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Initial Provisions for
CHAPTER [ ]
[EU: REGULATORY COOPERATION] [US: REGULATORY COHERENCE,
TRANSPARENCY, AND OTHER GOOD REGULATORY PRACTICES]

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[EU: Section I: Objectives, Definitions and Scope]
[Article X.1:] [EU: General Objectives and Principles
1. The general objectives of this Chapter are:
(a) To reinforce regulatory cooperation thereby facilitating trade and investment in a way that
supports the Parties' efforts to stimulate growth and jobs, while pursuing a high level of protection
of, inter alia, the environment, consumers, working conditions, human, animal and plant life; health
and safety, personal data, cybersecurity, cultural diversity, or preserving financial stability;
(b) To reduce unnecessarily burdensome, duplicative or divergent regulatory requirements affecting
trade or investment, particularly given their impact on small and medium-sized enterprises, by
promoting the compatibility of envisaged and existing EU and US regulatory acts;
(c) To promote an effective, pro-competitive regulatory environment which is transparent and
predictable for citizens and economic operators;
(d) To further the development, adoption and strengthening of international instruments, and their
timely implementation and application, as a means to work together more effectively with each
other and with third countries to strive toward consistent regulatory outcomes.
2. The provisions of this Chapter do not restrict the right of each Party to maintain, adopt and apply
measures to achieve legitimate public policy objectives, such as those mentioned in paragraph 1, at
the level of protection that it considers appropriate, in accordance with its regulatory framework and
principles.
3. The Parties reaffirm their shared commitment to good regulatory principles and practices, as laid
down in the OECD Recommendation of 22 March 2012 on Regulatory Policy and Governance.]
[Article X.2:] Definitions
[EU: For the purposes of this Chapter the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “regulatory acts at central level“ means:
for the EU:
i. Regulations and Directives within the meaning of Article 288 of the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union, including:
ii. Regulations and Directives adopted under a legislative procedure in accordance
with that Treaty;
iii. Delegated and Implementing acts adopted pursuant to Articles 290 and 291 of
that Treaty.
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for the US:
i. Federal Statutes;
ii.

(A) Rules as defined in 5 USC § 551 (4);
(B) Orders, as defined in 5 USC § 551 (6); and
(C) Guidance documents. As defined in Executive Order 12,866 §3(g) issued
by any federal agency, government corporation, government controlled
corporation or establishment in the executive branch of government covered
by 5 USC § 522 (f) (1) of the Administrative Procedures Act, as amended;

iii. Executive Orders and {other executive documents that lay down general rules or
mandate conduct by government bodies}.
(b) “regulators and competent authorities at central level“ means:
i. for the EU, the European Commission;
ii. for the US, US Federal agencies {defined by the Administrative Procedures Act
(APA); 5 U.S.C. § 552 (f)}.
(c) {Placeholder: “regulatory acts, regulators and competent authorities at non-central
level: means: “to be defined”}
(d) “international instruments” means document adopted by international bodies or fora in
which both Parties' regulators and competent authorities at central level participate,
including as observers, and which provide requirements or related procedures,
recommendations or guidelines on the supply or use of a service, such as for example
authorization, licensing, qualification or on characteristics or related production methods,
presentation or use of a product.]
[US: For Purpose of this Chapter: “ final administration decision and regulation” have the
meaning assigned to those terms as set out in Annex X-A].
[Article X.3:] Scope
[EU: 1. The provisions of Section II apply to regulatory acts at central level which:
{a} determine requirements or related procedures for a supply, or use of a service in the
territory of a Party, such as for example authorization, licensing; or qualification; or
qualification; or
{b} determine requirements or related procedures applying to goods marketed in the
territory of a Party concerning their characteristics or related production methods, their
presentation or their use; and
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2. The provisions of Section III apply to regulatory acts at central level that fulfill the criteria in
paragraph 1 and that have or are likely to have a significant impact on trade or investment between
the Parties.
