A Practical Manual on Regulatory Impact Assessment was recently prepared and published within the framework of UNDP “Support to enhancement of lawmaking, rulemaking and regulatory impact assessment” project in cooperation with Institute for Monitoring of Current Legislation under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The main purpose of this Manual, developed in the framework of the joint project of UNDP “Support to enhancement of lawmaking, rulemaking and regulatory impact assessment“ project, implemented with the Institute for Monitoring of Current Legislation under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is the disclosure of the practicalities of RIA and its benefits, as well as to introduce readers with the specifics and results of the implementation of this system in other countries.

In particular, the Manual reveals the essence of the RIA, gives comprehensive explanation for "Better Regulation” concept, describes the main stages of the Impact Assessment procedures, cost-benefit analysis, including Standard Costs Model, the mechanism of public consultations. Also, a detailed review of the best international practices of RIA, such as UK, USA, Germany, Sweden, Russia and Korea, is included.