EU-JAPAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT COULD END JAPAN BSE BAN
July 1st, 2012
BY CARMEN PAUN AND WANG FANGQING
A PLANNED free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Japan could end the Japanese BSE-linked ban on EU beef and veal imports, say industry representatives.
The European Commission has asked the EU's 27 member states for a mandate to start negotiations with Japan by the end of the year, and these will cover non-tariff issues such as sanitary and phytosanitary rules as well as duties.
"Up to until now, Japan allows neither veal and beef nor lamb originating in the EU due to BSE protection rules and despite ...
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