12 December, 2017
EU / Japan: Historical Free Trade Agreement (JEFTA)
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The JEFTA (Japan-EU free trade agreement), a bilateral free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan, was officially finalised on 8 December 2017.
Almost unnoticed, it will be no less one of the most important trade agreements ever signed by the European Union 97% of customs duties should be abolished early in 2019.
Main beneficiary sectors on the European exporters side: agri-food, chemicals, cosmetics and textiles and clothing.
We will return in detail to this agreement in the context of our Watch Letter International Atmosphere.
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Editor(s): D. CAMMARANO
Source(s): www.lesechos.fr
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