Brussels, 29/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - The Commission's negotiating mandate includes a robust safeguard clause for sensitive European products and a clause to suspend the talks if Japan does not keep its commitments on non-tariff barriers.
European trade ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday 29 November gave the go-ahead for the launch of free trade talks with Japan. The Commission's negotiating guidelines unveiled in July for gradual and mutual liberalisation of trade in goods and...