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4.    To the extent necessary, the Parties shall, before the entry into force of the agreement on the accession of a third country to the European Union:

(a)    amend this Agreement in accordance with Article 23.2; or

(b)    put in place by decision of the Joint Committee any other necessary adjustments or transitional arrangements regarding this Agreement.

Article 23.8. Authentic Texts

1.    This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Japanese languages, all texts being equally authentic, except for Part 2 of Annex 2-A, Schedules of the European Union in Annexes I to IV and Section A of Part 2 of Annex 10, which are drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, all of these texts being equally authentic.

2.    In case of any divergence of interpretation, the text of the language in which this Agreement was negotiated shall prevail.

Conclusion

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised to this effect, have signed this Agreement.

DONE at [PLACE] on this [DATE]th day of [MONTH] in the year [YEAR].

For the European Union:    

For Japan:

Attachments

PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN FOR AN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP

THE EUROPEAN UNION and JAPAN,

HAVING reassessed the need for inclusion of provisions on the free flow of data into the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership, signed at Tokyo on 17 July 2018 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’), in accordance with Article 8.81 of the Agreement,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The table of contents of the Agreement shall be amended by deleting the words ‘Articles 8.70 to 8.81’ and replacing them with the words ‘Articles 8.70 to 8.82’.

Article 2

Article 8.71 of the Agreement shall be amended by deleting the word ‘and’ at the end of subparagraph (a), by deleting the period at the end of subparagraph (b)(ii) and replacing it with a semicolon, and by inserting the following subparagraphs immediately after subparagraph (b)(ii):

‘(c) “covered person” means:

(i) a covered enterprise;

(ii) an entrepreneur of a Party; and

(iii) a service supplier of a Party; and

(d) “personal data” means any information, relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.’.

Article 3

Article 8.81 of the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 8.81

Cross-border transfer of information by electronic means

1.   The Parties are committed to ensuring the cross-border transfer of information by electronic means where this activity is for the conduct of the business of a covered person.

2.   To that end, a Party shall not adopt or maintain measures which prohibit or restrict the cross-border transfer of information set out in paragraph 1 by:

(a) requiring the use of computing facilities or network elements in the territory of the Party for information processing, including by requiring the use of computing facilities or network elements that are certified or approved in the territory of the Party;

(b) requiring the localisation of information in the territory of the Party for storage or processing;

(c) prohibiting storage or processing of information in the territory of the other Party;

(d) making the cross-border transfer of information contingent upon use of computing facilities or network elements in the territory of the Party or upon localisation requirements in the territory of the Party;

(e) prohibiting the transfer of information into the territory of the Party; or

(f) requiring the approval of the Party prior to the transfer of information to the territory of the other Party (1).

(1) For greater certainty, subparagraph 2(f) does not prevent a Party from: (a) subjecting the use of a specific transfer instrument or a particular cross-border transfer of information to approval on grounds relating to the protection of personal data and privacy, in compliance with paragraph 4; (b) requiring the certification or conformity assessment of ICT products, services and processes, including Artificial Intelligence, before their commercialisation or use in its territory, to ensure compliance with laws and regulations consistent with this Agreement or for cybersecurity purposes, in compliance with paragraphs 3 and 4, and Articles 1.5, 8.3 and 8.65; or (c) requiring that re-users of information protected by intellectual property rights or confidentiality obligations resulting from domestic laws and regulations consistent with this Agreement, respect such rights or obligations when transferring the information across borders, including with regard to access requests by courts and authorities of third countries, in compliance with Article 8.3.

3.   Nothing in this Article shall prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining measures inconsistent with paragraphs 1 and 2 to achieve a legitimate public policy objective (2), provided that the measure:

(2) For the purposes of this Article, “legitimate public policy objective” shall be interpreted in an objective manner and shall enable the pursuit of objectives such as the protection of public security, public morals, or human, animal or plant life or health, or the maintenance of public order or other similar objectives of public interest, taking into account the evolving nature of digital technologies.

(a) is not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where like conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on trade; and

(b) does not impose restrictions on transfers of information that are greater than necessary to achieve the objective. (3)

(3) For greater certainty, this paragraph does not affect the interpretation of other exceptions in this Agreement and their application to this Article, and the right of a Party to invoke any of them.

