EU STEEL INDUSTRY HOPES EU-JAPAN TRADE TALKS WILL ERASE NON-TARIFF BARRIERS RESTRICTING EXPORTS
November 1st, 2012
BY ALAN OSBORN AND KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) steel industry hopes that the proposed free trade agreement between the EU and Japan could open up Japan's notoriously tough non-tariff barriers to steel imports. In announcing the start of negotiations this week (Thursday) the European Commission said it had set "a very ambitious agenda covering all EU market access priorities." It said Japan had accepted specific 'roadmaps' for the removal of non-tariff barriers during the talks, and the EU can walk away if Japan has not produced satisfactory ...
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