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| 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? | Yes, throughout government |
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.
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| Are these plans available to general public? | Yes |
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).
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government |
Online public consultations on draft legislation is mandatory for ministries.
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| Where is the draft text or summary published? |
On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; directly distributed to inter...
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On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; directly distributed to interested stakeholders. |
www.strategy.bg
www.mi.government.bg 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. |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government |
The Law on Normative Acts, Art. 26, and Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers and its Administration, Art. 85, Paragraph 1.
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| Is the entire text of the proposed draft published? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available? | Yes |
The Law on Normative Acts, Art.26, paragraph 2.
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| 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; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; through public meetings; through targeted out...
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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. |
www.strategy.bg
www.mi.government.bg; www.parliament.bg/bg/legislation By official letters, e-mail and meetings. |
| Are received comments publicly accessible? | Yes, throughout government |
The achieve is available for public on the unified website (www.strategy.bg) and has not time limitation.
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| Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations? | Yes |
Law on Normative Acts, Art. 26, paragraph 2
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| Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments? | No |
Every Ministry that proposes legislative amendments is responsible for the collection and summarization of comments in accordance with Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers and its Administration Art. 35, paragraph 2, point 7
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations? | Yes, throughout government | |
| How does the government report on the results of the consultation? |
Prepares one consolidated response. Provides customized responses. |
Consolidated report is provided to the Council of Ministers when adopting the law.
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| Where does the government report on the results of the consultation? | On a unified website for all proposed regulations; directly distributed to interested stakeholders. |
www.strategy.bg
It is not obligatory, but in some cases, stakeholders are informed through emails, letters and meetings. |
| Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law? | Yes |
Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers and its Administration pursuant to Art. 35, Paragraph 2, Point 7. Law on Normative Acts.
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations? | Yes, throughout government |
Carrying out impact assessment is mandatory for all the bills and draft secondary legislation by law.
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| Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment? | No | |
| Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines? | Yes | |
| Are impact assessments required by law? | Yes |
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.
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| Are impact assessment made publicly available? | Yes | |
| How is this assessment distributed? | Through a unified website for all proposed regulations. |
www.strategy.bg
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. |
| When is this assessment distributed? | Together with the draft proposed legislation. | |
| Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation? | Yes, throughout government |
According to secondary legislation related to the tools of carrying out regulatory impact assessment (RIA) and to guidelines adopted by the government, several options should be considered and their consequences should be estimated
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| Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies? | Yes | |
| 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. Functions: • make opinions on im... More Impact Assessment unit within the Modernization of Administration Directorate at Council of Ministers Administration. |
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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 On a unified website managed by the private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or ot... More On a unified website managed by the government |
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| Are the secondary regulations that are currently in effect codified and available in a single place? | Yes | |
| Are these websites or registries updated regularly? | Yes | |
| Can these websites or registries be accessed by the public free of charge? | Yes |
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| Can affected parties request reconsideration or appeal adopted regulations to the relevant administrative agency? | Yes |
After enforcement
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| When appealing against adverse regulatory decisions, which options are typically available to affected parties? |
Administrative review by the regulatory body Judicial review All laws are subject to adoption by the Parliament. The next step is President's de... More Administrative review by the regulatory body |
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| Is there any existing requirement that regulations be periodically reviewed to see whether they are still needed or should be revised? | Yes |
The requirement to review periodically the results from the implementation of the legal act after its adoption by the implementing body (or by the institution which it concerns) is stipulated in the Decree № 833 for implementation of the Law on Normative Acts pursuant to Art. 53
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