Transparent Development of Regulations Sample Clauses

Transparent Development of Regulations. 1. During the period described in paragraph 2, when a regulatory authority is developing a regulation, the Party shall, under normal circumstances, publish: (a) the proposed text of the regulation along with its regulatory impact assessment, if any; (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) an explanation of: the data, other information, and analyses that the regulatory authority relied upon to support the regulation; and (d) the name and contact information of an individual official from the regulatory authority with lead responsibility for developing the regulation who may be contacted concerning questions regarding the regulation. At the same time the Party publishes the information listed in subparagraphs (a) through (d), the Party shall also make publicly available data, other information, and scientific and technical analyses it relied upon in support of the regulation, including any risk assessment. 2. With respect to the items required to be published under paragraph 1, each Party shall publish them before the regulatory authority finalizes its work on the regulation and at a time that will enable the regulatory authority to take into account the comments received and, as appropriate, make revisions to the text of the regulation published under paragraph 1(a). 3. After the items identified in paragraph 1 have been published, the Party shall ensure that any interested person, regardless of domicile, has an opportunity, on terms no less favorable than those afforded to a person of the Party, to submit written comments on the items identified in paragraph 1 for consideration by the relevant regulatory authority of the Party. Each Party shall allow interested persons to submit any comments and other inputs electronically and may also allow written submissions by mail to a published address or through another technology. 4. If a Party expects a proposed regulation to have a significant impact on trade, the Party should under normal circumstances provide a time period to submit written comments and other input on the items published in accordance with paragraph 1 that is: (a) not less than 60 days from the date the items identified in paragraph 1 are published; or (b) a longer time period as is appropriate due to the nature and complexity of the regulation, in order to provide inte...