3. Regulatory acts at central level concerning the matters covered by {specific or sectoral provisions
concerning goods and services, to be identified} fall in any event within the scope of this Chapter.]
[US: This Chapter applies with respect to regulations (as defined in Annex X-A) and regulatory
authorities of each Party (as specified in Annex X-B).]
[Article X.4:] [EU: Relationship with Sectoral Provisions
1. In case of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Chapter and the provisions laid down
in {specific or sectoral provisions concerning goods and services, to be identified}, the latter shall
prevail.
2. Regulatory cooperation in financial services shall follow specific provisions set out in {to be
identified – FS chapter/section....}.]
[EU: Section II: Good Regulatory Practices]
[Article X.5:] [US: Internal Coordination of Regulatory Development
Each Party shall maintain processes or mechanisms to facilitate internal coordination, consultation,
and review of regulations being developed by its regulatory authorities to pursue the following
objectives:
(a) identifying and avoiding potential unnecessary duplication and potentially inconsistent
requirements among the Party's regulatory authorities;
(b) complying with the international trade and investment obligations;
(c) considering the special concerns of small entities;
(d) sharing relevant available scientific and technical information among regulatory
authorities; and
(e) fostering good regulatory practices, including with respect to the provisions of this
Chapter.]
[EU: Subsection II.1. Transparency]
[Article X.6:] [EU: Early information on Planned Acts
1. Each Party shall make publicly available at least once a year a list of planned regulatory acts at
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central level, providing information on their respective scope and objectives.
2. For planned regulatory acts at central level undergoing impact assessment, each Party shall make
publicly available, as early as possible, information on planning and timing leading to their
adoption, including on planned stakeholder consultations and potential for significant impacts on
trade or investment.]
[Article X.7:] [EU: Stakeholder Consultations
1. When preparing regulatory acts at central level that are undergoing impact assessment, the
regulating Party shall offer a reasonable opportunity for any interested natural or legal person, on a
non-discriminatory basis, to provide input through a public consultation process, and shall take into
account the contributions received in the finalization of their regulatory acts. The regulating Party
should make use of electronic means of communication and seek to use dedicated single access web
portals, where possible.
2. {Placeholder – a provision on the publication and entry into force of adopted regulatory acts
may be envisaged in this Chapter, taking into account whether a horizontal provision is included
elsewhere in the TTIP text}]
[Article X.8:] [US: Transparent Development of Regulations
1. During the period described in paragraph 2, when a regulatory authority of a Party is developing
a regulation, it shall, under normal circumstances, make publicly available:
(a) the text of the regulation it is developing;
(b) an explanation of the regulation, including its objectives, how the regulation achieves
those objectives, the rationale for the material features of the regulation, and any major
alternatives being considered;
(c) data, other information, and scientific and technical analyses it relied upon in support of
regulation, including any regulatory impact assessment, risk assessment or technical dossier,
and explanation for how such data, other information and analyses support the regulation;
and
(d) the name and contact information of an individual official who may be contacted to
address questions regarding the regulation.
2. Each Party shall make publicly available the information described in paragraph 1:
(a) after the regulatory authority of the Party has developed a text for the regulation that
contains sufficient detail so as to allow persons to evaluate how the regulation, if adopted,
would affect their interests; and
(b) before the regulatory authority of the Party that is developing the regulation issues or
submits any final administrative decision with respect to the regulation so that this authority
may take into account comments it receives and, as appropriate, revise the regulation.
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3. Where regulatory authority of a Party is developing a regulation and makes publicly available the
information described in paragraph 1, the Party shall ensure that any person regardless of domicile
has an opportunity, on no less favorable terms than any person of the Party, to submit comments on
the regulation, including by providing written comments and other input with respect to the
information described in paragraph 1, to the regulatory authority.
