International Regulatory Co-operation: Case Studies, Vol. 1
Chemicals, Consumer Products, Tax and Competition
The world is becoming increasingly global. This raises important challenges for regulatory
processes which still largely emanate from domestic jurisdictions. In order to eliminate
unnecessary regulatory divergences and to address the global challenges pertaining
to systemic risks, the environment, and human health and safety, governments increasingly
seek to better articulate regulations across borders and to ensure greater enforcement
of rules. But, surprisingly, the gains that can be achieved through greater co-ordination
of rules and their application across jurisdictions remain largely under-analysed. This
volume complements the stocktaking report on International Regulatory Co-operation:
Rules for a Global World by providing evidence on regulatory co-operation in four
sectors: chemical safety, consumer product safety, model tax convention, and competition
law enforcement. The four case studies follow the same outline to allow for comparison.
Published on April 30, 2013