complying
v.following a rule, order, or law. You use this when someone does what they are officially told to do.
v.acting in accordance with a wish, command, or set of rules. Present participle of 'comply'; typically describes the state of adherence to regulatory or legal standards.
“The company is complying with the new safety laws.”
“By complying with the environmental regulations, the factory avoided a heavy fine from the local government.”
“The audit revealed that while the firm was complying with the letter of the law, it was failing to meet the broader ethical standards expected by its shareholders.”
Intransitive; almost always followed by the preposition 'with'.
The verb 'comply' and its forms require the preposition 'with', not 'to'.
“The DfE’s thinking has been influenced by the results of a pilot exercise in 2022/23 in which EHOs in 18 council areas checked whether schools were complying with the rules.”