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United Kingdom - Japan

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Agreement name:	United Kingdom - Japan
Coverage:	Goods & Services	Type:	Free Trade Agreement & Economic Integration Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V
Date of signature:	23-Oct-2020	Date of notification:	31-Dec-2020
Date of entry into force:	01-Jan-2021	End of implementation period:	2038
Current signatories:	Japan; United Kingdom
Original signatories:	Japan; United Kingdom
RTA Composition:	Bilateral
Region:	East Asia; Europe
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Related agreements

EU - Japan

Official Web Address

United Kingdom, Department for International Trade
Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E

Consideration status (G):	Factual Presentation issued	Consideration status (S):	Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration (G):	27-Mar-2023	Date of Consideration (S):	27-Mar-2023

Related documents

Document series: WT/REG441

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification (G)	WT/REG441/N/1	E F S
Notification (S)	S/C/N/1036	E F S
Factual Presentation (G&S)	WT/REG441/1/Rev.1	E F S
Questions and Replies (G&S)	WT/REG441/2	E F S
Note on the Meeting of the CRTA (G&S)	WT/REG441/M/1	E F S

Document type	Language
Factual Presentation (G & S)	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 05/03/2021

Topics
	Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ)
	All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Change of Tariff Classification Criteria (CTC)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Other Criteria(s)
		De minimis rules
		Cumulation among Parties
		Cumulation with non-Parties permitted
	All Export Duties and Charges prohibited
	All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, prohibited
	Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
		Transparency obligations (SPS)
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (SPS)
	Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
		Transparency obligations (TBT)
		Mandatory recognition of conformity assessment results
		Harmonization/alignement of TBT measures at the bilateral/regional level
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
		RTA-specific safeguard measures permitted in the transition period or shortly thereafter
		Special safeguard in Agriculture
		Other Special safeguards
	Balance-of-payments measures (Goods)
	Anti-Dumping measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Anti-Dumping measures)
	Countervailing measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Countervailing measures)
	Subsidies (Goods)
	MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Goods)
	Denial of benefits
	Services
		Negative list (Services)
		Standstill provision (Services)
		Ratchet provision (Services)
		MFN provision (Services)
	Rendez-Vous/Review/Evolutionary clause (services)
	Investment Liberalization Provisions
		MFN provision (Investment)
		National Treatment with regard to the entry of investment (establishment)
		Investment liberalization
	Provisions on capital transfers


	Domestic Regulation
	Mutual Recognition
	Balance-of-payments measures (Services)
	Subsidies (Services)
	Movement of Natural Persons
	Sector-specific chapter/section or other legal instrument (Services)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
		Choice of forum
		Exclusive use of forum chosen
	Government procurement
	All Parties are party to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) at entry into force
	Intellectual property rights
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TRIPS Agreement
		Copyrights and neighbouring rights
		Patent
		Trademarks
		Industrial Designs
		Layout-Designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
		Geographical Indications (GIs)
		Enforcement
	Competition
		Adopts or maintains competition law
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Competition)
	Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
	Environment
		No relaxation of environmental laws
		Public participation / consultations provisions
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Environment)
	Labour
		No relaxation of labour laws
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Labour)
	Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
		Cooperation
		Transparency provisions
	E-Commerce
		Customs duty exemption for Digital Products Transmitted Electronically
		Internal taxes permitted for digital products
		Transfer of source code prohibited
		Location requirements for computing facilities prohibited
		Consumer protection provisions
		Paperless trading or e-signatures
	Gender
		Chapter on Gender
		International commitments
		Cooperation between the Parties
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Gender)

Document title
United Kingdom
Japan
United Kingdom-Japan (Services)

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