date:Apr 15, 2013
negotiations about non-tariff barriers and other issues such as regulatory transparency and food safety rules.
Since November 2011, the United States has been engaged in consultations with Japan focused on Japans readiness to meet the TPP's high standards for liberalizing trade and investment, and to address specific bilateral issues of concern in the automotive and insurance sectors, as well as other Japanese non-tariff measures, said Acting US Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis.
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