On 20 July 2018 the following was published on the Public Consultation Portal: the Annual Report on Impact Assessment for 2017, prepared pursuant to Art. 77b, para. 1, item 13 of the Rules of Organisation of the Council of Ministers and its Administration.
It reflects the state and development of the processes related to impact assessment in the executive and the holding of public consultations under the Law on Normative Acts, as well as the prospects and priorities for the following periods. According to the report’s findings, the introduction of impact assessment in the work of the administration made progress during the year. The necessary legal basis is in place. The competence and rule-making culture of experts at all levels of the administration is increasing, insofar as part of their direct duties is to take part in impact assessments. An improvement has also been reported in the awareness of citizens and business of their opportunities for real participation in taking decisions of public importance.