4. Each Party should normally provide a time period to submit comments and other input on the
information described in Paragraph 1 that is:
(a) not less than 60 days from the date the information described in paragraph 1 is made
publicly available; or
(b) such longer period as is appropriate due to the nature and complexity of the regulation, to
provide interested persons adequate opportunity to understand how the regulation may affect
their interests.
Each Party shall consider reasonable requests to extend the comment period.
5. Each Party shall promptly make publicly available any comments it receives on the regulation,
except to the extent necessary to protect confidential information or withhold personal identifying
information or inappropriate content, in which case the Party shall ensure it makes publicly
available a version that redacts such information, or a summary of the comment.
6. Where a regulatory authority of a Party issues or submits any final administrative decision with
respect to a regulation, it shall promptly make publicly available:
(a) the text of the regulation;
(b) the regulatory authority's views on substantive issues raised in the comments; and
(c) an explanation of the nature and the reason for any significant revisions to the regulation
since the Party made it available for public comment.
7. Each Party shall publish at least annually a plan that identifies the major regulations that it
reasonably expects to make publicly available for comment, or on which it expects to issue or
submit a final administrative decision, within a period of at least twelve months commencing on the
date it makes the plan publicly available.
8. Each Party shall maintain a single, freely accessible Internet website 1 that, to an extent
practicable, contains anything that it is required to make publicly available under this Chapter. Each
Party shall also provide for the electronic submission of comments and other input on this website
in accordance with paragraph 5. If it is impracticable to post on the Internet all comments that a
Party is required to make publicly available under paragraph 5, the Party shall ensure that its
regulatory authorities maintain freely accessible public dockets where comments that have not been
1[US: A Party may comply with the obligation regarding a single Internet website by making publicly available information on, and providing for the
submission of comments via, more than one website, provided the information can be accessed, and submissions can be made, from a single web
domain (e.g., from one website via links to another website).]

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posted can be viewed.]
[Article X.9:] [US: Trade Effects
When developing a regulation, a regulatory authority of a Party shall evaluate any information
provided in comments by the other Party or a person of the other Party regarding the potential trade
effects of the regulation that it receives during the comment period and, in accordance with
paragraph 6 of Article X.8, provide its views on substantive issues raised.]
[Article X.10:] [US: Access to Government Documents
1. Each Party shall make publicly available the following:
(a) a description of each of its regulatory authorities' functions and organization, including
the appropriate offices through which the public can obtain information, make submissions
or requests, or obtain decisions; and
(b) any rules of procedure or forms utilized or promulgated by any of its regulatory
authorities, as well as any associated fees.
2. Each Party shall adopt or maintain laws or procedures that allow for persons to request access to
documents from a regulatory authority of a Party. Such laws or procedures shall provide no less
favorable treatment to persons of the other Party than it provides to persons of the Party.]
[Article X.11:] [US: Description of Regulatory Processes
Each Party shall make publicly available a detailed description of the processes and mechanisms
employed by its regulatory authorities to develop regulations. The description shall identify:
(a) the applicable guidelines or rules for providing the public with opportunities to participate in the
development of regulations;
(b) the procedures for ensuring that regulatory authorities have considered public input;
(c) the judicial or administrative procedures available to challenge regulations or the procedures by
which they were developed; and
(d) the processes or mechanisms referred to in Article X.5.]
[Article X.12:] [US: Regulatory Compilation
1.Each Party shall ensure that its regulations that are in effect are published in a designated
compilation. The compilation shall be organized logically to promote easy access to relevant
regulations. To that end, the compilation should clearly identify regulations by the topic they
address.
2. Each Party shall make its respective compilation publicly available on a single, freely accessible
Internet website that is capable of performing searches for regulations by citation or by word search.
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3. Each Party shall ensure that its compilation is periodically updated.]
[EU. Subsection II.2: Regulatory Policy Instruments]
[Article X.13:] [EU: Analytical Tools] [US: Regulatory Impact Assessment]
[EU: 1. The Parties affirm their intention to carry out, in accordance with their respective rules and
procedures, an impact assessment for planned regulatory acts at central level.