4.   Nothing in this Article shall prevent a Party from adopting or maintaining measures on the protection of personal data and privacy, including with respect to cross-border transfers of information, provided that the law of the Party provides for instruments enabling transfers under conditions of general application (4) for the protection of the information transferred.

(4) For greater certainty, in line with the horizontal nature of the protection of personal data and privacy, “conditions of general application” refer to conditions formulated in objective terms that apply horizontally to an unidentified number of economic operators and thus cover a range of situations and cases.

5.   This Article does not apply to cross-border transfer of information held or processed by or on behalf of a Party.

6.   A Party may at any time propose to the other Party to review the measures listed in paragraph 2.’.

Article 4

The following Article shall be inserted after Article 8.81 of the Agreement:

‘Article 8.82

Protection of personal data

1.   The Parties recognise that individuals have a right to the protection of their personal data and privacy as provided for by the laws and regulations of each Party and that high standards in this regard contribute to trust in the digital economy and to the development of trade. Each Party recognises the right of the other Party to determine the appropriate level of the protection of personal data and privacy, to be provided for by their respective measures.

2.   Each Party shall endeavour to adopt measures that protect individuals, without discrimination based on grounds such as nationality or residence, from personal data protection violations occurring within its jurisdiction.

3.   Each Party shall adopt or maintain a legal framework that provides for the protection of personal data related to electronic commerce. In the development of its legal framework for the protection of personal data and privacy, each Party should take into account the principles and guidelines of relevant international bodies. The Parties also recognise that high standards of privacy and data protection as regards government access to privately held data, such as those outlined in the OECD Principles for Government Access to Personal Data held by Private Sector Entities, contribute to trust in the digital economy.

4.   Each Party shall publish information on the protection of personal data and privacy it provides to users of electronic commerce, including:

(a) how individuals can pursue remedies for a breach of the protection of personal data or privacy arising from digital trade; and

(b) guidance and other information regarding compliance of businesses with applicable legal requirements for the protection of personal data and privacy.’.

Article 5

Article 8.63 of the Agreement shall be deleted.

Article 6

This Protocol shall enter into force in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 23.2 of the Agreement.

Article 7

1.   This Protocol, in conformity with Article 23.8 of the Agreement, is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish and Japanese languages, all of these texts being equally authentic.

2.   In the event of any divergence of interpretation, the text of the language in which this Protocol was negotiated shall prevail.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised to this effect, have signed this Protocol.

Done at Brussels on the thirty-first day of January in the year two thousand and twenty-four.

