Manufacturer of advanced lighting systems, Audi AG, sought the approval of futuristic headlights which will automatically dim for oncoming vehicles, which are set to be sold in the US.
Car manufacturers cannot get the approval needed due to a 45-year-old U.S. rule for which pertains headlights not permitted to use 21st century technology.
Negotiators seek to replace the set patchwork for the rules and regulations that applies to the common standards, as these govern rules like how motorists dim their headlights and other issues.
Parameters for the regulations could change depending on how negotiations which are set today change the trade accord between the European Union and the United States.
One of the topics set for the negotiations is based on the addition of reducing the US10.5 billion annual tariffs. The pact could also streamline the disparate regulations set on either side of the Atlantic in terms of facilitating trade.
Some companies see the negotiations as an opportunity to eliminate some of the burdensome rules.
Consumer Program Director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in Washington, Ed Mierzwinski said, "We don't want a trade agreement to become an opportunity for a race to the bottom, to take the weakest law on each side of the pond and make that the only law forever."
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