2. Whenever carrying out impact assessments on regulatory acts at central level, the regulating
Party shall, among other aspects, assess how the options under consideration:
(a) relate to relevant international instruments;
(b) take account of the regulatory approaches of the other Party, when the other Party has
adopted or is planning to adopt regulatory acts on the same matter;
(c) impact international trade or investment.
3. With regard to regulatory acts at central level:
(a) the findings of impact assessments shall be published no later than the proposed or final
regulatory acts;
(b) the Parties shall promote the exchange of information on available scientific and
economic evidence and data as well as on the methodology and economic assumptions
applied in regulatory policy analysis;
(c) the Parties shall promote the exchange of experience and share information on planned
ex-post evaluations and retrospective reviews.]
[US: 1. Each Party shall maintain procedures that promote the consideration of the following
factors when conducting a regulatory impact assessment (RIA) for a regulation:
(a) the need for a proposed regulation, including the nature and the significance of the
problem the regulation is intended to address;
(b) the examination of reasonably feasible and appropriate regulatory and non-regulatory
alternatives (including the option of not regulation), if any, that would achieve the objective
of the regulation; and
(c) the anticipated costs and benefits (quantitative, qualitative, or both) of such alternatives,
including, as appropriate and to the extent information is available, potential social,
economic, environmental, public health, safety, and distributive impacts, equity, and impacts
on innovation (recognizing that some costs and benefits are difficult to quantify).
2. Where a regulatory authority concludes that the regulation would have a significant effect on a
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substantial number of small entities, it should consider the estimated adverse economic impacts on
them and any steps taken by the regulatory authority to minimize such impacts.
3. With respect to any regulatory impact assessment it conducts for a regulation, each Party shall
prepare and make publicly available for comment in accordance with Article X.8 a report detailing
the factors it considered and how they support the assessment's conclusions.]
[Article X.14:] [US: Decision-Making Based on Evidence
1. Each Party recognizes the need for regulations to be based upon information that is reliable
and of high quality. To that end, each Party should adopt or maintain publicly available guidance or
mechanisms that encourage a regulatory authority when it is developing a regulation to:
(a) seek the best reasonably obtainable information, including scientific, economic,
technical, or other information relevant to the regulation it is developing; and
(b) rely on information that is of high quality (including with respect to utility, objectivity,
integrity, clarity and accuracy).
2. When publishing any final administrative decision with respect to a regulation, the Party shall
make publicly available an explanation of:
(a) the regulation, including its objectives, how the regulation achieves those objectives, and
the rationale for the material features of the regulation (to the extent different than the
explanation provided in accordance with paragraph 1(b) of Article X.8); and
(b) the relationship between the regulation and the key evidence, data, and other information
the regulatory authority considered in preparing the final administrative decision.
Such explanation should also identify any major alternatives that the regulatory authority
considered in developing the regulation and provide an explanation supporting the alternative that is
selected for the final administrative decision.
3. Each Party shall prepare, on a annual basis, a public report setting forth:
(a) an estimate, to the extent feasible, regarding the total annual costs and benefits of major
final regulations issued in that period by its respective regulatory authorities;
(b) any proposals for systemic regulatory improvements; and
(c) any updates on changes to relevant processes and mechanisms.]
[Article X.15:] [US: Petitions
1. Each Party shall provide for any interested person to petition any regulatory authority of the Party
for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a regulation. The basis for such petitions may include, for
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example, that in the view of the person submitting the petition, the regulation has become
ineffective at protecting health, welfare, or safety, has become more burdensome than necessary to
achieve its objective (including with respect to its impact on trade), fails to take into account
changed circumstances (such as fundamental changes in technology, or relevant scientific and
technical developments), or relies on incorrect or outdated information.
2. Each Party should normally make such petitions it receives publicly available.]
[Article X.16:] [US: Retrospective Review of Regulations
1. Each Party shall maintain procedures or mechanisms to promote periodic reviews of regulations
that are in effect in order to determine whether they are in need of revision or repeal, including on a
regulatory authority's own initiative or in response to a petition filed pursuant to Article X.15.