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  • Chapter   1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1
  • Article   1.1 Objectives 1
  • Article   1.2 General Definitions 1
  • Article   1.3 Territorial Application 1
  • Article   1.4 Taxation 1
  • Article   1.5 Security Exceptions 1
  • Article   1.6 Confidential Information 1
  • Article   1.7 Fulfilment of Obligations and Delegated Authority 1
  • Article   1.8 Laws and Regulations and Their Amendments 1
  • Article   1.9 Relation to other Agreements 1
  • Chapter   2 TRADE IN GOODS 1
  • Section   A General Provisions 1
  • Article   2.1 Objective 1
  • Article   2.2 Scope 1
  • Article   2.3 Definitions 1
  • Article   2.4 Customs Duty 1
  • Article   2.5 Agricultural Safeguards 1
  • Section   B National Treatment and Market Access for Goods 1
  • Article   2.6 Classification of Goods 1
  • Article   2.7 National Treatment 1
  • Article   2.8 Reduction and Elimination of Customs Duties on Imports 1
  • Article   2.9 Goods Re-entered after Repair and Alteration 1
  • Article   2.10 Temporary Admission of Goods 1
  • Article   2.11 Customs Valuation 2
  • Article   2.12 Export Duties 2
  • Article   2.13 Standstill 2
  • Article   2.14 Export Competition 2
  • Article   2.15 Import and Export Restrictions 2
  • Article   2.16 Fees and Formalities Connected with Importation and Exportation 2
  • Article   2.17 Import and Export Licensing Procedures 2
  • Article   2.18 Remanufactured Goods 2
  • Article   2.19 Non-tariff Measures 2
  • Article   2.20 Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance of Payments 2
  • Article   2.21 Origin Marking 2
  • Article   2.22 General Exceptions 2
  • Section   C Facilitation of Wine Product Export 2
  • Article   2.23 Scope 2
  • Article   2.24 General Principle 2
  • Article   2.25 Authorisation of Oenological Practices – Phase One 2
  • Article   2.26 Authorisation of Oenological Practices - Phase Two 2
  • Article   2.27 Authorisation of Oenological Practices – Phase Three 2
  • Article   2.28 Self-certification 2
  • Article   2.29 Review, Consultations and Temporary Suspension of Self-certification 2
  • Article   2.30 Standstill 2
  • Article   2.31 Amendments 2
  • Section   D Other Provisions 2
  • Article   2.32 Exchange of Information 2
  • Article   2.33 Special Measures Concerning the Management of Preferential Tariff Treatment 2
  • Article   2.34 Committee on Trade In Goods 2
  • Article   2.35 Working Group on Wine 2
  • Chapter   3 RULES OF ORIGIN AND ORIGIN PROCEDURES 2
  • Section   A Rules of Origin 2
  • Article   3.1 Definitions 2
  • Article   3.2 Requirements for Originating Products 2
  • Article   3.3 Wholly Obtained Products 3
  • Article   3.4 Insufficient Working or Processing 3
  • Article   3.5 Accumulation 3
  • Article   3.6 Tolerances 3
  • Article   3.7 Unit of Qualification 3
  • Article   3.8 Accounting Segregation 3
  • Article   3.9 Sets 3
  • Article   3.10 Non-alteration 3
  • Article   3.11 Returning Products 3
  • Article   3.12 Accessories, Spare Parts, Tools and Instructional or other Information Materials 3
  • Article   3.13 Neutral Elements 3
  • Article   3.14 Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment 3
  • Article   3.15 Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale 3
  • Section   B Origin Procedures 3
  • Article   3.16 Claim for Preferential Tariff Treatment 3
  • Article   3.17 Statement on Origin 3
  • Article   3.18 Importer's Knowledge 3
  • Article   3.19 Record Keeping Requirements 3
  • Article   3.20 Small Consignments and Waivers 3
  • Article   3.21 Verification 3
  • Article   3.22 Administrative Cooperation 4
  • Article   3.23 Mutual Assistance In the Fight Against Fraud 4
  • Article   3.24 Denial of Preferential Tariff Treatment 4
  • Article   3.25 Confidentiality 4
  • Article   3.26 Administrative Measures and Sanctions 4
  • Section   C Miscellaneous 4
  • Article   3.27 Application of this Chapter to Ceuta and Melilla 4
  • Article   3.28 Committee on Rules of Origin and Customs-Related Matters 4
  • Article   3.29 Transitional Provisions for Products In Transit or Storage 4
  • Chapter   4 CUSTOMS MATTERS AND TRADE FACILITATION 4
