Accessibility and availability of laws
Regulations prescribe the procedures, including deadlines, for official publication of legislation
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
Regulations establish requirements for official publication of all types of primary and secondary legislation
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
Regulations require preparation and publication of consolidated versions of legal texts
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
All primary legislation is available to the public online and free of charge
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
All secondary legislation is available to the public online and free of charge
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
All primary legislation is available in consolidated format
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
All primary legislation is available in consolidated format and free of charge
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
All secondary legislation is available in consolidated format
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
All secondary legislation is available in consolidated format and free of charge
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published.
The database(s) of laws allows searching, categorising and accessing laws and regulations by date, type and sector
Review of the national legislation and regulations establishing rules and procedures for publication of legal and normative acts. Checks are carried out on the official website(s) where the official versions of laws and regulations are published. The functionality of the official website providing information on laws and regulations are checked to see if search and accessibility is possible based on the category, type, sector and date of enactment and actual planned implementation and enforcement of approved laws and regulations.
Perceived availability of laws and regulations affecting businesses (%)
Analysis of survey responses from a sample of buinesses to the following question or statement: “Information on laws and regulations affecting your firm is easy to obtain.” Answer options are: Strongly disagree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Somewhat agree, Strongly agree, Do not know, Prefer not to answer. Points are allocated based on the percentage of respondent who replied “Somewhat agree” and “Strongly agree” to the survey question (x): • x < 10% = 0 points. • 10% ≤ x < 90% = linear function. • x ≥ 90% = 4 points.