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Japan and Indonesia Agree on EPA in Principle
Japan and Indonesia reached an accord in principle on the Economic Partnership Agreement centered on the pillar of Free Trade Agreement at the summit meeting between Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and Mr. Susio Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia on November 28. In the agriculture area, products sensitive to Japan like rice, wheat and barley, dairy products and beef are exempt from tariff elimination. The agreement is expected to come into force by the end of 2007. This marks the seventh country with which Japan has reached EPA accord in principle. Japan entered in Indonesian negotiation in July 2005 and had six sessions.
Individual Items of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Products under FTA
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Items of export interest for Japan
Grape, apple, persimmon etc.:
--- with tariff immediately eliminated on Indonesia
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Access offered to Indonesia |
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Agricultural products and processed products
Mangoes, papayas, rambutans, asparagus and pumpkins etc.:
--- with immediate tariff elimination
Bananas and pineapples (of light weight):
--- subject to tariff rate quota (TRQ)
Sorbitol:
--- subject to tariff rate quota (TRQ) with reduced out-of-quota tariff
waffles/wafer:
--- with reduced tariffs
Cocoa, coffee and some tea preparations (not containing added sugar and milk):
--- with tariff eliminated in 3-7 years
State traded products (rice, wheat, barley and designated dairy products), beef, pork, chicken,
Konnyaku [jelly made from root of devils tongue], starch, ground-nuts, canned pineapple, soybean oils, rapeseed oil, colza oil, rice bran oil, raw sugar of cane and beet, chocolate confectionery and preparations of rice, wheat, barley :
--- excluded, subject to renegotiation
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Forestry products
Plywoods:
--- to be renegotiated 3 years after the date of the entry into force of the JIEPA
Forestry products other than plywood:
--- with immediate tariff elimination
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Fishery products
Shrimp and prawn prepared, preserved and frozen or boiled shrimps and prawn:
--- with tariff eliminated on the date of entry into force of the JIEPA
Skipjack tuna and tuna:
--- to be renegotiated
Fishery products under IQ (cuttle fish, sardine and mackerels) :
--- excluded |
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