Consult the detailed scoring methodology.
| Question | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 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, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only | |
| Where is the draft text or summary 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? | No | |
| Is the entire text of the proposed draft published? | Yes, in some ministries/regulatory agencies only | |
| Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available? | No |
| Question | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations? | No | |
| Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment? | No | |
| Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines? | No | |
| Are impact assessments required by law? | No | |
| 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? | No | |
| 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 |
| Question | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 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 private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or other publication |
http://lebaneselaws.com/Default.aspx
The Official Gazette The Official Gazette can be subscribed to for print or digital access. (http://www.pcm.gov.lb) |
| 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? | No |