Lenore Lynch 
International Regulatory Cooperation [PDF ebook] 
Activities and Analyses

Trade has increased as a share of the economy for several years, but U.S. companies can face difficulties competing in foreign markets when countries apply different regulatory requirements to address similar health, safety, or other issues. GAO was asked to examine what U.S. agencies are doing to engage in international regulatory cooperation. This book provides an overview of U.S. regulatory agencies’ international cooperation activities; examines ways that U.S. agencies incorporate outcomes from international regulatory cooperation activities and consider competitiveness during rulemaking; and examines factors identified by U.S. agencies and stakeholders that act as facilitators or barriers to international regulatory cooperation.