Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) is a system of approaches applied worldwide, which is designed to implement Better and Smart Regulation programs at both the European and national levels, as well as to support reforms aimed at promoting good governance. Its purpose is to enable public consultation in the regulatory cycle and to simplify legislation. To this end, public authorities strive for the implementation of several key principles related to the regulatory process, such as transparency, participation, proportionality, accountability, etc. This article examines the above principles over various stages of the regulatory process, analyzing regulatory stakeholders, the relations between them, and the introduction of RIA in administrative procedures. In addition to certain general principles, selected legal sources are considered, particularly with regard to Slovenia, which is used as a case study of compliance with international guidelines by an EU and OECD member. In 2009, the Slovene Parliament adopted the Resolution on Legislative Regulation, followed by adoption of the Government’s Rules of Procedure in pursuing RIA in 2010. In order to identify a possible gap between declaratory principles and reality, a study on RIA in the Government’s practice was conducted in 2011 and 2016. The results reveal that there is indeed a gap between the goals and principles as set out in the RIA meta-regulation and theory and what occurs in reality, which is, furthermore, a condition that does not seem to be improving over time. This article explains the reasons behind such deficiencies and suggests the actions to be taken to bridge the gap and to develop effective public governance in the future. In particular, the deregulation of RIA and a further systematic awareness of the role and benefits of ex-ante and ex-post assessment at the political level – and involving all sections of public administration – will need to be strongly enforced in this respect, both in Slovenia and in other countries that face similar circumstances.

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斯洛文尼亚监管影响评估程序的理论原理与实践之间

监管影响评估 (RIA) 是一个在全球范围内应用的方法系统，旨在在欧洲和国家层面实施更好和智能的监管计划，并支持旨在促进良好治理的改革。其目的是在监管周期中进行公众咨询并简化立法。为此，公共当局努力实施与监管过程相关的几项关键原则，例如透明度、参与、相称性、问责制等。 本文在监管过程的各个阶段检查上述原则，分析监管利益相关者，它们之间的关系，以及在行政程序中引入 RIA。除了某些一般原则外，还考虑了选定的法律来源，特别是关于斯洛文尼亚，它被欧盟和经合组织成员用作遵守国际准则的案例研究。2009 年，斯洛文尼亚议会通过了关于立法监管的决议，随后在 2010 年通过了政府在推行 RIA 的议事规则。为了确定宣言性原则与现实之间可能存在的差距，一项关于政府实践中 RIA 的研究是2011 年和 2016 年进行。 结果表明，RIA 元监管和理论中设定的目标和原则与现实中发生的事情之间确实存在差距，而且这种情况似乎并不随着时间的推移而改善。本文解释了这些缺陷背后的原因，并建议采取行动弥合差距并在未来发展有效的公共治理。尤其是，需要在这方面大力实施对 RIA 的放松管制，并进一步系统地了解政治层面的事前和事后评估的作用和好处——包括公共行政的所有部门——在斯洛文尼亚和其他面临类似情况的国家。