Research Report
Ⅰ. Background and Purposes
□ As the competition has accelerated in the economic sector due to globalization, market opening and technology advancement since 1990s, Switzerland has consistently adopted deregulation policies to improve the national competitiveness.
○ The federal government has been institutionalizing various tools such as the Regulatory Impact Assessment, the SME Compatability Test, and SME Forum since 1999 to systematically implement the regulation reform and to improve the legislative procedures at the federal level.
○ Because the three of the aforementioned tools were designed based on political debates which had little influence on a decision-making process, this study examines the feasibility of the introduction of the Standard Cost Model adopted by the EU to assess administrative burdens and to devise more organized systems.
□ This study analyzes the cases where the Standard Cost Model has been applied in Switzerland to examine the prospect and feasibility of applying the model in Korea.
Ⅱ. Major Contents
□ The Swiss government drew a tentative conclusion from the pilot project of the Standard Cost Model implemented at the federal level that the Standard Cost Model can be applied successfully in Switzerland and it is expected to produce consistent and visible outcomes.
○ The government planed to verify the feasibility of application of the Standard Cost Model at the canton level, with applying the model to the fire safety legislation in cantons. Additionally, the government conducted mutual comparison and analysis on the enforcement procedures, discovering good practices and devising the optimal methods for operating the fire safety legislation in cantons.
○ This project aimed to estimate the administrative cost for providing information prescribed in the fire safety legislation in Aargua, Luzern, and St.Gallen. For this purpose, this project used the International Standard Cost Model Manual as a methodological basis for estimating the administrative cost.
□ According to the result of assessment, most stake holders evaluated the administrative cost positively, which means they were aware of the importance of fire safety and the need for administration costs to establish effective fire safety measures.
Ⅲ. Conclusions
□ The methods for measuring administrative costs in relation to the Switzerland's fire safety legislation is a good practice for Korea to evaluate the appropriateness of its regulations in the fire safety area.
○ The fire safety legislations of Korea and Switzerland differ in their procedures, such as legislative systems, details, and fire safety facilities. Basically, however, they have the same legislative purpose. Therefore, Korea needs to perform pilot projects to measure the costs in relation to the obligations of providing information prescribed in its fire safety legislation by referring to the Swiss case.
□ In swiss society, fire safety administration is generally viewed as a tool for safety, not as a regulation. Moreover, in implementing procedures related to the fire safety, stake holders have prior consultations to proceed with a series of procedures.
○ In conclusion, it is necessary to examine the feasibility of application of the Standard Cost Model in relation to the fire safety legislation in order to lay the groundwork for improving the public awareness of the fire safety legislation and administering the regulations more reasonably.