Status: 09/25/2022 09:53 a.m
Too little time, careless mistakes, too much bureaucracy: the Regulatory Control Council, which has been evaluating legislation in Germany for years, is now calling for a reform. For example, he wants to involve municipalities more.
The National Regulatory Control Council has called for a reform of the legislative process in Germany. The federal government and the Bundestag passed laws and regulations too hastily and therefore too incorrectly, said the chairman of the advisory body of the federal government responsible for the legal review, Lutz Goebel, the editorial network Germany.
High time pressure “not useful”
“Legislation in Germany must be organized differently,” said Goebel. “It doesn’t make sense to always write laws under very high time pressure and rush them through the legislative process.” Technical errors or undesirable effects such as too much bureaucracy often show up afterwards.
“If there were more time for the legislative process and more experts were heard – especially those who have to implement the laws in the municipalities – then many corrections could be avoided afterwards,” says Goebel. Ultimately, such an approach could save time, manpower and frustration among those affected by inadequate legislation, he added.
Legislature under scrutiny
The National Regulatory Control Council was founded in 2006 and is an independent advisory body to the federal government. It examines the bureaucracy costs and, since 2011, the entire follow-up costs of all draft laws and regulations of the federal government. The aim is for ministries and parliament to be able to realistically assess what effort, what bureaucracy and what costs will result from their decisions.
Goebel has been in office as chairman of the board since the beginning of the year. Most recently, he was President of the association “The Family Entrepreneurs” and is the managing partner of an engine company.