2. Each Party shall make publicly available the results of any such retrospective reviews or analyses
conducted by its regulatory authorities, including any supporting data whenever practicable.
3. Each Party shall include in procedures or mechanisms adopted pursuant to paragraph 1
provisions addressing regulations that it considers to have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.]
[Article X.17:] [US: Reducing Information Collection Burdens Associated with Regulation
Each Party shall provide that, to the extent regulatory authorities use surveys to request or compel
information from the public in developing a regulation, these regulatory authorities should endeavor
to do so in a manner that minimizes unnecessary burdens and avoids duplication.]
[EU: Section III: Regulatory Cooperation]
[Article X.18:] [EU: Bilateral Cooperation Mechanism
1. The Parties hereby establish a bilateral mechanism to support regulatory cooperation between
their regulators and competent authorities at central level to foster information exchange and to seek
increased compatibility between their respective regulatory frameworks, where appropriate.
2. The mechanism would further aim at identifying priority areas for regulatory cooperation to be
reflected in the Annual Regulatory Cooperation Program referred to paragraph 2(a) of Article X.21.
3. Each Party shall designate an office in its central administration to act as a Focal Point
responsible for exchanging information about envisaged and existing regulatory acts at central
level. Those exchanges include submissions concerning acts that are being prepared or reviewed by
each Party's legislative authorities.]
[Article X.19:] [EU: Information and Regulatory Exchanges
1. When a Party publishes a list of planned regulatory acts referred to in Article X.6.1, it shall
identify those acts that are likely to have a significant impact on international trade or investment,
including trade and investment between the Parties, and it shall inform the other Party through their
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respective Focal Points.
2. A Party shall also regularly inform the other Party about proposed regulatory acts that are likely
to have a significant impact on international trade or investment, including trade or investment
between the Parties, where those proposed acts do not originate from the Executive Branch and
were not included in the most recent list published pursuant to Article X.6.1.
3. Upon a request of a Party made via the respective Focal Points, the Parties shall enter into an
exchange on planned or existing regulatory acts at central level.
4. Regulatory exchanges shall be held by the regulators and competent authorities at central level
responsible for the regulatory acts concerned.
5. The Parties shall participate constructively in regulatory exchanges. In addition to the
information made available in accordance with Article X.6, a Party shall provide to the other Party,
if the other Party so requests, any additional available information related to the planned regulatory
acts under discussion.
6. {Placeholder for Article on exchange of confidential information between regulators and
competent authorities at central level}
7. The cooperation may take the form of meetings, written exchanges or any other appropriate
means of direct communication. Each point of substance raised by one Party shall be addressed and
answered by the other Party.
8. Each Party shall communicate without delay to its legislative authorities and via its Focal point
specific written comments or statements received from the other Party concerning regulatory acts at
central level which are being prepared or reviewed by those bodies.]
[Article X.20:] [EU: Timing of Regulatory Exchanges
1. When a regulatory exchange on a planned or existing regulatory act at central level is requested
under Article X.19 paragraph 3, it shall start promptly.
2. With regard to planned regulatory acts at central level, regulatory exchanges may take place at
any stage of their preparation2. Exchanges may continue until the adoption of the regulatory act.
3. Regulatory exchanges shall not prejudice the right to regulate in a timely manner, particularly in
cases of urgency or in accordance with deadlines under domestic law. Nothing in this Chapter
obliges a Party to suspend or delay steps envisaged under its domestic regulatory procedure.]
[Article X.21:] [EU: Promoting Regulatory Compatibility
1. This Article shall apply to areas of regulation where mutual benefits can be realized without
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[EU: For a greater certainty, a dialogue may take place after the regulating Party has announced, through the
publication of the list envisaged in Article 4.1, its intention to regulate, and: (a) in the case of the US, before the
publication of a draft for consultation or (b) in the case of the EU, before the adoption of a Commission proposal.
