Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an ...

1 Agreement . between THE European Union . AND Japan . FOR AN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP. EU/JP/en 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PREAMBLE. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS (Articles to ). CHAPTER 2 TRADE IN GOODS. SECTION A General provisions (Articles to ). SECTION B National treatment and market access for goods (Articles to ). SECTION C Facilitation of wine product export (Articles to ). SECTION D Other provisions (Articles to ). CHAPTER 3 RULES OF ORIGIN AND ORIGIN PROCEDURES. SECTION A Rules of origin (Articles to ). SECTION B Origin procedures (Articles to ). SECTION C Miscellaneous (Articles to ). EU/JP/L/en 1. CHAPTER 4 CUSTOMS MATTERS AND TRADE FACILITATION (Articles to ). CHAPTER 5 TRADE REMEDIES. SECTION A General provisions (Article ).

2 SECTION B Bilateral safeguard measures (Articles to ). SECTION C Global safeguard measures (Articles and ). SECTION D Anti-dumping and countervailing measures (Articles to ). CHAPTER 6 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (Articles to ). CHAPTER 7 TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (Articles to ). CHAPTER 8 TRADE IN SERVICES, INVESTMENT LIBERALISATION AND. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE. SECTION A General provisions (Articles to ). SECTION B Investment liberalisation (Articles to ). EU/JP/L/en 2. SECTION C Cross-border trade in services (Articles to ). SECTION D Entry and temporary stay of natural persons (Articles to ). SECTION E Regulatory framework SUB-SECTION 1 Domestic regulation (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 2 Provisions of general application (Articles to ).

3 SUB-SECTION 3 Postal and courier services (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 4 Telecommunications services (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 5 Financial services (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 6 International maritime transport services (Articles and ). SECTION F Electronic commerce (Articles to ). EU/JP/L/en 3. CHAPTER 9 CAPITAL MOVEMENTS, PAYMENTS AND TRANSFERS AND. temporary SAFEGUARD MEASURES (Articles to ). CHAPTER 10 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (Articles to ). CHAPTER 11 COMPETITION POLICY (Articles to ). CHAPTER 12 SUBSIDIES (Articles to ). CHAPTER 13 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, ENTERPRISES GRANTED SPECIAL. RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES AND DESIGNATED MONOPOLIES. (Articles to ). CHAPTER 14 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. SECTION A General provisions (Articles to ).

4 SECTION B Standards concerning intellectual property SUB-SECTION 1 Copyright and related rights (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 2 Trademarks (Articles to ). EU/JP/L/en 4. SUB-SECTION 3 Geographical indications (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 4 Industrial designs (Article ). SUB-SECTION 5 Unregistered appearance of products (Article ). SUB-SECTION 6 Patents (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 7 Trade secrets and undisclosed test or other data (Articles and ). SUB-SECTION 8 New varieties of plants (Article ). SUB-SECTION 9 Unfair competition (Article ). SECTION C Enforcement SUB-SECTION 1 General provisions (Articles and ). SUB-SECTION 2 Enforcement civil remedies (Articles to ). EU/JP/L/en 5. SUB-SECTION 3 Enforcement of protection against misappropriation of trade secrets (Article ).

5 SUB-SECTION 4 Enforcement border measures (Article ). SECTION D Cooperation and institutional arrangements (Articles to ). CHAPTER 15 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (Articles to ). CHAPTER 16 TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (Articles to ). CHAPTER 17 TRANSPARENCY (Articles to ). CHAPTER 18 GOOD REGULATORY PRACTICES AND REGULATORY COOPERATION. SECTION A Good regulatory practices and regulatory cooperation SUB-SECTION 1 General provisions (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 2 Good regulatory practices (Articles to ). SUB-SECTION 3 Regulatory cooperation (Articles and ). EU/JP/L/en 6. SUB-SECTION 4 Institutional provisions (Articles to ). SECTION B Animal welfare (Article ). SECTION C Final provisions (Articles and ). CHAPTER 19 COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE (Articles to ).