  • Article   4.1 Objectives 4
  • Article   4.2 4
  • Article   4.3 Transparency 4
  • Article   4.4 Procedures for Import, Export and Transit 4
  • Article   4.5 Release of Goods 4
  • Article   4.6 Simplification of Customs Procedures 4
  • Article   4.7 Advance Rulings 4
  • Article   4.8 Appeal and Review 4
  • Article   4.9 Risk Management 4
  • Article   4.10 Post-clearance Audit 4
  • Article   4.11 Transit and Transhipment 4
  • Article   4.12 Customs Cooperation 4
  • Article   4.13 Temporary Admission 4
  • Article   4.14 Committee on Rules of Origin and Customs-Related Matters 5
  • Chapter   5 TRADE REMEDIES 5
  • Section   A General Provisions 5
  • Article   5.1 Definitions 5
  • Section   B Bilateral Safeguard Measures 5
  • Article   5.2 Application of Bilateral Safeguard Measures 5
  • Article   5.3 Conditions and Limitations 5
  • Article   5.4 Investigation 5
  • Article   5.5 Notification 5
  • Article   5.6 Consultations and Compensations 5
  • Article   5.7 Provisional Bilateral Safeguard Measures 5
  • Article   5.8 Miscellaneous 5
  • Section   C Global Safeguard Measures 5
  • Article   5.9 General Provisions 5
  • Article   5.10 Application of Safeguard Measures 5
  • Section   D Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures 5
  • Article   5.11 General Provisions 5
  • Article   5.12 Transparency and Disclosure of Essential Facts 5
  • Article   5.13 Consideration of Public Interest 5
  • Article   5.14 Anti-dumping Investigation 5
  • Chapter   6 SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 5
  • Article   6.1 Objectives 5
  • Article   6.2 Scope of Application 5
  • Article   6.3 Definitions 5
  • Article   6.4 Relation to the WTO Agreement 5
  • Article   6.5 Competent Authorities and Contact Points 5
  • Article   6.6 Risk Assessment 5
  • Article   6.7 Import Conditions, Import Procedures and Trade Facilitation 5
  • Article   6.8 Audit 5
  • Article   6.9 Procedure for Listing of Establishments or Facilities 5
  • Article   6.10 Adaptation to Regional Conditions 6
  • Article   6.11 Transparency and Exchange of Information 6
  • Article   6.12 Technical Consultations 6
  • Article   6.13 Emergency Measures 6
  • Article   6.14 Equivalence 6
  • Article   6.15 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 6
  • Article   6.16 Dispute Settlement 6
  • Chapter   7 TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 6
  • Article   7.1 Objectives 6
  • Article   7.2 Scope 6
  • Article   7.3 Incorporation of Certain Provisions of the TBT Agreement 6
  • Article   7.4 Definitions 6
  • Article   7.5 Technical Regulations 6
  • Article   7.6 International Standards 6
  • Article   7.7 Standards 6
  • Article   7.8 Conformity Assessment Procedures 6
  • Article   7.9 Transparency 6
  • Article   7.10 Market Surveillance 7
  • Article   7.11 Marking and Labelling 7
  • Article   7.12 Cooperation 7
  • Article   7.13 Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade 7
  • Article   7.14 Contact Points 7
  • Chapter   8 Trade In Services, Investment Liberalisation and Electronic Commerce 7
  • Section   A General Provisions 7
  • Article   8.1 Scope 7
  • Article   8.2 Definitions 7
  • Article   8.3 General Exceptions 7
  • Article   8.4 Committee on Trade In Services, Investment Liberalisation and Electronic Commerce 7
  • Article   8.5 Review 7
  • Section   B Investment Liberalisation 7
  • Article   8.6 Scope 7
  • Article   8.7 Market Access 7
  • Article   8.8 National Treatment 8
  • Article   8.9 Most-favoured-nation Treatment 8
  • Article   8.10 Senior Management and Boards of Directors 8
  • Article   8.11 Prohibition of Performance Requirements 8
  • Article   8.12 Non-conforming Measures and Exceptions 8
  • Article   8.13 Denial of Benefits 8
  • Section   C Cross-border Trade In Services 8
  • Article   8.14 Scope 8
  • Article   8.15 Market Access 8
  • Article   8.16 National Treatment 8
  • Article   8.17 Most-favoured-nation Treatment 8
  • Article   8.18 Non-conforming Measures 8
  • Article   8.19 Denial of Benefits 8
  • Section   D Entry and Temporary Stay of Natural Persons 8
  • Article   8.20 General Provisions and Scope 8
