EU SEES PROGRESS IN FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN
May 9th, 2014
Japan has been delivering sufficient concessions in negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) to ensure the talks continue, EU trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht has signalled to wardsauto.Since the launch of talks last March (2013), he said Japan had agreed to adopt “the large majority of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) regulations as such.” Europe follows these international vehicle regulations to the letter, and while Japan’s standards often mirror them, there are important differences that can ...
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