HANDBOOK ON REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT PUBLISHED

The Public Policy Secretariat published the Handbook on Regulatory Impact Assessment (hereinafter: the Handbook) on 2 November 2026. The Handbook was prepared in accordance with the Law on the Planning System of the Republic of Serbia (“Official Gazette of the RoS” No. 30/2018) and the Decree on Regulatory Impact Assessment (“Official Gazette of the RoS” Nos. 20/25, 27/26 and 30/26; hereinafter: the Decree). 20/25, 27/26 и 30/26, hereinafter: the Decree).

The Handbook provides guidelines, practical instructions and analytical tools intended to help public administration improve the quality of regulatory impact assessments during the drafting and implementation of regulations (ex-ante and ex-post regulatory impact assessments). For the first time, the Handbook provides a more detailed elaboration of the area of ex-post regulatory impact assessment, reflecting the increased emphasis placed on this area by the Decree. In addition to improving the quality of regulations, the new Handbook is expected to contribute to increasing their effectiveness and efficiency, as well as ensuring greater consideration of the actual needs of citizens and businesses.

The Handbook was developed with the support of the project “Support to Public Administration Reform under the PAR Sector Reform Contract (EU4PAR).”

Within the scope of its mandate, the Public Policy Secretariat will continue to improve the Handbook based on the results of its implementation, as well as on developments and examples of international good practice. This will help ensure that citizens and businesses in the Republic of Serbia benefit from regulations that meet quality standards comparable to those in EU Member States.

The Handbook is available at the following link.