  • Article   8.21 Definitions 8
  • Article   8.22 General Obligations 9
  • Article   8.23 Transparency 9
  • Article   8.24 Obligations In other Sections 9
  • Article   8.25 Business Visitors for Establishment Purposes, Intra-corporate Transferees and Investors 9
  • Article   8.26 Contractual Service Suppliers and Independent Professionals 9
  • Article   8.27 Short-term business Visitors 9
  • Article   8.28 Contact Points 9
  • Section   E Regulatory Framework 9
  • Subsection   1 Domestic Regulation 9
  • Article   8.29 Scope and Definitions 9
  • Article   8.30 Conditions for Licensing and Qualification 9
  • Article   8.31 Licensing and Qualification Procedures 9
  • Article   8.32 Technical Standards 9
  • Subsection   2 Provisions of General Application 9
  • Article   8.33 Administration of Measures of General Application 9
  • Article   8.34 Review Procedures for Administrative Decisions 9
  • Article   8.35 Mutual Recognition 9
  • Subsection   3 Postal and Courier Services 9
  • Article   8.36 Scope and Definitions 9
  • Article   8.37 Universal Service 9
  • Article   8.38 Border Procedures 9
  • Article   8.39 Licences 9
  • Article   8.40 Independence of the Regulatory Body 9
  • Subsection   4 Telecommunications Services 9
  • Article   8.41 Scope 9
  • Article   8.42 Definitions 10
  • Article   8.43 Approaches to Regulation 10
  • Article   8.44 Access and Use 10
  • Article   8.45 Number Portability 10
  • Article   8.46 Resale 10
  • Article   8.47 Enabling Use of Network Facilities and Interconnection 10
  • Article   8.48 Obligations Relating to Major Suppliers 10
  • Article   8.49 Regulatory Authority 10
  • Article   8.50 Universal Service 10
  • Article   8.51 Authorisation to Provide Telecommunications Networks and Services 10
  • Article   8.52 Allocation and Use of Scarce Resources 10
  • Article   8.53 Transparency 10
  • Article   8.54 Resolution of Telecommunications Disputes 10
  • Article   8.55 Relation to International Organisations 10
  • Article   8.56 Confidentiality of Information 10
  • Article   8.57 International Mobile Roaming (56) 10
  • Subsection   5 Financial Services 10
  • Article   8.58 Scope 10
  • Article   8.59 Definitions 10
  • Article   8.60 Financial Services New to the Territory of a Party 11
  • Article   8.61 Payment and Clearing Systems 11
  • Article   8.62 Self-regulatory Organisations 11
  • Article   8.63 Transfers of Information and Processing of Information 11
  • Article   8.64 Effective and Transparent Regulation 11
  • Article   8.65 Prudential Carve-out 11
  • Article   8.66 Supply of Insurance Services by Postal Insurance Entities 11
  • Article   8.67 Regulatory Cooperation on Financial Regulation 11
  • Subsection   6 International Maritime Transport Services 11
  • Article   8.68 Scope and Definitions 11
  • Article   8.69 Obligations 11
  • Section   F Electronic Commerce 11
  • Article   8.70 Objective and General Provisions 11
  • Article   8.71 Definitions 11
  • Article   8.72 Customs Duties 11
  • Article   8.73 Source Code 11
  • Article   8.74 Domestic Regulation 11
  • Article   8.75 Principle of No Prior Authorisation 11
  • Article   8.76 Conclusion of Contracts by Electronic Means 11
  • Article   8.77 Electronic Authentication and Electronic Signature 11
  • Article   8.78 Consumer Protection 11
  • Article   8.79 Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Messages 11
  • Article   8.80 Cooperation on Electronic Commerce 11
  • Article   8.81 Free Flow of Data 12
  • Chapter   9 CAPITAL MOVEMENTS, PAYMENTS AND TRANSFERS AND TEMPORARY SAFEGUARD MEASURES 12
  • Article   9.1 Current Account 12
  • Article   9.2 Capital Movements 12
  • Article   9.3 Application of Laws and Regulations Relating to Capital Movements, Payments or Transfers 12
  • Article   9.4 Temporary Safeguard Measures 12
  • Chapter   10 GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT 12
  • Article   10.1 Incorporation of the GPA 12
  • Article   10.2 Additional Scope of Application 12
  • Article   10.3 Additional Rules 12
  • Article   10.4 Publication of Notices 12
  • Article   10.5 Conditions for Participation 12
  • Article   10.6 Qualification of Suppliers 12
