Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Eleventh Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
September 16, 2015
- The eleventh round of negotiations on the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held in Brussels, Belgium, from July 6 to 10.
- The meeting was attended by, on the Japanese side, Ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (Chief Negotiator) and representatives from other relevant ministries and on the EU side, Mr. Mauro Petriccione, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Trade, the European Commission (Chief Negotiator) and other representatives.
- At the meeting, fruitful discussions were conducted on areas such as trade in goods, trade in services, investment, intellectual property rights, non-tariff measures, and government procurement.