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EPA Helpdesk Webinar 2: Opportunities for European SMEs in Japan's government procurement market
13
Dec
2018
What additional opportunities will the EPA offer to European SMEs?
Seminar report: EU SME Support to Internationalization in the context of the EU-Japan EPA
Seminar details
3rd EU-Japan CSR Business Dialogue Meeting
23
Nov
2018
EPA Helpdesk

EPA HELPDESK TO SUPPORT EU companies

On 17 July 2018, the European Union and Japan signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the biggest trade agreement ever negotiated by the EU that created an open trade zone covering over 550 million people.

The agreement entered into force on Friday, 1 February 2019.

EPA Helpdesk Webinar 01: Rules of Origin
08
Nov
2018
How can my SME benefit from the preferential rates linked to the Rules of Origin?
EU-Japan EPA: Impact on Government Procurement
Government Procurement and the EU-Japan EPA

EU and Japan reach agreement in principle on EPA: What to expect for government procurement?
Japan to drop operational safety clause for railways procurement: EPA negotiations
29 May 2015 : EU-Japan annual summit: EPA main point on the agenda
Lower tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers and public procurement

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