Japan–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

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| name = Japan–United Kingdom CEPA

| long_name = English: Agreement between Japan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Japanese: 包括的な経済上の連携に関する日本国とグレートブリテン及び北アイルランド連合王国との間の協定

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| type = Free Trade Agreement and Economic Integration Agreement

| context = Trade agreement between Japan and the United Kingdom

| date_drafted = 11 September 2020

| date_signed = 23 October 2020

| location_signed = Tokyo, Japan

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| date_effective = 1 January 2021

| condition_effective = Approval by all signatories

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| negotiators = * {{flagicon|Japan}} Toshimitsu Motegi

{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Liz Truss

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| parties = * {{flagicon image|Flag of Japan.svg}} Japan

{{flagicon image|Flag of the United Kingdom.svg}} United Kingdom

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The Japan–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) (Japanese: 日英包括的経済連携協定) is a free trade agreement between the United Kingdom and Japan.{{Cite web|last=Tsuruoka|first=Michito|date=April 2, 2020|title=The Shape of a Japan-UK Free Trade Agreement|url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/the-shape-of-a-japan-uk-free-trade-agreement/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121170408/https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/the-shape-of-a-japan-uk-free-trade-agreement/|archive-date=January 21, 2021|access-date=|website=The Diplomat}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-japan-agree-historic-free-trade-agreement|title=UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement|access-date=2020-09-11|archive-date=2020-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911085404/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-japan-agree-historic-free-trade-agreement|url-status=live}} The agreement was agreed in principle by both parties in September 2020 and signed in Tokyo in October 2020, following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union in January 2020. It entered into force at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.{{cite web|url=https://treaties.fco.gov.uk/responsive/app/consolidatedSearch/#search/v=list,c=1,q=qs%3D%5BComprehensive%20Economic%20Partnership%20Agreement%5D%2CqueryType%3D%5B64%5D,sm=s,l=library2_lib|work=UK Treaty database|access-date=2 February 2021|title=Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Japan for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118155217/https://treaties.fco.gov.uk/responsive/app/consolidatedSearch/#search/v=list,c=1,q=qs%3D%5BComprehensive%20Economic%20Partnership%20Agreement%5D%2CqueryType%3D%5B64%5D,sm=s,l=library2_lib|url-status=live}}

History

On 9 June 2020 Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Liz Truss, the UK's Secretary of State for International Trade, agreed to launch negotiations and to establish the future economic partnership between Japan and the United Kingdom.{{cite web|title=Video Teleconference Talk between Foreign Minister Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu and The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_002841.html|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=June 9, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023063346/https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_002841.html|url-status=live}} On 10 June 2020 the first meeting of chief negotiators was held after the launch of negotiations on the future economic partnership between Japan and the UK.{{cite web|title=First Chief Negotiators' Meeting on the Future Economic Partnership between Japan and the United Kingdom|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page22e_000913.html|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=June 11, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618051304/https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page22e_000913.html|url-status=live}} This was followed by video conference rounds on 24 June, and on 8, 15, 22 and 29 July.{{cite web|title=Second Chief Negotiators' Meeting on the Future Economic Partnership between Japan and the United Kingdom|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page23e_000589.html|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=June 25, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707030855/https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page23e_000589.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Third Chief Negotiators' Meeting on the Future Economic Partnership between Japan and the United Kingdom|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page22e_000919.html|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=July 9, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717033626/https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page22e_000919.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Fourth Chief Negotiators' Meeting on the Future Economic Partnership between Japan and the United Kingdom|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page22e_000920.html|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=July 16, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026205710/https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page22e_000920.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Fifth Chief Negotiators' Meeting on the Future Economic Partnership between Japan and the United Kingdom|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page22e_000923.htmll|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=July 27, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Sixth Chief Negotiators' Meeting on the Future Economic Partnership between Japan and the United Kingdom|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/page1e_000279.html|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=July 29, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026205726/https://www.mofa.go.jp/page1e_000279.html|url-status=live}} The seventh, and final, round was held on 3 August.{{cite web|title=Seventh Chief Negotiators' Meeting on the Future Economic Partnership between Japan and the United Kingdom|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page24e_000255.html|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=August 4, 2020|access-date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026205702/https://www.mofa.go.jp/ecm/ie/page24e_000255.html|url-status=live}}

The agreement is largely similar to the European Union–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement concluded in February 2019, but with small changes made in regards to financial services, digital trade and rules of origin.{{Cite news|last=Lanktree|first=Graham|date=2020-09-11|title=5 things to know about the UK-Japan|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/five-things-from-the-uks-trade-deal-with-japan/|work=Politico}}

The UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was agreed in principle by Truss and Motegi on a video call on 11 September 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 September 2020|title=UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/liz-truss-kick-starts-trade-negotiations-with-japan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510030738/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/liz-truss-kick-starts-trade-negotiations-with-japan|archive-date=10 May 2021|access-date=|website=Gov.UK}}

The UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was signed by International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Tokyo 23 October 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-japan-sign-free-trade-agreement|title=UK and Japan sign free trade agreement|publisher=Department for International Trade|access-date=2020-10-26|date=2020-10-22|archive-date=2020-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027035811/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-japan-sign-free-trade-agreement|url-status=live}}   

Legal & treaty text

File:CS Japan 1.2020 UK Japan Agreement Comprehensive Economic Partnership v3.pdf

On 23 October 2020, the UK Government published the text of the Agreement.[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukjapan-agreement-for-a-comprehensive-economic-partnership-cs-japan-no12020 UK/Japan: Agreement for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023151618/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ukjapan-agreement-for-a-comprehensive-economic-partnership-cs-japan-no12020 |date=2020-10-23 }} – Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Areas Covered in the FTA

Agriculture, food and drink
Manufacturing
Digital and data
Financial services
Creative industry
Fashion
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Services
Investment
Goods

"The quota available to Japanese importers for British products will be the entirety of any unutilised EU quota in that year."{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/summary-of-the-uk-japan-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement#tariff-rate-quotas|title=Trade with Japan|access-date=2021-10-26|archive-date=2021-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022150322/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/summary-of-the-uk-japan-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement#tariff-rate-quotas|url-status=live}}