(PRESS RELEASE) Notification of the Completion of Domestic Procedures for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
(プレスリリース）環太平洋パートナーシップに関する包括的及び先進的な協定（ＴＰＰ１１協定）の国内手続の完了に関する通報

On 6 July, Mr. Kazuhiro Nakai, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Embassy of Japan in New Zealand handed over to Mr. Vangelis Vitalis, Deputy Secretary Trade and Economic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government of Japan’s notification to New Zealand, which is designated as the Depositary of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTTP Agreement), of the completion of Japan’s domestic procedures for the Agreement.

The CPTPP Agreement is a legal framework to realize the contents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement which will promote liberalization and facilitation of trade in goods and services, and investment, as well as establish new rules in a wide range of areas including intellectual property, electronic commerce, state owned enterprises, and the environment in the Asia-Pacific region.

The conclusion of the CPTPP Agreement will contribute to Japan’s Growth Strategy. Moreover, it is hoped that it will be a powerful message from Japan, as the standard-bearer for free trade, to the world amidst the current global trend towards protectionism, and a significant step to create free and fair 21st-century rules in the Asia-Pacific region.

Japan is the second among the 11 signatories to the CPTPP Agreement to notify the Depositary following Mexico, adding momentum towards the entry into force of the Agreement. Japan will continue to work with other signatories to achieve early entry into force of the CPTPP Agreement.