# CE2013332EN.01004401.xml

| 15.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 332/44 |
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15.11.2013

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Official Journal of the European Union

CE 332/44

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Wednesday 13 June 2012EU trade negotiations with Japan

P7_TA(2012)0246

European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2012 on EU trade negotiations with Japan (2012/2651(RSP))

2013/C 332 E/06

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to Article 3(1)(e) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), |
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having regard to Article 3(1)(e) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),

| — | having regard to Article 218(2) and (10) TFEU, |
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having regard to Article 218(2) and (10) TFEU,

| — | having regard to the report by Copenhagen Economics entitled ‘Assessment of barriers to trade and investment between the EU and Japan’, published on 30 November 2009, |
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having regard to the report by Copenhagen Economics entitled ‘Assessment of barriers to trade and investment between the EU and Japan’, published on 30 November 2009,

| — | having regard to the joint statement adopted at the 19th EU-Japan Summit held in Tokyo on 28 April 2010, |
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having regard to the joint statement adopted at the 19th EU-Japan Summit held in Tokyo on 28 April 2010,

| — | having regard to the results of the Commission’s public consultation on EU-Japan trade relations, published on 21 February 2011, |
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having regard to the results of the Commission’s public consultation on EU-Japan trade relations, published on 21 February 2011,

| — | having regard to the European Council conclusions of 24 and 25 March 2011, |
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having regard to the European Council conclusions of 24 and 25 March 2011,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on EU-Japan trade relations (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on EU-Japan trade relations (1),

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| — | having regard to the joint statement adopted at the 20th EU-Japan Summit held in Brussels on 28 May 2011, |
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having regard to the joint statement adopted at the 20th EU-Japan Summit held in Brussels on 28 May 2011,

| — | having regard to Rules 90(2) and 110(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 90(2) and 110(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas both the Council and the Commission have noted that Japan’s capacity to remove regulatory barriers to trade is a precondition for launching negotiations on the EU-Japan trade agreement, thus fostering closer economic integration between the two strategic trading partners; |
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whereas both the Council and the Commission have noted that Japan’s capacity to remove regulatory barriers to trade is a precondition for launching negotiations on the EU-Japan trade agreement, thus fostering closer economic integration between the two strategic trading partners;

| B. | whereas at the 20th EU-Japan Summit held on 28 May 2011 in Brussels, the summit leaders decided that the two sides would start discussions with a view to defining the scope and level of ambition of such negotiations; |
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whereas at the 20th EU-Japan Summit held on 28 May 2011 in Brussels, the summit leaders decided that the two sides would start discussions with a view to defining the scope and level of ambition of such negotiations;

| C. | whereas a Scoping Group has been set up to assess the shared understanding on the scope and level of ambition of the potential trade negotiations between Japan and the EU; |
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whereas a Scoping Group has been set up to assess the shared understanding on the scope and level of ambition of the potential trade negotiations between Japan and the EU;

| 1. | Asks the Council not to authorise the opening of trade negotiations until Parliament has stated its position on the proposed negotiating mandate, on the basis of a report by the committee responsible; |
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Asks the Council not to authorise the opening of trade negotiations until Parliament has stated its position on the proposed negotiating mandate, on the basis of a report by the committee responsible;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission for information. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission for information.

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(1)  Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0225.

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