Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame?
No
Are these plans available to general public?
No
Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment?
Yes, throughout government
Where is the draft text or summary published?
On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; printed in a federal journal or similar publication.
Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment?
Yes, throughout government
Rules for Consultations in the Drafting of Legal Regulations (adopted in 2017). Uniform rules in legislative drafting in B&H institutions (amendments adopted in 2017).
Is the entire text of the proposed draft published?
Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public?
Yes, throughout government
How are the comments received?
On a unified website for all proposed regulations; through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations o...
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On a unified website for all proposed regulations; through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups.
Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law?
Yes
Rules for Consultations in the Drafting of Legal Regulations, Art. 21 (Official Gazette of B&H No. 5/17)
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Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations?
Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only
Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment?
Yes
Unified Rules for Developing Legal Acts in the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“Jedinstvena pravila za izradu pravnih propisa u institucijama Bosne i Hercegovine,” Official Gazette of BiH, no. 50/17, http://www.mpr.gov.ba/biblioteka/).
Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines?
Unified Rules for Developing Legal Acts in the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“Jedinstvena pravila za izradu pravnih propisa u institucijama Bosne i Hercegovine,” Official Gazette of BiH, no. 50/17, http://www.mpr.gov.ba/biblioteka/).
Are impact assessment made publicly available?
No
How is this assessment distributed?
n/a
When is this assessment distributed?
n/a
Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation?
Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only
Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies?
No
Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions.
n/a
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Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place?
Yes
How are the laws that are in force accessed?
On a unified website managed by the government Printed in an official gazette / journal or other publication
