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JAPAN-SINGAPORE
Japan-Singapore FTA&EIA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

Japan Singapore

Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership

Status : Signed in 2002 .  In force since 2002
Scope : Bilateral
Type : FTA & EIA
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV, GATS Art V 2002
Agreement text : 
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/fact_abst_japan_singapore_e.doc
Other links : 
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fta/singapore.html
WTO consideration process : 
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/fact_abst_japan_singapore_e.doc
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list
Full tariff elimination
Foresees inclusion of more goods in the list
Rules of Origin
Change in tariff classification necessary
Value Added: Minimum 60%
No specific process necessary
Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : 
   Countervailing Duties : Following the WTO Agreement on Safeguards
   Safeguards : Following the WTO Agreement on Safeguards

Standards : Calls for mutual recognition, and sets out the standards to register new conformity assessment bodies in the Sectorial Annexes
Notes:
Protocol amending the Agreement signed March 2007 - http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/singapore/jsepa_a/index.html Factual abstract: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/fact_abst_japan_singapore_e.doc
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) : Notified
       Date of notification 08/11/2002
       Consideration Process : Under Consideration
Liberalization Approach : Positive Lists

Modes Covered
Cross-border supply (Mode1)
 Consumption abroad (Mode2)
 Commercial presence (Mode3)
 Presence of natural persons (Mode4)
Specific Chapters on
Financial services
Movement of natural persons

Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport

Public Sectors carve-out : GATS-like (Article I:3(b))

Most Favoured Nation : Non-binding

National Treatment : Binding

Market Access : Binding

Domestic Regulation : Binding but subject to legitimate expectations (GATS-like)

Subsidies covered by services disciplines : Covered

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
          Article 70 Denial of Benefits A Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter: (a) to the supply of any service, if it establishes that the service is supplied from or in the territory of a non-Party; (b) in the case of the supply of a maritime transport service, if it establishes that the service is supplied; (i) by a vessel registered under the laws of a non-Party, and (ii) by a person which operates or uses the vessel in whole or in part but which is of a non-Party; (c) to any service supplier that is a juridical person, if it establishes that the service supplier is neither a “service supplier of the other Party” as defined in sub-paragraph (j) of paragraph 6 of Article 58 nor a “service supplier other than those of the Parties” granted benefits under Article 62.

Notes :
          

Link to schedules :
INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach : Negative Lists

Definition of investment : Covers portfolio investment

Most Favoured Nation : Non-binding
                           
National Treatment : Binding
                           NT provision applies to entry and establishment rights
Fair and Equitable Treatment : Binding
                           
Expropriation : Binding
                           
Board of Directors and executive personnel : Not Featured

Invester - State arbitration :

Denial of Benefits :
          

Additional BIT exists between the parties :
          BIT list I :
                    Status:
          BIT list II :
                    Status:

Notes :
          

Link to schedules :
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 35, 36 and 39 of the Agreement
Customs valuation : Yes Article 15, 35, 36 and 38 of the Agreement
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : Yes Article 38 and 41 of the Agreement
E-Commerce / Paperless trade : Yes Article 40, 42, 43, and 44 of the Agreement
Cooperation in trade facilitation : No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes
Investment : Yes Asset based-open list; includes FDI, portfolio investment and various forms of tangible and intangible property.
Competition Policy : Yes
Intellectual Property : Yes Substantive obligations and cooperation. Coverage in line with TRIPS and covers Database Contents. See more in Art. 86, Chapter 10 of the Agreement.
Dispute Settlement : Yes Ad-hoc arbitration. Parties can block panles.
Labor Mobility : Yes
Labor and Environmental Standards : Yes Chapter 8 on Science and Technology, ART. 31 on Areas and Forms of Cooperation refer to environment as one of the areas of cooperation.
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No
Notes:
Set up of cooperation committees on IT and Science. Health related and social services covered.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
bilateral
Specific Process
last manufacturing process in one of the parties
Heading Change
change in tariff classification necessary
De Minimis
Specific minimum values for each product set out in Annex IIA
Minimum Content
60%
Drawback
Http Link
Notes
Annex IIA For shipments below JPY 200,000 the requirement to produce a 'certificate of origin' can be waived. Inspections can go back up to three years.
JAPAN-SINGAPORE
Japan-Singapore FTA&EIA

