Tackling the complex, interconnected and rapidly changing policy challenges requires international regulatory cooperation (IRC). Experience shows that we cannot manage transboundary challenges and promote global public goods through individual action. This is compounded by new technologies, including digitalization, that pay no regard to national or jurisdictional boundaries and drastically increase the intensity of cross-border flows and transactions. In 2012, OECD countries adopted the Recommendation of the Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance that includes IRC as a key element of regulatory quality.
IRC plays a strong role to “harness” and create common rules of globalisation. Surprisingly, however, this potential remains largely untapped. The OECD Regulatory Policy Committee has built a wealth of knowledge to shed light on the types of challenges requiring IRC and the variety of co-operation approaches.
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October 2020 September 2020 Review of International Regulatory Co-operation of the United Kingdom February 2020 IRC: The Case of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures January 2020 June 2019 |
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The variety of IRC approaches |
IRC in policy areas, includingTrade
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IRC & international organisationsThe role of IOs in support of IRC
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IRC in countries, as monitored in:
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Contact: Marianna.Karttunen@oecd.org
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