Japan-UK EPA consideration of entering into Government/ruling vs. EU level

Published Nov 13, 2020

Tridge summary

The House of Representatives in Japan is considering a proposal to approve the UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which is similar in content to the EU EPA but does not include import quotas for the UK. The agreement is expected to be effective from January 1, 2021. The Foreign Affairs Committee has discussed the impact of the agreement on 25 products with import quotas in the European EPA, and how the UK will face lower tariffs for these products if there is surplus quota in the European EPA. The activation of emergency import restriction measures against the EU is also under discussion.

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The UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) approval proposal was deliberated at the House of Representatives meeting on the 12th. Tariff reduction / elimination of products The same contents as the European Union (EU) and EPA, but no import quota for the UK. Government Approved by the ruling party now in the Diet, aiming to come into effect on January 1, 2021. Deliberated by the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on 13. 25 items with import quotas in the European EPA, which focused on products. After avoiding the UK quota , 10 items including soft cheese including blue cheese, low tariffs will be applied to UK products only for the surplus of European EPA quota. Based on the contents of Foreign Minister Mogi, "it is within the range of European EPA" Reply to Mr. Ryo Kasai of the Communist Party. Items such as beef and pork for which safeguards (emergency import restriction measures = SG) have been set by the European EPA, the UK and the EU, or the total import ...

Source: 日本農業新聞