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Turning the EU-Japan data flow ‘agreement in principle’ into a reality
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On Tuesday, 12 December in Brussels, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation will organise an in-person 60-minute briefing/Q&A session on the EU-Japan data flow agreement.
EU and Japan conclude first review of their bilateral mutual adequacy arrangement
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New Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement between the Commission and Japan
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EU and Japan start negotiations to include rules on cross-border data flows in their EPA
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