Second Joint Committee Meeting established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community

October 11, 2002

The second meeting of the Joint Committee, established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between Japan and the European Community, will be held on October 15 (Tue) in Brussels, Belgium.
The meeting will be attended on the Japanese side by Mr. Jun Shimmi, Director, First International Economic Affairs Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, co-chair of the Committee as the Japanese Government Representative, and other representatives from the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications; the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare; and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and on the EC side by Ms. Joanna Kioussi, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate General of Trade, European Commission, co-chair of the Joint Committee, and others.
The Joint Committee, established for the effective functioning of the Agreement, will confirm the progress of the implementation of the Agreement and conduct an interim review of the preparatory work on the Sector of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for medicinal products. 4. The first meeting of the Joint Committee was held in March this year in Tokyo.

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