Application of international regulatory co-operation

Use of international experiences during preparation of policies and laws

Review of the sample of the five most significant regulatory policies /draft laws and the relevant regulatory impact assessment reports approved by the government during the last full calendar year (the samples collected for indicators 4 and 5). All regulatory impact assessments analysed need to contain information and/or data and/or references to external analysis and reports confirming existing (or planned) international instruments, agreements, practices, and/or regional and other country experiences in addressing similar policy problems were fully considered when developing the new draft law. Points are allocated if at least 3 out of 5 samples RIA/law packages provide at least one reference to international/EU or other country experiences and/or impacts of this policy on regional and/or international regulatory co-operation.

The government has engaged in international regulatory co-operation during the latest calendar year

Administrations are asked to provide examples of the government’s involvement in international or regional initiatives that contribute to the International Regulatory Cooperation (IRC). Administrations are asked to provide concrete examples confirming the government engaged in IRC initiatives through bilateral and/or regional agreements and/or adopted decisions and policies during the latest calendar year which aimed to: • harmonise regulations or standards with that of another country (outside of the EU accession process); • reduce unnecessary regulatory differences; • eliminate duplicative requirements and processes or apply mutual recognition mechanisms; • establish a joint institution; • establish co-operation in enforcement. Examples related to avoiding double-taxation between countries and/or within international treaties is not covered. In addition to the specific examples of IRC provided by the administrations, SIGMA will analyse the list of all draft laws ratifying international agreements which were approved by the Parliament during the last full calendar year. Any bilateral or regional agreements which suggest some form of IRC in a specific regulatory area will also be counted as successful examples. Points are allocated based on the number of examples of international regulatory co-operation (x): • x < 4 = 0 points. • 4 ≤ x < 10 = linear function. • x ≥ 10 = 6 points.