6 CHAPTER 20 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (Articles to ). CHAPTER 21 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. SECTION A Objective, scope and definitions (Articles to ). SECTION B Consultations and mediation (Articles to ). SECTION C Panel procedure (Articles to ). SECTION D General provisions (Articles to ). CHAPTER 22 INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS (Articles to ). CHAPTER 23 FINAL PROVISIONS (Articles to ). EU/JP/L/en 7. ANNEXES (only the existing Annexes are listed): ANNEX 2-A TARIFF ELIMINATION AND REDUCTION. ANNEX 2-B LIST OF GOODS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES AND ANNEX 2-C MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS. APPENDIX 2-C-1 UN REGULATIONS APPLIED BY BOTH PARTIES. APPENDIX 2-C-2 UN REGULATIONS APPLIED BY ONE OF THE PARTIES AND. NOT YET CONSIDERED BY THE OTHER PARTY.

7 ANNEX 2-D FACILITATION OF SHOCHU EXPORT. ANNEX 2-E FACILITATION OF WINE PRODUCT EXPORT. ANNEX 3-A INTRODUCTORY NOTES TO PRODUCT SPECIFIC RULES OF ORIGIN. ANNEX 3-B PRODUCT SPECIFIC RULES OF ORIGIN. APPENDIX 3-B-1 PROVISIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN VEHICLES AND PARTS. OF VEHICLES. EU/JP/L/en 8. ANNEX 3-C INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE ANNEX 3-D TEXT OF THE STATEMENT ON ORIGIN. ANNEX 3-E ON THE PRINCIPALITY OF ANDORRA. ANNEX 3-F ON THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO. ANNEX 6 FOOD ADDITIVES. ANNEX 8-A REGULATORY COOPERATION ON FINANCIAL REGULATION. ANNEX 8-B SCHEDULES FOR CHAPTER 8. ANNEX I RESERVATIONS FOR EXISTING MEASURES. ANNEX II RESERVATIONS FOR FUTURE MEASURES. EU/JP/L/en 9. ANNEX III BUSINESS VISITORS FOR ESTABLISHMENT PURPOSES, INTRA-CORPORATE TRANSFEREES, INVESTORS AND.

8 SHORT-TERM BUSINESS VISITORS. ANNEX IV CONTRACTUAL SERVICE SUPPLIERS AND INDEPENDENT. PROFESSIONALS. APPENDIX IV LIMITATIONS OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF CONTRACTUAL. SERVICE SUPPLIERS AND INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS. IN Japan . ANNEX 8-C UNDERSTANDING ON MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS FOR. BUSINESS PURPOSES. ANNEX 10 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT. ANNEX 14-A LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PARTIES RELATED TO. GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS. ANNEX 14-B LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS. ANNEX 23 JOINT DECLARATION. EU/JP/L/en 10. PREAMBLE. THE European Union and Japan (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"), CONSCIOUS of their longstanding and strong partnership based on common principles and values, and of their important economic, trade and investment relationship.

9 RECOGNISING the importance of strengthening their economic, trade and investment relations, in accordance with the objective of sustainable development in the economic, social and environmental dimensions, and of promoting trade and investment between them, mindful of the needs of the business communities of each Party, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and of high levels of environmental and labour protection through relevant internationally recognised standards and international agreements to which both Parties are party;. RECOGNISING that this Agreement contributes to enhancing consumer welfare through policies ensuring a high level of consumer protection and economic well-being;. REALISING that a dynamic and rapidly changing global environment brought about by globalisation and closer integration among economies in the world presents many new economic challenges and opportunities to the Parties.

10 EU/JP/en 1. RECOGNISING that their economies are endowed with conditions to complement each other and that this complementarity should contribute to further promoting the development of trade and investment between the Parties by making use of their respective economic strengths through bilateral trade and investment activities;. BELIEVING that creating a clearly established and secured trade and investment framework through mutually advantageous rules to govern trade and investment between the Parties would enhance the competitiveness of their economies, make their markets more efficient and vibrant and ensure predictable commercial environment for further expansion of trade and investment between them.