What impact did the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) have on European businesses so far?

Posted 25 March, 2020

The European Union would like to learn more on the impact the EU-Japan EPA had on European businesses in 2019.

The purpose of this survey is for the EU to collect feedback on the impact of the EPA on EU businesses as well as to gather information on existing market access challenges that EU companies face when entering the Japanese market. The EU will use the results of this survey to improve the business climate for EU companies operating in Japan.

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