Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

1. The fourth meeting of the Committee on Trade in Goods of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Chile for a Strategic Economic Partnership was held in Santiago, Chile, on January 15 and 16.

2. From the Japanese side, Mr. Tetsuya Otsuru, Director of South America Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and others attended the meeting. From the Chilean side, Ms. Constanza Alegría, Head of Market Access Department, Direction-General of International Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others attended the meeting.

3. In this meeting, the two sides negotiated on trade in goods in accordance with the Article 14 of the Agreement, and had discussion on the transposition process of HS code for tariff schedules and the rules of origin.