Download or read book Standards and APEC written by John Sullivan Wilson and published by Peterson Institute. This book was released on 1995 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Product standards and technical regulations are critical to industrial performance and global trade and represent an important new area for international debate. The elimination of overlapping and conflicting regulations could significantly reduce costs for business and consumers alike, and international efforts to harmonize national regulatory systems could prove to be one of the most important parts of multilateral and regional trade talks into the 21st century.