Prof. Dr Jan Ziekow testifies as an expert witness before the German Bundestag's Internal Affairs Committee
At the expert hearing of the Home Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag on 16 October 2023, Prof. Dr Jan Ziekow commented on the draft of the 'Fifth Act Amending Administrative Procedure Provisions' ('Fünfte Gesetz zur Änderung verwaltungsverfahrensrechtlicher Vorschriften' - 5. VwVfÄndG).
Numerous provisions of the Amendment Act relate to the increased use of electronic communication in planning and approval procedures with the provision being based on recommendations developed by the NIPAG that resulted from the evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (Planungssicherstellungsgesetz - PlanSiG) carried out on behalf of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI).
Selected publications on the subject
Evaluation des Planungssicherstellungsgesetzes (PlanSiG)
Ziel der Evaluation war es erstens, einen Eindruck darüber zu gewinnen, inwieweit in der Verfahrenspraxis von den Instrumenten des PlanSiG Gebrauch gemacht wurde. Zweitens sollten die durch die Anwendung der Instrumente entstehenden Auswirkungen auf die Verfahrensbeteiligten untersucht werden. Das dritte Ziel war es, zu prüfen, welche Instrumente sich auch nach Außerkrafttreten des Gesetzes zur Weiterführung eignen und welche Modifikationen ggf. vorzunehmen sind.
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Evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG)
With the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG), the legislator provides a legal framework for the rapid and lawful implementation of planning and approval procedures, taking into account the need for infection control measures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Where appropriate, procedural steps such as document inspection or consultation meetings could be conducted in digital formats, allowing those entitled to participate to exercise their rights without the need for physical presence. The main provisions of the PlanSiG expired on 31 December 2022. Against this background, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration Germany to evaluate the PlanSiG.
