The diagram below shows the Norwegian Better Regulation Council’s activities in connection with reviewing report quality and issuing statements.
The Process
RECEIPT
Ministries and regulators must submit all proposals for new or amended regulations that affect business to the Norwegian Better Regulation Council.
REVIEW
The Norwegian Better Regulation Council reviews the quality of all proposals that affect business and prioritises consultation cases for which it will issue a statement.
DRAFT PREPARATION
The Norwegian Better Regulation Council evaluates the proposal and regulatory impact analysis and prepares a draft statement.
ADOPTION AND DISCLOSURE
The Norwegian Better Regulation Council adopts and publishes the statement.
SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION
The Norwegian Better Regulation Council submits the statement to the responsible authority, and publishes the statement at www.regelradet.no. The responsible authority must make the Norwegian Better Regulation Council’s statement publicly available without undue delay.
GUIDANCE MEETING
If the Council deems the basis for decision making to be inadequate, the Norwegian Better Regulation Council initiates a guidance meeting with the responsible authority.