Title: Integrating market openness into the regulatory process : Good governance in the area of technical regulations
1Integrating market openness into the regulatory
process Good governance in the area of
technical regulations
- Evdokia Moise
- OECD Trade Directorate
2 Good regulatory practices enhance market openness
- Market openness reinforces domestic economic
performance
3Six principles of efficient regulation
Transparency
Competition Principles
Non- discrimination
Market openness
Avoidance of unnecessary trade restrictiveness
Streamlining conformity assessment procedures
Use of internationally harmonised measures
4Use of internationally harmonised measures
- Reference to international standards as a basis
for national standards and domestic regulations - Acceptance of foreign measures as functionally
equivalent
5Streamlining conformity assessment procedures
- Avoid duplicative procedures through flexible
application of - mutual recognition
- unilateral recognition
- suppliers declaration of conformity
- Strengthen market confidence in conformity
assessment through the use of accreditation
mechanisms
6Transparency
- Predictability and accountability in making and
implementing rules - Clearly-defined rule-making procedures
- Consistent implementation
- Public availability of information
- information about existing and forthcoming
standards and technical regulations - enquiry points
- Public consultations
- codified procedures and accountability
- well timed opportunities for comments
7Non-discrimination
- Effective balancing of interest across industry,
consumers, regulators and other interested groups - Avoidance of discriminatory effects in regulation
(de facto discrimination)
8Avoidance of unnecessary trade restrictiveness
- Awareness of trade and investment implications of
regulations - Analysis of anticipated effects
- Use of performance rather than design criteria
- Consideration of regulatory alternatives
9Competition principles
- Avoid the emergence of anti-competitive practices
- no technical regulations mirroring specific
producers
10And for more on the subject
- Integrating market openness
into the regulatory process Emerging
patterns in OECD countries - OECD document TD/TC/WP(2002)25/FINAL in
http//www.oecd.org/trade
11you may also contact me at
- evdokia.moise_at_oecd.org
- Thank you