Japan left behind by the current of FTA and EPA

Economical cooperation in the world is active. The cooperation agreement of ASEAN, India and ASEAN, Australia New Zealand and South Korea, and India newly goes into effect this year. In South Korea, an agreement with EU is also a prospect of the effectuation in a year. Japan will not be able to ride this flow but, the way things stand, will undertake a competition handicap. For overthrowing a situation, what is necessity? It explored by coverage of 政財 official each field. "It is an electrical equipment manufacturer to feel the threat for FTA (free trade agreement) of South Korea and EU most. An automaker also comes here and is increasing a sense of crisis." The management with Japanese Business Federation tells like this. Now, FTA of South Korea and EU which achieved initialing in October, 2009 is likely to go into effect within the year in the language of affiliation each country to EU through recognition of the European Parliament and the South Korean Parliament translation and from now on about a thick memorandum. EU has applied the exceptional high customs duty to electricity and an electronic item in the advanced nations of a maximum of 14% now. Television, a DVD recorder, etc. which are made elated [ a Japanese maker ] are customs duties.   14%. Effectuation of FTA will abolish this customs duty within five years. The South Korean maker can export now to EU by tariff zero. The foreign country including Japan which has not connected EU and FTA cannot receive this benefit. Japanese products will lose a minute of price competitiveness 14% to South Korean products.

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