On 27 to 28 August 2015, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance held the 8th Conference on Good Regulatory Practice in Cebu City, Philippines in the margins of the Senior Official Meetings (SOM) III. The Conference was led by the Philippines and co-sponsored by Australia, Malaysia, United States and Viet Nam. It gathered experts and participants from the governments and business to reinforce and strengthen the understanding of the elements of good regulatory practices (GRP) and the specific actions that economies have or are taking to implement actions identified by APEC Leaders in 2013.