  • Article   10.7 Selective Tendering 12
  • Article   10.8 Technical Specifications 12
  • Article   10.9 Test Reports 12
  • Article   10.10 Environmental Conditions 12
  • Article   10.11 Treatment of Tenders and Awarding of Contracts 12
  • Article   10.12 Domestic Review Procedures 12
  • Article   10.13 Collection and Reporting of Statistics 12
  • Article   10.14 Modifications and Rectifications to Coverage 12
  • Article   10.15 Cooperation 12
  • Article   10.16 Committee on Government Procurement 12
  • Article   10.17 Contact Points 12
  • Chapter   11 COMPETITION POLICY 12
  • Article   11.1 Principles 12
  • Article   11.2 Anticompetitive Practices 13
  • Article   11.3 Legislative and Regulatory Framework 13
  • Article   11.4 Operational Independence 13
  • Article   11.5 Non-discrimination 13
  • Article   11.6 Procedural Fairness 13
  • Article   11.7 Transparency 13
  • Article   11.8 Enforcement Cooperation 13
  • Article   11.9 Dispute Settlement 13
  • Chapter   12 SUBSIDIES 13
  • Article   12.1 Principles 13
  • Article   12.2 Definitions 13
  • Article   12.3 Scope 13
  • Article   12.4 Relation to the WTO Agreement 13
  • Article   12.5 Notification 13
  • Article   12.6 Consultations 13
  • Article   12.7 Prohibited Subsidies 13
  • Article   12.8 Use of Subsidies 13
  • Article   12.9 General Exceptions 13
  • Article   12.10 Dispute Settlement 13
  • Chapter   13 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, ENTERPRISES GRANTED SPECIAL RIGHTSOR PRIVILEGES AND DESIGNATED MONOPOLIES 13
  • Article   13.1 Definitions 13
  • Article   13.2 Scope 13
  • Article   13.3 Relation to the WTO Agreement 13
  • Article   13.4 General Provisions 13
  • Article   13.5 Non-discriminatory Treatment and Commercial Considerations 13
  • Article   13.6 Regulatory Framework 13
  • Article   13.7 Information Exchange 13
  • Article   13.8 General Exceptions 13
  • Chapter   14 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 13
  • Section   A General Provisions 14
  • Article   14.1 Initial Provisions 14
  • Article   14.2 Agreed Principles 14
  • Article   14.3 International Agreements 14
  • Article   14.4 National Treatment 14
  • Article   14.5 Most-favoured-nation Treatment 14
  • Article   14.6 Procedural Matters and Transparency 14
  • Article   14.7 Promotion of Public Awareness Concerning Protection of Intellectual Property 14
  • Section   B Standards Concerning Intellectual Property 14
  • Subsection   1 Copyright and Related Rights 14
  • Article   14.8 Authors 14
  • Article   14.9 Performers 14
  • Article   14.10 Producers of Phonograms 14
  • Article   14.11 Broadcasting Organisations 14
  • Article   14.12 Use of Phonograms 14
  • Article   14.13 Term of Protection 14
  • Article   14.14 Limitations and Exceptions 14
  • Article   14.15 Artist's Resale Right In Works of Art 14
  • Article   14.16 Collective Management 14
  • Article   14.17 Protection of Existing Subject Matter 14
  • Subsection   2 Trademarks 14
  • Article   14.18 Rights Conferred by a Trademark 14
  • Article   14.19 Exceptions 14
  • Article   14.20 Preparatory Acts Deemed as Infringement 14
  • Article   14.21 Well-known Trademarks 14
  • Subsection   3 Geographical Indications 14
  • Article   14.22 Scope 14
  • Article   14.23 System of Protection of Geographical Indications 14
  • Article   14.24 Lists of Geographical Indications 14
  • Article   14.25 Scope of Protection of Geographical Indications 14
  • Article   14.26 Scope of the Use of Geographical Indications 15
  • Article   14.27 Relationship with Trademarks 15
  • Article   14.28 Enforcement of Protection 15
  • Article   14.29 Exceptions 15
  • Article   14.30 Amendment of the Lists of Geographical Indications 15
  • Subsection   4 Industrial Designs 15
  • Article   14.31 Industrial Designs (96) 15
  • Subsection   5 Unregistered Appearance of Products 15
  • Article   14.32 Unregistered Appearance of Products 15
  • Subsection   6 Patents 15
  • Article   14.33 Patents 15
  • Article   14.34 Patents and Public Health 15
  • Article   14.35 Extension of the Period of Protection Conferred by a Patent on Pharmaceutical Products and Agricultural Chemical Products (103) (104) 15
