📋 Tender Overview
Project No.
SCSC_102_2026T
Project Title
Workshop on Advancing Good Regulatory Practices in the APEC Region
Project Status
Project in Implementation
Fund Account
TILF Special Account
Sub-fund
None
Project Year
2026
Project Session
Session 1
APEC Funding
100,000
Co-funding Amount
100,000
Total Project Value
200,000
Sponsoring Forum
Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC)
Topics
Standards and Conformance; Structural Reform; Transparency
Committee
Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI)
Other Fora Involved
Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved
Proposing Economy(ies)
United States
Co-Sponsoring Economies
Chile; Indonesia; Japan; Mexico; New Zealand; Philippines; Thailand; Viet Nam
Expected Start Date
01/10/2026
Expected Completion Date
31/12/2027
Project Proponent Name 1
Victoria Waite
Job Title 1
Director for WTO and Multilateral Affairs
Organization 1
Office of the US Trade Representative
Telephone 1
+12028816718
Email 1
Victoria.a.waite@ustr.eop.gov
Project Proponent Name 2
Tess Perselay
Job Title 2
Chief of Party, US APEC-RISE
Organization 2
The Cadmus Group
Telephone 2
+17035167714
Email 2
Tess.perselay@c admusgroup.co m
Declaration
Victoria Waite
Project Summary
Good regulatory practices (GRPs) enhance transparency, improve regulatory quality, and minimize trade and investment disruptions. GRPs have long been a priority for APEC, with the SCSC and the Economic Committee driving practical approaches to promote efficient regulatory systems. APEC policymakers continue to look at ways to improve transparency and predictability throughout the regulatory development process. Anchored in APEC’s Blueprint for Advancing Good Regulatory Practices in the APEC Region, this project provides an opportunity for APEC economies to learn from one another and deepen their understanding of specific GRPs and their practical application. Through a one-day workshop, this project will strengthen cooperation, improve regulatory outcomes, and help prevent unnecessary obstacles to trade.
Relevance
Region
GRPs improve regulatory quality, enhance transparency and predictability, and support effective, market-oriented regulatory systems. While APEC has made substantial strides advancing GRPs, policymakers face challenges in an evolving regulatory landscape, including balancing innovation, competition, and trade. Drawing from APEC’s Blueprint for Advancing Good Regulatory Practices in the APEC Region and building on in depth discussions at recent APEC GRP Conferences and capacity building events, as well as the forthcoming GRP Briefing Note, this project provides an opportunity for economies to undertake a deeper dive on relatively underexplored GRPs—early planning (GRP #4) and review of existing regulations (GRP #8)—to understand their practical application through knowledge sharing and discussion. This project will support capacity b
