European Union delegation to Japan:eeas.europa.eu/delegations/japan/56981/eu-japan-economic-partnership-agreement-epa_en The agreement clearly promotes the fight against climate change and includes measures to combat climate change. It obliges both countries to implement the Paris Agreement. Mr Jean Lei?re, President of MEDEF | Commission for Access to the External Market and advisor to the President of BNP Paribas; Adrian van den Hoven, Director of International Affairs of the European Economy; Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Executive Director of the International Trade Center (ITC); Denis Redonnet, Head of WTO Unit, DG Trade, European Commission; And Dr. Patrick Messerlin, Director, GEM, and Professor of Economics, Sciences Po. Topics included each country`s position on the TPP, as well as the impact of the TPP and other important free trade agreements on world trade and European businesses. The EPA/EIE between the EU and Japan was also at the top of the agenda. In order to raise public awareness of the opportunities offered by this agreement and to help EU SMEs use them, the EU-Japan Centre has set up a CEPOL assistance service to help and help EU SMEs find relevant information. The EPO Helpdesk responds to requests to the EPO, organizes webinars and publishes fact sheets with a fact sheet and/or a practical guide on a particular topic or sector. Japan is the EU`s second largest trading partner in Asia after China. After the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) enters into force in early 2019, the largest free trade agreement between the EU and Japan will lead to significant trade and investment opportunities in key industries in two of the world`s most advanced economies. Negotiations between the EU and Japan have also focused on a number of non-tariff measures that have raised concerns for EU companies, with some technical requirements and Japan`s certification procedures often making it more difficult to export safe European products to Japan. The agreement will lead to a long way to go to facilitate access for EU companies to the highly regulated Japanese market, particularly with regard to motor vehicles. The EPA ensures that Japan and the EU fully adapt to the same international standards for product safety and environmental protection, which means that European cars are subject to the same requirements in the EU and Japan and do not need to be re-tested and certified when exported to Japan.
Now that Japan has committed to international automotive standards, EU car exports to Japan will be greatly simplified.