  • Subsection   7 Trade Secrets and Undisclosed Tests or other Data 15
  • Article   14.36 Scope of Protection of Trade Secrets 15
  • Article   14.37 Treatment of Test Data In Marketing Approval Procedure 15
  • Subsection   8 New Varieties of Plants 15
  • Article   14.38 New Varieties of Plants 15
  • Subsection   9 Unfair Competition 15
  • Article   14.39 Unfair Competition 15
  • Section   C Enforcement 15
  • Subsection   1 General Provisions 15
  • Article   14.40 Enforcement – General 15
  • Article   14.41 Entitled Applicants 15
  • Subsection   2 Enforcement – Civil Remedies (114) (115) 15
  • Article   14.42 Measures for Preserving Evidence 15
  • Article   14.43 Right of Information 15
  • Article   14.44 Provisional and Precautionary Measures 15
  • Article   14.45 Corrective Measures 15
  • Article   14.46 Injunctions 16
  • Article   14.47 Damages 16
  • Article   14.48 Costs 16
  • Article   14.49 Presumption of Authorship or Ownership 16
  • Subsection   3 Enforcement of Protection Against Misappropriation of Trade Secrets 16
  • Article   14.50 Civil Procedures and Remedies 16
  • Subsection   4 Enforcement – Border Measures 16
  • Article   14.51 Enforcement – Border Measures 16
  • Section   D Cooperation and Institutional Arrangements 16
  • Article   14.52 Cooperation 16
  • Article   14.53 Committee on Intellectual Property 16
  • Article   14.54 Security Exceptions 16
  • Article   14.55 Dispute Settlement 16
  • Chapter   15 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 16
  • Article   15.1 Objectives 16
  • Article   15.2 Definitions 16
  • Article   15.3 General Principles 16
  • Article   15.4 Rights of Shareholders and Ownership Functions 16
  • Article   15.5 Roles of the Board 16
  • Article   15.6 Takeovers 16
  • Article   15.7 Dispute Settlement 16
  • Chapter   16 TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 16
  • Article   16.1 Context and Objectives 16
  • Article   16.2 Right to Regulate and Levels of Protection 16
  • Article   16.3 International Labour Standards and Conventions 16
  • Article   16.4 Multilateral Environmental Agreements 16
  • Article   16.5 Trade and Investment Favouring Sustainable Development 16
  • Article   16.6 Biological Diversity 16
  • Article   16.7 Sustainable Management of Forests and Trade In Timber and Timber Products 17
  • Article   16.8 Trade and Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources and Sustainable Aquaculture 17
  • Article   16.9 Scientific Information 17
  • Article   16.10 Transparency 17
  • Article   16.11 Review of Sustainability Impacts 17
  • Article   16.12 Cooperation 17
  • Article   16.13 Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development 17
  • Article   16.14 Contact Points 17
  • Article   16.15 Domestic Advisory Group 17
  • Article   16.16 Joint Dialogue with Civil Society 17
  • Article   16.17 Government Consultations 17
  • Article   16.18 Panel of Experts 17
  • Article   16.19 Review 17
  • Chapter   17 TRANSPARENCY 17
  • Article   17.1 Definitions 17
  • Article   17.2 Transparent Regulatory Environment 17
  • Article   17.3 Publication 17
  • Article   17.4 Enquiries 17
  • Article   17.5 Administration of Measures of General Application 17
  • Article   17.6 Review and Appeal 17
  • Article   17.7 Cooperation on the Promotion of Increased Transparency 17
  • Article   17.8 Relation to other Chapters 17
  • Chapter   18 GOOD REGULATORY PRACTICES AND REGULATORY COOPERATION 17
  • Section   A Good Regulatory Practices and Regulatory Cooperation 17
  • Subsection   1 General Provisions 17
  • Article   18.1 Objectives and General Principles 17
  • Article   18.2 Definitions 17
  • Article   18.3 Scope 18
  • Subsection   2 Good Regulatory Practices 18
  • Article   18.4 Internal Coordination 18
  • Article   18.5 Regulatory Processes and Mechanisms 18
  • Article   18.6 Early Information on Planned Regulatory Measures 18
  • Article   18.7 Public Consultations 18
  • Article   18.8 Impact Assessment 18
  • Article   18.9 Retrospective Evaluation 18
  • Article   18.10 Opportunity to Submit Comments 18
  • Article   18.11 Exchange of Information on Good Regulatory Practices 18
