EBC TRADE ISSUES REPORT - 2006  

NEW LEADERSHIP - RENEWED REFORM: 
The EBC Report on the Japanese Business Environment 2006  

The European Business Council (EBC) is the trade policy arm of 17 European National Chambers of Commerce and Business Organisations represented in Japan.  First established in 1972, the EBC works to improve the trade and investment environment for European companies in Japan. The EBC currently represents more than 3,000 local European companies and individuals who are members of their national chambers of commerce.  More than 350 companies participate directly in the EBC’s 29 industry committees and subcommittees, whose work aims to improve the local business environment in a wide variety of economic sectors.  

The EBC has released the 2006 edition of its premier annual policy report, “New Leadership - Renewed Reform -The EBC Report on the Japanese Business Environment 2006.”  This 102-page report was published in an attempt to identify the unresolved issues affecting trade and investment in Japan and to provide constructive suggestions for improving the Japanese business environment for the benefit of all concerned.  

EBC’s report, which covers 31 key areas, recommends a suite of specific measures relating to product approval, regulatory burden, regulatory transparency, regulatory oversight, standards harmonisation, accounting practices and financial supervision, procurement, government influence in the private sector, tariffs, taxation, border control, and the legal environment.  

If you would like to read more about these and the other issues indicated in the following Contents page of “New Leadership - Renewed Reform” by purchasing the report at the cost of 5,000 yen for a 2-volume set (English & Japanese versions), please e-mail your order and contact details to the EBC at:  

email to:                               ebc@gol.com  

or fax to:                             EBC Secretariat   FAX: 03-3263-6223 

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