Standards and regulations. Some progress has been achieved in this area. ASEAN’s approach is to align its standards and regulations with international standards acceptable at the multilateral level. Harmonization of standards has been completed for electrical appliances (58 standards); electrical safety (71 standards); electromagnetic components (10 standards); and rubber-based products (3 standards). Progress is underway for pharmaceuticals (ASEAN Secretariat 2011b). The harmonization of standards for the other priority sectors is still on-going