EBC Newsletter – April 6, 2022

In this newsletter, you will find a few documents and events to help you prepare for the future:

• Two interesting surveys released by JETRO on Business operations of foreign-affiliated companies in Japan and on Business conditions of Japanese companies in Europe
• A government procurement seminar for Fiscal Year 2022 (25 April)
• A webinar organized by the BLCCJ : Insights on the global economy two years into the corona crisis and with the war going on in Ukraine (12 April)
• A webinar on The Japanese corporate approach to international dispute resolution: a high-level comparison of litigation, arbitration and other forms of AD (18 April)

We hope you stay positive and healthy during this difficult time.

Valerie Moschetti
EBC Chief Operating Officer

• Survey on Business Operations of Foreign-affiliated Companies in Japan
• Survey on Business Conditions of Japanese Companies in Europe

Information: https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/page25e_000002.html

Program:
1/ General overview of the Japanese Government Procurement Procedures

2/ Expected procurement for Fiscal Year 2022:

• Procurement of telecommunications and medical technology products and services not less than 100 thousand SDRs
• Procurement of computer products and services above 800 thousand SDRs
• Procurement of other products and services controlled by the Agreement on Government Procurement not less than 800 thousand SDRs

3/ Additional information related to procurement of goods and services in which many suppliers are considered to be interested (including the information on the expected procurement for Fiscal Year 2023 and beyond, if possible)

If you wish to take part in the Seminar, please send necessary information to the following email address before 18 April 2022 and contact the seminar secretariat if you have any questions.

Government Procurement Seminar Secretariat
MIYAZAKI  Kanichiro(Mr),OBA Shinya(Mr)
TEL :  03-3507-9777
FAX :  03-3507-9771
Email :  [email protected]

Event details:
Tuesday 12 April
16:00-17:00 Japan time
Presentation and Q&A in English
Free of charge for EBC members

If you are interested, please send your name, company and title to [email protected]  by Tuesday 12 April noon JST and we will confirm your registration. Please mention your EBC membership.

This webinar will be conducted via Zoom. If your registration is accepted, you will receive an email with a Zoom invitation link and passcode on the day itself.