Erbil, 28 May 2017

1. KRG Comprehensive Review of Legislation Presentation & scoping issues for discussion Erbil, 28 May 2017 Charles-Henri Montin, Senior Consultant, Paris http://regplus.blogspot.fr/ chmontin@hotmail.com 1 C.H. Montin, Erbil, 28 May 2017

2. Contents • Reminder of origin/basis of project • What is a Comprehensive Review? • What final end-product? • Best regional experience (Egypt) in summary • Context: synergy with other connected projects • Overview of phases • (in detail) The “scoping” phase (now) • Scoping discussions • Objectives • Tools • Criteria C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

3. Basis of the Comprehensive Review • 2012-2016: World Bank support to capacities of the Shura Council (concernedmainly the ‘flow’ of legislation) leading to: • KRG Shura Council LegislativeDraftingManual • KRG PM decision to set up a committeeunderMinister of Justice (2013) • Requestfrom Shura Council January 2017: • ‘accumulation of legislations’ fromvarioussystems’: legacy of contradictions, • ‘amendments not yetoperative’, etc C.H. Montin, Erbil 27 May 2017

4. The best international definition Recommendation of the OECD Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance (2012) N° 5 ‘Conduct systematic programme reviews of the stock of significant regulation against clearly defined policy goals, including consideration of the costs and benefits, to ensure that regulations remain up to date, cost justified, cost effective and consistent, and deliver the intended policy objectives.’ C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

5. The ideal end-product • An easily accessible data base of the whole stock of legislation, which should be: • In an electronic format • Available in a form that is accurate enough to be accepted by the courts • Capable of being searched both for the law as it stands at the time of the search and the law in force at a point in time • Easily cross-referenced with case law • Capable of providing access to relevant forms such as application forms, draft licences, etc. C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

6. Best regional experience (Egypt) • Business-focused review: >50k regulations (including 35% not published before) were classified into 200 economic and service topics • Consultation of stakeholders • Public e-Registry made available to the public (no fee), estimated related savings: LE 24m • Inconsistencies and overlaps eliminated by 31 ministerial decrees. 1,000 regulations repealed • Results: reduction of unnecessary admin burdens thru SCM (LE 9m) C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

7. Synergy with (selected) projects • Legislative Strengthening Program 2011 (USAID) • National and Provincial Administrative Reform Project includes the Iraq Solution for Regulatory and Administrative Reform (ISRAR) with a Regulatory Guillotine™ • “Strengthening the Capacities of the Iraqi Council of Representatives” • Iraq Legal Database C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

8. Overview of project phases • Scoping mission • Inventory: list of relevant instruments identified and listed by ministries. Scan texts if practicable; • Screening of instruments against criteria • Proposals for regulatory reform: keep/amend/repeal • Enactment of reforms C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

9. The ‘Scoping’ mission • Agree objectives, scope, resources and timeframe • Agree typology of instruments and criteria to apply during inventory & screening phases • Identify connected projects • Discuss methodologies, capacities, skills • Set up governance: working group, steering grp • Decide communication policy guidelines C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

10. SCOPING DISCUSSIONS C.H. Montin, Erbil 6 December 2012

11. Define objectives/scope for review • Political • Economic • Legal • Wide: all legislation • Focused, if so, which sectors • Priorities? (to fill in during discussion) C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

12. Select tool(s) to review stock • ‘RegulatoryGuillotineTM’ or equivalent • Scrap and build • Stagedrepeal • Review and sunset clauses • Statute Law Revision • Codification • Recasting • Consolidation (source: World Bank) C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

13. Choose criteria for the review (general) Better regulation policy principles (E.U.) • Necessity • Proportionality • Subsidiarity • Accountability • Transparency • Accessibility • Simplicity C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

14. Choose criteria (checklist) • The simplest set (Viet-Nam): • Is it necessary? • Is it legal? • Is it business-friendly? • More complete sets include (example Australia) • is it still in force (obsolete/not enforced)? • compatible with EC/international standards • cost-benefit compliant • consistent with competitiveness/other objectives • Most complete: Mexico (see OECD report) C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

15. Key success factors(from OECD) • Political support • Central body or horizontal taskforce to coordinate • Engagement of line ministries via control and evaluation process • Consultation & participation of business sector • Measuring and communicating the benefits of reform C.H. Montin, Erbil 28 May 2017

16. Background Reading • World Bank « Regulatory Governance in Developing Countries » • World Bank « Tools and approaches to review existing regulations » • OECD: « Reviews of Business Regulations, international experience and issues for discussion » (not online, but e-copy available) • Erbil 2012 seminar: « Managing the stock of legislation: illustrated techniques » • Egypt: the experience of Better Regulation (ERRADA)