The concept of Index for the Assessment of Regulations' Significance (IARS) in regulatory impact evaluation

In: Ruch prawniczy, ekonomiczny i socjologiczny: organ Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza i Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Poznaniu, Band 81, Heft 2, S. 177-190

Abstract

This article aims to present the concept of the Index for the Assessment of Regulations' Significance as a tool used in parliamentary regulatory impact assessment, with a special focus on expost assessment. The Index is an element of the broadly defined economic analysis of law, which can facilitate a more effective scrutiny of parliamentary lawmaking. The Index also enables theRIA (Regulatory Impact Assessment) to be verified by the act originator at the stage of the ex-ante regulatory impact assessment. Furthermore, the Index can also serve as a tool for conducting an analysis of the overall legislation process employed in parliament over a given period of time, on the basis of the adopted legal and substantive criteria.