Member Countries
Japan
Singapore
Total: 2 countries

Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership

Status : Signed in 2002 .  In force since 2002
Scope : Bilateral
Type : FTA & EIA
WTO Notification : GATT Art XXIV, GATS Art V 2002
Agreement text : 
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/fact_abst_japan_singapore_e.doc

Other links : 
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fta/singapore.html

WTO consideration process : 
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/fact_abst_japan_singapore_e.doc
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list
Full tariff elimination
Foresees inclusion of more goods in the list
Rules of Origin
Change in tariff classification necessary
Value Added: Minimum 60%
No specific process necessary
Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : 
Countervailing Duties : Following the WTO Agreement on Safeguards
Safeguards : Following the WTO Agreement on Safeguards

Standards : Calls for mutual recognition, and sets out the standards to register new conformity assessment bodies in the Sectorial Annexes

Notes:
Protocol amending the Agreement signed March 2007 - http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/singapore/jsepa_a/index.html Factual abstract: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/region_e/fact_abst_japan_singapore_e.doc

SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V) : Notified
Date of notification : 08/11/2002
Consideration Process : Under Consideration

Liberalization Approach : Positive Lists

Modes Covered
Cross - Border Supply : Yes
 Consumption Abroad : Yes
 Commercial Presence Abroad : Yes
 Movement of Natural Persons : Yes

Specific Chapters on
Financial services : Yes
 Movement of natural persons : Yes
Specific Sectors Excluded
Air transport : Yes
Public Sectors carve-out : GATS-like (Article I:3(b))

Most Favoured Nation : Non-binding

National Treatment : Binding

Market Access : Binding

Domestic Regulation : Binding but subject to legitimate expectations (GATS-like)

Subsidies covered by services disciplines : Covered

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
Article 70 Denial of Benefits A Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter: (a) to the supply of any service, if it establishes that the service is supplied from or in the territory of a non-Party; (b) in the case of the supply of a maritime transport service, if it establishes that the service is supplied; (i) by a vessel registered under the laws of a non-Party, and (ii) by a person which operates or uses the vessel in whole or in part but which is of a non-Party; (c) to any service supplier that is a juridical person, if it establishes that the service supplier is neither a “service supplier of the other Party” as defined in sub-paragraph (j) of paragraph 6 of Article 58 nor a “service supplier other than those of the Parties” granted benefits under Article 62.

Notes:

Link to schedules :

INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach : Negative Lists

Definition of investment : Covers portfolio investment

Most Favoured Nation : Non-binding

National Treatment : Binding

NT provision applies to entry and establishment rights : Yes

Fair and Equitable Treatment : Binding


Expropriation : Binding


Board of Directors and executive personnel : Not Featured

Invester - State arbitration : Yes

Denial of Benefits :


Additional BIT exists between the parties :No

BIT list I :
Status:
BIT list II :
Status:

Notes :


Link to schedules :

TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : Yes Article 35, 36 and 39 of the Agreement
Customs valuation : Yes Article 15, 35, 36 and 38 of the Agreement
Trade regulations publication and administration : Yes Article 38 and 41 of the Agreement
Use of ICT : Yes Article 40, 42, 43, and 44 of the Agreement
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : Yes Article 37 and 39 of the Agreement
Transport and logistics : No
Trade finance : No

OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : Yes
Investment : Yes Asset based-open list; includes FDI, portfolio investment and various forms of tangible and intangible property.
Competition Policy : Yes
Intellectual Property : Yes Substantive obligations and cooperation. Coverage in line with TRIPS and covers Database Contents. See more in Art. 86, Chapter 10 of the Agreement.
Dispute Settlement : Yes Ad-hoc arbitration. Parties can block panles.
Labor Mobility : Yes
Labor and Environmental Standards : Yes Chapter 8 on Science and Technology, ART. 31 on Areas and Forms of Cooperation refer to environment as one of the areas of cooperation.
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No

Notes:
Set up of cooperation committees on IT and Science. Health related and social services covered.

RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
bilateral
Specific Process
last manufacturing process in one of the parties
Heading Change
change in tariff classification necessary
De Minimis
Specific minimum values for each product set out in Annex IIA
Minimum Content
60%
Drawback

Http Link

Notes
Annex IIA For shipments below JPY 200,000 the requirement to produce a 'certificate of origin' can be waived. Inspections can go back up to three years.
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