  • Subsection   3 Regulatory Cooperation 18
  • Article   18.12 Regulatory Cooperation Activities 18
  • Article   18.13 Good Practices to Promote Regulatory Compatibility 18
  • Subsection   4 Institutional Provisions 18
  • Article   18.14 Committee on Regulatory Cooperation 18
  • Article   18.15 Contact Points 18
  • Article   18.16 Exchange of Information on Planned or Existing Regulatory Measures 18
  • Section   B Animal Welfare 18
  • Article   18.17 Animal Welfare 18
  • Section   C Final Provisions 18
  • Article   18.18 Application of Section a 18
  • Article   18.19 Dispute Settlement 18
  • Chapter   19 COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE 18
  • Article   19.1 Objectives 18
  • Article   19.2 Scope 18
  • Article   19.3 Cooperation for the Improvement of the Business Environment 18
  • Article   19.4 Request for Information 18
  • Article   19.5 Committee on Cooperation In the Field of Agriculture 18
  • Article   19.6 Contact Points and Communications 18
  • Article   19.7 Relation to other Chapters 18
  • Article   19.8 Dispute Settlement 18
  • Chapter   20 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES 18
  • Article   20.1 Objective 18
  • Article   20.2 Information Sharing 18
  • Article   20.3 SME Contact Points 19
  • Article   20.4 Dispute Settlement 19
  • Chapter   21 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 19
  • Section   A Objective, Scope and Definitions 19
  • Article   21.1 Objective 19
  • Article   21.2 Scope 19
  • Article   21.3 Definitions 19
  • Section   B Consultations and Mediation 19
  • Article   21.4 Request for Information 19
  • Article   21.5 Consultations 19
  • Article   21.6 Mediation 19
  • Section   C Panel Procedure 19
  • Article   21.7 Establishment of a Panel 19
  • Article   21.8 Composition of a Panel 19
  • Article   21.9 List of Arbitrators 19
  • Article   21.20 Qualifications of Arbitrators 19
  • Article   21.21 Replacement of Arbitrators 19
  • Article   21.22 Functions of Panels 19
  • Article   21.13 Terms of Reference 19
  • Article   21.14 Decision on Urgency 19
  • Article   21.15 Panel Proceedings 19
  • Article   21.16 Rules of Interpretation 19
  • Article   21.17 Receipt of Information 19
  • Article   21.18 Interim Report 19
  • Article   21.19 Final Report 19
  • Article   21.20 Compliance with the Final Report 19
  • Article   21.21 Compliance Review 19
  • Article   21.22 Temporary Remedies In Case of Non-compliance 20
  • Article   21.23 Compliance Review after the Adoption of Temporary Remedies 20
  • Article   21.24 Suspension and Termination of Proceedings 20
  • Section   D General Provisions 20
  • Article   21.25 Administration of the Dispute Settlement Procedure 20
  • Article   21.26 Mutually Agreed Solution 20
  • Article   21.27 Choice of Forum 20
  • Article   21.28 Time Period 20
  • Article   21.29 Expenses 20
  • Article   21.30 Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct 20
  • Chapter   22 INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS 20
  • Article   22.1 Joint Committee 20
  • Article   22.2 Decisions and Recommendations of the Joint Committee 20
  • Article   22.3 Specialised Committees 20
  • Article   22.4 Working Groups 20
  • Article   22.5 Work of Specialised Committees, Working Groups and other Bodies 20
  • Article   22.6 Contact Points 20
  • Chapter   23 FINAL PROVISIONS 20
  • Article   23.1 General Review 20
  • Article   23.2 Amendments 20
  • Article   23.3 Entry Into Force 20
  • Article   23.4 Termination 20
  • Article   23.5 No Direct Effect on Persons 20
  • Article   23.6 Annexes, Appendices and Footnotes 20
  • Article   23.7 Future Accessions to the European Union 20
  • Article   23.8 Authentic Texts 21
  • PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN FOR AN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP 21
    • Name
    EU - Japan Economic Partnership (2018)
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    Signed date
    17 / Jul / 2018
    Revision date signed
    31-12-2024
    Date into force
    01 / Feb / 2019
    Revision date into force
    14-05-2024
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