This week, representatives from eBay Inc.’s Public Policy Lab joined regulatory experts from academia, the private and public sector, and organizations to discuss better trade regulation at the OECD’s International Business Dialogue in Paris. The event, focused on Better Regulation to Enhance Trade, aimed to come up with concrete proposals for addressing the most urgent regulatory obstacles to international trade, from the business perspective.

Discussions, structured around four sessions, tried to identify ways of improving international regulatory cooperation in the context of trade.  Hanne Melin of the Public Policy Lab participated in the session on "what's next".  In her remarks, Melin suggested that the next steps towards better trade-related regulation should include the following:

• A deeper understanding of the specific characteristics of "randomized trade";
• An OECD-led initiative focused on pioneering regulatory mechanisms and cooperation in the areas of consumer protection, customs procedures and delivery services. 

To learn more about eBay Inc.’s position on trade regulation and to read Melin's suggestions on what's next for trade-related regulatory cooperation, please click here.