ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan 2026–2030 published (sets ASEAN-wide regulatory convergence and good regulatory practice priorities)

ASEAN published the AEC Strategic Plan 2026–2030, an official policy framework for the ASEAN Economic Community covering 2026–2030. The plan includes objectives relevant to regulatory compliance planning, including enhancing transparency and good regulatory practices and advancing harmonisation of standards/technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. While not itself a binding technical regulation, it sets regional priorities that commonly drive subsequent sectoral work programmes and coordinated national reforms affecting market access and product compliance across ASEAN.