Japan-EU Regulatory Reform Dialogue in Brussels

January 18, 2002

A meeting between Japan and the European Union on regulatory reform will be held in Brussels on 23rd January 2002.

The meeting will be co-chaired by Mr. Shinichi KITAJIMA, Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who leads the Japanese delegation of officials from relevant Ministries, and by Mr. Fernando VALENZUELA, Deputy Director-General of the External Relations Directorate General, European Commission, who leads the EU delegation of representatives from relevant directorates of the European Commission.

The participants of this meeting will mainly discuss regulatory reform requests from Japan to the EU.

*The Japan-EU Regulatory Reform Dialogue has been held several times every year in Tokyo and in Brussels since 1994. As for FY2001, the first meeting was held in October to discuss mainly regulatory reform request from the EU to Japan.

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