Barely six weeks after the cabinet’s decision, Bavaria’s Regulatory Control Council officially started its work. Europe, the federal government, but also Bavaria are “over-regulated”, which could lead to paralysis, said Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) on Friday in Munich. For this reason, he expects a lot from the Regulatory Control Council. This has the clear goal of reducing laws and selectively checking old and new regulations for their practicability.
“It’s almost like a bureaucracy TÜV,” says Söder. He pointed out that during the corona pandemic, for example, it was noticed again and again that too many regulations were patronizing people. “The Liberalitas Bavariae (Bavarian tolerance) must find itself stronger again.”
Söder emphasized that he had already tried to de-bureaucratize the legal situation when he was Finance Minister. In the meantime, there is also a “quite well-functioning” paragraph brake. This stipulates that new regulations or laws can only be enacted if old regulations are repealed. However, he would like the citizens to be more comprehensible and a veritable unleashing and debureaucratization. It’s about defining a new promise of freedom.
The new body, which is headed by the CSU member of the state parliament, Walter Nussel, should act independently and not wait for work orders from the state government. The Bavarian Regulatory Control Council consists of at least four and a maximum of six members. Nussel is also the state government’s commissioner for reducing bureaucracy. He emphasized that he also wanted to work closely with the Federal Regulatory Control Council. It is also about examining the suitability of standards apart from the law, such as industrial standards.