Trade and Investment
Japan-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement
(Japan-EU EPA)
Scheduled to be in effect on 1 February 2019
Sources:
Signed and In Effect
Members
- Japan
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Malta
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
2019-02-01 - Signed but not yet In Effect
2018-07-17 - Negotiations launched
2013-04-15 - Not yet notified to the WTO
News
- Japan expands LNG flexibility via ties with [Republic of] South Korea, ItalyNikkei Asia6 Oct 2024
- Japan and EU agree to work on creating hydrogen demand and supplyJapan Times4 Jun 2024
- [Germany's] Audi builds first charging hub outside of Europe in Tokyo[, Japan] in [electric vehicle (EV)] pushThe Mainichi6 May 2024
- Japan, EU to boost economic security ties, reduce dependency on [People's Republic of] ChinaThe Mainichi28 Apr 2024
Opinions and Editorials
- When a trade agreement represents a global visionThe Japan Times23 Jul 2018
- EU-Japan free trade deal: Tokyo[, Japan] must become even bolder on the foreign policy frontThe Times of India22 Jul 2018
- UK: Cars for cheese - why a free trade deal may not be freeBBC News9 Aug 2017
- Japan-EU agreement on a free trade pactThe Japan Times11 Jul 2017
