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Factsheet: EPA & Meat Products
The aim of this factsheet is to explain to EU meat exporters the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement as well as, in a brief overview, the relevant Rules...
Factsheet: EPA & Dairy Products
The aim of this factsheet is to explain to EU dairy exporters the market access opportunities offered by the Agreement for an Economic Partnership (EPA) as well as, in a brief overview, the relevant...
Factsheet: EPA & Wine
The aim of this factsheet is to explain to EU wine exporters the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as well as and the recognition of oenological...
Factsheet: EPA & Spirits and Beer Products
The aim of this factsheet is to explain to EU beer and spirits exporters the market access opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and in a brief overview, the relevant...
A New Era for the EU and Japan Starts Now!
With the entry into force of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on February 1st, 2019, a new era for the EU and Japan starts, as rightly highlighted by the EU-Japan Business Round Table...
Factsheet: EPA & Geographical Indications
About the factsheet : The aim of this factsheet is to explain to EU exporters of products protected by EU geographical indications (GIs), the opportunities offered by the EU-Japan Economic Partnership...
EU-Japan business welcomes the entry into force of the EU-Japan EPA
01 February 2019 - to mark the entry into force of the EPA and linked SPA agreement, the EU-Japan Business Round Table (BRT) issued a statement, entitled "A New Era for the EU and Japan Starts Today"...
The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2019!
Do you need support to identify potential benefits for your company while working with Japan? The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation EPA Helpdesk will provide up-to-date information and...
Factsheet: EPA & Government Procurement
Although European firms already have access to the Japanese government procurement market, through the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), the EU-Japan EPA will provide additional...
Diet approves trade deal with EU
Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) The Diet on Saturday approved an economic partnership agreement with the European Union, which will create a free trade bloc accounting for 30 percent of world output...
EPA Helpdesk Webinar 2: Opportunities for European SMEs in Japan's government procurement market
13
Dec
2018
What additional opportunities will the EPA offer to European SMEs? The EU-Japan Economic partnership Agreement (EPA), expected to come into force in 2019, will give European companies...
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On 17 July 2018, the European Union and Japan signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the biggest trade agreement ever negotiated by the EU that created an open trade zone covering over 550 million people.

The agreement entered into force on Friday, 1 February 2019.

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