Concept for the development of a legislative impact assessment tool to measure miscellaneous costs in enterprises

The quantitative impact assessment of federal legislation is primarily concerned with the documentation of compliance costs, which must be explicitly stated in the draft regulations proposed by the Federal Government for the Cabinet Draft. In accordance with Article 2 of the Act on the establishment of a national regulatory watchdog (Gesetz zur Einsetzung eines Nationalen Normenkontrollrates - NKRG), it represents 'the total measurable time and costs incurred by the public, the economy and the public administration as a result of complying with a federal legal provision'. The precise specifications of the compliance burden are delineated in the 'Guidance for determining and presenting the compliance burden in the Federal Government's regulatory projects'. However, some costs are not included, which can represent a significant economic burden for the enterprises concerned. Therefore, the non-profit 'Foundation for Family Businesses' commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration German to identify costs that are not or insufficiently considered in the current practice of estimating compliance costs.

(Publication is German.)