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Croesewais y cyhoeddiad a wnaed ar 11 Medi gan y Gweinidog Masnach Ryngwladol a Gweinidog Tramor Japan bod y DU a Japan wedi cytuno mewn egwyddor ar Gytundeb Masnach Rydd rhwng y ddwy wlad. 


Mae’n debyg y bydd y cytundeb hwn yn cael ei gadarnhau ac yn dod i rym erbyn diwedd y cyfnod pontio, gan sicrhau dilyniant i’n busnesau sydd eisoes yn masnachu â Japan o dan delerau’r Cytundeb Partneriaeth Economaidd (EPA) rhwng yr UE a Japan.


Pe na bai’r DU wedi dod i gytundeb mewn pryd iddo allu cael ei ddilysu erbyn 31 Rhagfyr, byddai’r DU a Japan wedi gorfod troi at ddefnyddio rheolau Sefydliad Masnach y Byd (WTO).  Byddai hyn wedi arwain at osod rhwystrau masnachu (tariffau ac eraill) a fyddai, o’u cymharu â’n sefyllfa bresennol, wedi bygwth y cysylltiadau masnachu a buddsoddi cryf sydd wedi datblygu rhyngom:


* Masnach – Yn 2019, cafodd gwerth £935\.1 miliwn o nwyddau eu masnachu rhwng Cymru a Japan.  Japan yw ein 12fed farchnad allforio fwyaf a’n 6ed farchnad fewnforio fwyaf.
* Mewnfuddsoddi – mae gennym bellach tua 65 o fusnesau yng Nghymru sy’n eiddo i Japaneaid, yn cyflogi dros 8,000 o bobl.


Rwy’n falch bod y cytundeb hwn yn gytundeb sy’n cyfateb i’r EPA, gyda rhai manteision ychwanegol yn y penodau ar ddata a digidol. Rwy’n gobeithio y bydd hyn yn rhoi rhagor o hyder i gwmnïau Cymreig sy’n allforio i Japan a byddwn yn annog BBaCh Cymreig i ystyried Japan fel marchnad allforio bosibl ar gyfer eu nwyddau.


Mae angen cytundeb masnach rydd cynhwysfawr arnom hefyd â’r UE er mwyn i ni allu gwireddu holl fanteision y cytundeb hwn.  Gwaetha’r modd, mae’n ansicr iawn a allwn sicrhau cytundeb o’r fath cyn diwedd y flwyddyn pan ddaw’r cyfnod pontio i ben. Hefyd, yn wahanol i’r cytundeb hwn â Japan, mae hi eisoes yn glir y bydd unrhyw gytundeb masnach rydd â’r UE yn ei gwneud hi lawer anoddach inni fasnachu â’n marchnad fwyaf.  Rwy’n galw ar Lywodraeth y DU i ymroi’n galetach i sicrhau cytundeb uchelgeisiol â’r UE cyn gynted â phosibl.


Mae’r datganiad hwn yn cael ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er gwybodaeth i’r aelodau.  Os hoffai’r aelodau imi wneud datganiad arall neu ateb cwestiynau am hwn pan ddaw’r Senedd yn ôl, byddaf yn fwy na hapus i wneud. 







Translation:


 
I welcome the announcement made on 11 September by the Secretary of State for International Trade and the Japanese Foreign Minister that an in principle agreement has been reached on the UK\-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). 


The deal is on course to be ratified and brought into force by the end of the transition period, providing continuity for our businesses already trading with Japan under the terms of the EU\-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).


Had the UK failed to reach agreement in time for ratification by the 31 December, we would have seen the UK and Japan revert to trading on WTO terms.  The resultant imposition of barriers to trade (tariff and non\-tariff) compared to our current arrangements would have put at risk the strong trading and investment links that have been developed:


* Trade \- in 2019 trade in goods between Wales and Japan was worth £935\.1 million. Japan is our 12th largest export market and our 6th largest import market.
* Inward Investment \- we now have approximately 65 Japanese\-owned businesses based in Wales employing over 8,000 staff.


I am pleased this deal delivers an equivalent agreement to the EPA, with some additional benefits in data and digital chapters. I hope that this will give increased confidence to Welsh companies who export to Japan and will encourage Welsh SMEs to consider Japan as an export market for their goods.


We also require a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU in order to realise the full benefits of this agreement.  Unfortunately, achieving such an agreement before the end of this year when we leave the transition period is far from certain while – unlike this agreement with Japan – it is already clear that any FTA with the EU will make trading with our largest market significantly more difficult.  I call on the UK Government to redouble its efforts to reach an ambitious FTA with the EU as quickly as possible.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed.  Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.