EALL, 27 October 2010
OECD MENA, Special Session Working Group IV, Paris, 27 October 2010

To improve economic and social welfare it is vital to have strategic regulatory planning methods. This MENA Special Session, witnessed by EALL's Chris Moll, provided a day in which to address fundamental questions of why, what and how to regulate and how to measure the effectiveness of the regulation. Each element of this life-cycle was explained through a practical presentation, illustrated by real examples from MENA and OECD countries.

Moreover an examination of how to overcome strategic and technical implementation barriers as part of the strategic regulatory planning exercise was discussed along with how to avoid poorly prepared regulations that often remain unchallenged.
In a separate session, delegates also discussed the contribution of the Working Group to the Rule of Law agenda and work on gender-sensitive regulatory quality frameworks.

EALL renders its expertise and peer support to capacity building initiatives in the MENA region, aiming at an enhanced quality of legislation. Within this framework, support activities have been deployed with the Regional Centre for Regulatory Quality (RCERQ) in Tunis. More projects in the region are anticipated for 2011.