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compromising the achievement of legitimate public policy objectives such as those covered by
Article 1.
2. When a regulatory exchange has been initiated pursuant to Article X.19 with regard to a planned
or existing regulatory act at central level, a Party may propose to the other Party a joint examination
of possible means to promote regulatory compatibility, including through the following methods:
(a) Mutual recognition of equivalence of regulatory acts, in full or in part, based on evidence
that the relevant regulatory acts achieve equivalent outcomes as regards the fulfillment of
the public policy goals pursued by both Parties;
(b) Harmonization of regulatory acts, or of the essential elements, through:
(i) Application of existing international instruments or, if relevant instruments do not
exist, cooperation between the Parties to promote the development of new
international instrument;
(ii) Approximation of rules and procedures on a bilateral basis or
(c) Simplification of regulatory acts in line with shared legal or administrative principles and
guidelines.
3. A proposal under paragraph 1 shall be duly substantiated, including as regards the choice of the
method. The Party receiving a proposal for a joint examination shall respond to the requesting Party
without undue delay informing the latter of its decision. Every response should be substantiated.
4. In addition to regulatory exchanges pursuant to Article X.19, the Parties agree to cooperate, in
areas of common interest, with respect to pre-normative research, and to exchange scientific and
technical information relevant to this purpose.]
[Article X.22:] [EU: Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation
1. The Parties agree to cooperate between themselves, and with third countries, with a view to
strengthening, developing and promoting the implementation of international instruments, inter alia,
by presenting joint initiatives, proposals and approaches in international bodies or fora, especially in
areas where regulatory exchanges have been initiated or concluded pursuant to this Chapter and in
areas covered by {specific or sectoral provisions – to be identified} of this Agreement.
2. The Parties reaffirm their intention to implement within their respective domestic systems those
international instruments they have contributed to, as provided for in those international
instruments.]
[Article X.23:] [EU: Establishment of the Regulatory Cooperation Body
1. The Parties hereby establish a Regulatory Cooperation Body (hereafter “RCB”) in order to
monitor and facilitate the implementation of the provisions set out in this Chapter and of the
{specific or sectoral provisions concerning goods and services – to be identified} of this Agreement.
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2. The functions of the RCB shall be:
(a) The preparation and publication of an Annual Regulatory Cooperation Program
reflecting common priorities of the Parties and the outcomes of past or ongoing regulatory
cooperation initiatives under section III of this Chapter, including information on the followup, the steps envisaged and time frames proposed in relation to these identified common
priorities;
(b) The monitoring of the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter, including the
{specific or sectoral provisions concerning goods and services} of this Agreement, and
reporting to the Joint Ministerial Body on the progress in achieving agreed cooperation
programs;
(c) {Placeholder on technical preparation of proposals for the update, modification or
addition of sectoral provision. The RCB will not have the power to adopt legal acts}
(d) The consideration of new initiatives for regulatory cooperation, on the basis of input
from either Party or its stakeholders, as the case may be, including of proposals for increased
regulatory compatibility in accordance with Article X.19;
(e) The preparation of joint initiatives or proposals for international regulatory instruments
in line with Article X.20, paragraph 1;
(f) Ensuring transparency in regulatory cooperation between the Parties;
(g) The examination of any other issue concerning the application of this Chapter or of
{specific or sectoral provisions concerning goods and services} raised by a Party.
3. In the domain of financial services as set out under paragraph 2 shall be performed by the {Joint
EU/US Financial Regulatory Forum (FRF)}, which shall ensure that appropriate information is
given to the RCB. Any decisions concerning financial services should be taken by the competent
authorities acting within the framework of the FRF.
4. The RCB may create sectoral working groups {as defined in Annex X-} and delegate certain
tasks to them or to such other working groups that may set up by the Joint Ministerial body.
