| All five of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (3 points) | |
| Four of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (2 points) | |
| Three of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (1 point) | |
| Less than three of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (0 points) |
All opinions gathered are addressed in the final policy proposal submitted to the government or in the accompanying documents (e.g. table of opinions and responses)
Yes
No
No data available / not assessed
| All five of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (3 points) | |
| Four of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (2 points) | |
| Three of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (1 point) | |
| Less than three of the cases reviewed meet the criterion (0 points) |