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WORLD TRADE WT/TPR/D/17
21January 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0209)
Trade Policy Review Body
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
REVIEW OFJAPAN
Communication from theDiscussants
Inpursuance ofAnnex 3,paragraph C(iv)oftheWTO Agreement, thefollowing areoutlines
ofthemain points toberaised bythediscussants, Ambassador Ms.Anne Anderson (Ireland) and
Mr.Stuart Harbinson (Hong Kong, China) attheTrade Policy Review ofJapan on27-28 January 1998.
Itisrecalled thatthediscussants actintheirpersonal capacity.
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Bothdiscussantswishtosettheirinterventionsinthecontextoftheeffectsofthecurrentfinancial
crisis onJapan'seconomy andtrade policies.
(a) Ambassador Ms.Anne Anderson
(1) Stateofandprospects forstructural reform oftheJapanese economy, including outlook
forderegulation.
(2) Stimulation ofdomestic demand, including through fiscal policies.
(3) Pattern anddirection oftrade flows.
(4) Balance anddirection ofoutward andinward foreign direct investment.
(b) Mr.Stuart Harbinson
(1) Developments infinancial markets.
(2) Competition issues, including theactivities oftheJFTC anddevelopments relating to
"keiretsu" anddistribution services.
(3) Japan'sperspectives onregionalism andmultilateralism.
(4) Sectoral balance oftheeconomy.
(5) Specific measures concerning market access, including tariffs, standards, import
promotion, etc.
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