5. The agenda and the minutes of the meetings of the RCB shall be made public.
6. {Placeholder – provisions on the interaction of the RCB with legislative bodies}]
[Article X.24:] [EU: Participation of Stakeholders
1. The RCB shall hold, at least once a year, a meeting open to the participation of stakeholders to
exchange views on the Annual Regulatory Cooperation Program.
2. The annual meeting shall be prepared jointly by the co-chairs of the RCB and shall involve the
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co-chairs of the Civil Society Contact Groups, including a balanced representation of business,
consumer, trade unions, environmental groups and other relevant public interest associations {to be
agreed in more detail in the Rules of Procedures of the RCB, see Article X.25 paragraph 3}.
Participation of stakeholders shall not be conditional on them being directly affected by the items
on the agenda of each meeting.
3. Each Party shall provide for means to allow stakeholders to submit their general views and
observations or to present to the RCB concrete suggestions for further regulatory cooperation
between the Parties. Any concrete suggestion received from stakeholders by one Party shall be
referred to the other Party and shall be given careful consideration by the relevant sectoral working
group that shall present recommendations to the RCB. If a relevant sectoral working group does not
exist, the suggestion shall be discussed directly by the RCB. A written reply shall be provided to
stakeholders who presented their general views and observations or concrete suggestions without
undue delay. These written replies shall also be published as part of the Annual Regulatory
Cooperation Program referred to in Article X.23, paragraph 2(a).]
[Article 25:] [EU: Composition and Rules of Procedures
1. The RCB shall be composed of representatives of both Parties. It shall be co-chaired by senior
representatives of regulators and competent authorities, regulatory coordinating activities and
international trade matters.
2. Each Party shall nominate their representatives to the RCB by (date) and provide relevant
information and contact details.
3. {Placeholder for more detailed provisions on the composition and Rules of Procedure of the
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[US: Annex X-A
final administrative decision means:
(a) for the United States, a final regulation (as defined below); and
(b) for the EU Party:
(i) a European Commission proposal for a regulation (as defined below), including
any submitted to the European Parliament, Council, or relevant committees of
Member State representative; or
{(ii) a final regulation (a defined below) of an EU Member State; and}
regulation means:
(a) for the United States, a rule of general applicability that prospectively prescribes legally
enforceable requirements to an entire class or category of persons, entities, or things issued
by a regulatory authority specified in paragraph 1(a) of Annex X-B; and
(b) for the EU Party
(i) at the EU level, a regulation, directive, implementing act or delegated act,
{within the meaning of Articles 288, 290 and 291 of the Treaty of the Functioning of
the European Union) or other measure of general applicability that prospectively
prescribes legally enforceable requirements to an entire class or category of persons,
entities or things, developed by a regulatory authority specified in paragraph 1(b)(i)
of Annex X-B, or
{(ii) at the EU Member state level, a measure of general applicability developed by a
regulatory authority specified in paragraph 1(b)(ii) of Annex X-B that prospectively
prescribes legally enforceable requirements to an entire class or category of persons,
entities or things, be it a regulatory measure or a proposal for a legislative measure,}
other than a measure concerning (i) a military or foreign affairs function, (ii) agency management,
personnel, or rules of organization, procedure or practices, (iii) public property, loans, grants,
benefits or contracts, or (iv) financial services or anti-money laundering measures. For greater
certainty, the term regulation does not include guidance or general statements of policy. Any
reference to a regulation shall be understood to apply to amendments to a regulation.]
[US: Annex X-B
1. This Chapter applies to regulatory authorities of each Party as follows:
(a) for the United States, any agency at central level of government, including any Executive
Branch or independent agency, that develops regulations; and
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(b) for the EU Party:
(i) the European Commission (including any component thereof) and any
independent agency at the EU level that develops regulations or provides data, other
information or analysis relied upon in developing regulations;
and
{(ii) any agency or ministry at the central level of government of a Member State
that develops regulations.}
2. This Chapter does not apply to any legislature of any Party.]

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