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1 Chapter 4 EUROPEAN UNION Tariffs ) High Tariff Products ) Tariff Classification Issue on the Treatment of Products Covered by the Information Technology Agreement (1) WTO Panel Discussions on Target Products (2) Miscellaneous Products Anti-Dumping Measures Anti Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems ) EU Directives on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS Directive) ) EU Directive Establishing a Framework for the Setting of Ecodesign Requirements for Energy-Related Products (EuP) ) Regulations on Chemicals (REACH) ) Regulations on Biocidal Products Trade in Services s Audio-visual Service Government Procurement Proposed New Regulation on Public Procurement Regional Integration Increasing Binding Tariff Rates

2 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions TARIFFS Products. < (see Tariff Rates in 1. of Chapter 2012 outside the Doha Round negotiations (see (2) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Expansion Negotiation in 5. of Chapter 5, Part I Japan have been conducted since April 2013 (see Part III Overview for details). 192

3 ( ) each party s trade regime should evolve in a manner that logy products (refer to the first paragraph of the ITA Declaration), and, participants shall meet periodically under products (Declaration Annex paragraph 3) SeeChapter55 decision was made to resort to the WTO s dispute settlement procedures. On May 28, ; 193

4 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions agreed with the EU to implement the Panel s recommendations within the (TProducts 194

5 ; and outputting. Thus they are categorized as input/output computer devices ( ) ; ; 195

6 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions capable FPD monitors are devices used solely or principally for automatic data included in FPDs, the EC s imposition of duties on these monitors would cons 196

7 (c) <Out ( ) 197

8 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions (2) ; 198

9 2) ; ; ; ANTIDUMPINGMEASURES 199

10 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions and (4) a lesser duty rule ( SCASYSTEMS EU Directive ; 200

11 published the Directive Establishing a Framework for the Setting of Ecodesign Using Products (EuP Directive) in 2005 and the Directive oducts (ErP Directive or Eco product subject to the regulation are published in the Implementing Measures. Implementing Measures, but the draft of this Implementing Measures, about which 201

12 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions requesting a more clear definition of Disconnect and other terms. Japan etc 202

13 ; the Biocidal Products Regulation in place of the Biocidal Products e this Regulation newly regulates treated articles that are treated by biocidal products. 203

14 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions TS Audio. EEC Television without Frontiers (revision: EC) and requested member states n new life as an Audiovisual Media Services Directive that went into force on December 19, 2007 (see Audiovisual Media Services Directive below). Disciplinary rules governing 204

15 <Concerns> statement, in a document published in July 2009, titled, which encourages countries intending to Council Directive ( Television without Frontiers Directive ) concerning coordination of part of the Members regulatory policy relating to television broadcast activities (COM (2005) 646) ( Draft of Audiovisual Media Services Directive ); it was enacted in member states domestic law was within 24 months (by December 19, 2009). All provide information on the status of their adoption of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The Commission analyzed and thoroughly examin GPROCUREMENT N R P P ( ) 205

16 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions 206

17 (G ; 207

18 Problems of Trade Policies and Measures in Individual Countries and Regions Ambiguousrequirements RINTEGRATION 208

19 with the gap between Japan s view and that of the EU not having of tariff rates should be considered the amount of damage ; 209

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