유럽의회조사처의 사전적 입법영향평가 방법론에 관한 소고

The European Parliamentary Research Service(“EPRS”) is a relatively recent organization of legislative impact assessments. However, their approach has important implications for legislative evaluation research. Legislative Impact Assessment refers to predicting, analyzing, and evaluating the impact of legislation either ex-ante or ex-post. The legislative impact assessment may be carried out at the stage of legislation or review of legislation. In the case of the ex-ante legislative evaluation, there were many voices of criticism even in the National Assembly due to the infringement of legislative powers of members. Nevertheless, proper impact assessment can be an important tool in the process of making better laws. In this regard, opinions on the need for ex-ante impact assessments and their methodologies are likely to expand. The purpose of this study is to provide a comparative model for the future direction for establishing the qualitative improvement of the ex-ante impact assessment system by researching the investigation, analysis and operational status of the EPRS methodology. The impact assessment of the European Parliamentary Research Service is a rather comprehensive concept, where impact assessment will justify future legislative or non-legislative actions of the EU and how to design them in the best possible way to achieve the desired policy objectives. Impact assessments should identify and describe the issues to be addressed, set goals, configure policy options, assess the impact of these options, and explain how to monitor the expected outcomes. Setting up monitoring is an important trend in recent legislative impact assessments, and it is important to have a tight approach from the legislative preparation stage. It can be used as a good comparative model of ex-ante impact assessment. The EU's impact assessments focus not only on economic analysis but also on social and environmental perspectives, and economic evaluation often yields quantified results. However, as all evaluations may have potential limitations, it is important to check them on the basis of clear data such as securing transparency and participation of multiple stakeholders. The EPRS's impact assessment system, which raises the qualitative level of the impact assessment with this awareness, can be used as a reference model. In order to maintain the accuracy of the impact assessment, it must begin with a thorough assessment of the existing system. It is also important to listen to the various voices of stakeholders and perform in-depth analysis of minority cases. The purpose of this study is to provide a comparative model for the future direction for establishing the qualitative improvement of the ex-ante impact assessment system by researching the investigation, analysis and operational status of the EPRS methodology.