Czechia has a well-developed regulatory impact assessment (RIA) process, including mechanisms for quality control through the RIA Board operating at arm’s length from the government. All draft primary laws and subordinate regulations prepared by the executive must be accompanied by a basic overview of impacts; a full RIA is carried out for drafts with significant impacts. The quality of RIA could be improved especially in terms of quantifications of impacts. Analytical capacities the carry out impact assessments are still insufficient despite recent progress.
All legislative drafts submitted to the government are published on a government portal accessible to the general public. It is obligatory to conduct public consultations within the RIA process and summarise their outcomes in RIA reports. However, there are no compulsory rules specifying the length or form of such consultations.
Czechia was an early adopter of administrative burden programmes which remains a government priority, with three “antibureaucratic packages” adopted since 2022. The focus has not yet been widened to other regulatory costs.
The Government Legislative Council is an advisory body to the government overseeing the quality of draft legislation before it is presented to the government. One of its working commissions, the RIA Board, evaluates the quality of RIAs and adherence to the procedures as defined in the mandatory RIA Guidelines, provides assistance to drafting authorities if requested, and issues opinions on whether draft legislation should undergo a full RIA.
All primary laws/ ▲ Yes ■ Required ● Yes, there is a regulation and a policy
Major primary laws/ ● Yes, there is a regulation
Some primary laws/ ■ Not required but allowed ● Yes, there is a policy
Never/ ▲ No ■ Not allowed