Trade liberalization and countermeasures

A new agreement for Japan’s pork “safeguard” in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations

Yoshihisa Godo, Hiroshi Takahashi
Introduction When pork imports increase sharply, the Japanese government is geared to implement a special measure for protecting domestic pork producers. This urgent and temporary measure is called a “safeguard.” In the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations, the Japanese...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Trends in TPP agreement and government correspondence: An Overview

Hisako Nomura
Trends after TPP agreement outline agreement   [Conditions of TPP entry into force] When a country has completed its domestic treaty-making processes, it will notify other TPP countries that it has done all that is required for the Agreement to enter into force. The Trans-Pacific...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Impacts of TPP on Vietnam’s Domestic Agriculture and its Commensurate Adjustment Policies

Dang Kim Khoi, Tran Cong Thang
ABSTRACT This report focuses on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and the corresponding analyses regarding  opportunities and challenges that it brings to Vietnam’s agricultural sector. Overall, Vietnam has many advantages in agriculture, forestry and fishery export (...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Japan's Pork Imports: New Agreement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Negotiations

Yoshihisa Godo, Hiroshi Takahashi
Introduction On October 5, 2015, the 12 countries participating in the on-going Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations reached a broad agreement at the ministerial meeting in Atlanta U.S.A. During the meeting, Japan promised to reduce tariffs on foreign pork once the agreement comes to...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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Countermeasures against the TPP in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector

Takumi Sakuyama
Explanatory Note for Translation The following is the full translation of “Countermeasures against the TPP in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector”, formulated in response to the agreement in principle of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations on October 5, and approved...
Country: Japan Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
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