Consult the detailed scoring methodology.
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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 the Act on the Right of Access to Information (Official Gazette 25/13 and 85/15), government bodies are obligated to publish forward regulations. (http://www.pristupinfo.hr/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ZPPI-procisceni-tekst-eng.pdf)
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| Are these plans available to general public? | Yes |
The Annual Legislative Plan is published on the government’s website (https://zakonodavstvo.gov.hr) and distributed government wide through emails.
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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 |
According to the Act on the Right of Access to Information (Official Gazette 25/13 and 85/15), state bodies are obligated to publish proposed regulations. (http://www.pristupinfo.hr/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ZPPI-procisceni-tekst-eng.pdf)
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| Where is the draft text or summary published? | On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; directly distributed to interested stakeholders. | |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government |
According to the Act on the Right of Access to Information (Official Gazette 25/13 and 85/15), state bodies such as ministries, state administration bodies, agencies, local authorities are obligated to publish proposed laws and regulations (http://www.pristupinfo.hr/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ZPPI-procisceni-tekst-eng.pdf).
The Law on Right to Access to Information (Official Gazette 25/13, 85/15). |
| 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? | No |
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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; 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; through social media; through mail/courier. |
https://esavjetovanja.gov.hr/ECon/Dashboard
The stakeholders who are likely be affected by the proposed legislation are invited to take part in the consultation process. |
| Are received comments publicly accessible? | Yes, throughout government |
All received comments are accessible on the e-consultations website. (https://esavjetovanja.gov.hr/ECon/Dashboard)
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| Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations? | Yes |
The Law on Right to Access to Information (Official Gazette 25/13, 85/15).
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| Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments? | No | |
| 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? | Other |
The public consultation process is confirmed at the government level. According to the Act on the Right of Access to Information (in compliance with the Rules of Amendments to the Rules of the Croatian Government (OG 121/2012)), the public authorities are obliged to inform the interested public about accepted and unaccepted comments and suggestions through their official web page. Central and State administrative bodies are obligated to attach the results of the consultation process with the proposed regulations when submitting it to the government (Official Gazette 140/2009).
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| Where does the government report on the results of the consultation? | On a unified website for all proposed regulations. | |
| Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law? | Yes |
Official Gazette 140/09; the Act on the Right of Access to Information; the Code of Practice on Consultation with the Interested Public in Procedures of Adopting Laws, Other Regulations and Acts.
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations? | Yes, throughout government |
There are two stages of RIA process:
1) Preliminary regulatory triage assessment of primary legislation with focus on such legislations that bear significant impacts, 2) Impact assessment of primary legislation that bear significant impacts with focus on effect on the economy, social affairs, labor market, environment, human rights, and market competition. |
| Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment? | Yes |
The Croatian RIA system is defined by the Act on Regulatory impact assessment (RIA Act), Regulation on implementation of RIA process (RIA Regulation) and Strategy on RIA for 2013 – 2015 (RIA Strategy) with Action plan on RIA for 2013 – 2015 (RIA Action Plan).
The RIA system only applies to national primary legislation and is conducted for the laws proposed in the Annual Plan, that is then submitted to the Government for approval for the following year. RIA is triggered when the Initial Assessment finds that the potential impacts are significant. This involves the preparation of a RIA using the RIA Statement where line ministries analyze positive and negative impacts on the area of economy, including financial impacts; social welfare; environmental protection; with on-going consultation with interested stakeholders and public. |
| Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines? | Yes |
The guidelines can be accessed on the Government Legislation Office website. (https://zakonodavstvo.gov.hr/procjena-ucinaka-propisa/215)
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| Are impact assessments required by law? | Yes |
Act on Regulatory impact assessment (RIA Act), Regulation on implementation of RIA process (RIA Regulation) and Strategy on RIA for 2013 – 2015 (RIA Strategy) with Action plan on RIA for 213 – 2015 (RIA Action Plan).
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| Are impact assessment made publicly available? | Yes | |
| How is this assessment distributed? | Through a unified website for all proposed regulations. | |
| When is this assessment distributed? | After the consultation period for the proposed legislation. | |
| Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation? | Yes, throughout government | |
| 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. |
The Legislative Office is established by the Law of the Government of the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette No. 150/11, 119/14, 93/16). Its prima... More The Legislative Office is established by the Law of the Government of the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette No. 150/11, 119/14, 93/16). |
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct ex-post reviews? | No | |
| Are there any criteria for which regulations are subject to ex-post reviews? | No | |
| What specific approaches are used by your government? | n/a | |
| Are ex-post reviews required by law? | No |