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    Syndicated loans

    委員会:
    Banking
    進捗:
    新規

    The increase in overseas investments and acquisitions by Japanese corporates has led to a significant increase in the need for syndicated loans in foreign currencies (primarily US Dollars) and to a challenge for Japanese banks to support this activity given their limited access to non-Yen currencies. Large Japanese banks are therefore advocating for a deregulation of the Money Lending Act (MLA) that would allow foreign banks without a presence or banking license in Japan to participate in non-Yen syndicated loans arranged in Japan, thereby adding liquidity to this market and facilitating the arrangement of such loans. This is currently prohibited under the MLA which only allows participation in such loans to foreign financial institutions with established branches and banking licenses in Japan. In summer 2024, the FSA launched a Working Group (WG) to discuss this request. The WG is scheduled to release an interim report in early 2025, based on which further discussions are expected. From the standpoint of foreign banks operating in Japan, while such deregulation may benefit those who are strong in the arrangement of syndicated loans by allowing access to a broader pool of potential lenders outside Japan, it may also threaten the level playing field for foreign banks focusing on participation who complied with existing regulations and established a domestic presence and banking licenses in Japan.

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    Domestic standardisation

    委員会:
    Railways
    進捗:
    新規

    In July 2024, JR East and JR West announced an initiative aimed at standardising equipment and components in conventional railcars. This effort seeks to sustain and advance the railway transportation business while ensuring stable transportation services. The initiative is partly in response to systemic changes in the domestic railway market, including shifts in passenger behaviour, a growing labour shortage, and declining domestic production capacity. The EBC views this initiative as a highly positive first step and hopes that other Japanese railway operators will either join this effort or establish their own harmonisation initiatives.

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    先端材料

    委員会:
    産業用材料
    進捗:
    新規

    持続可能なエネルギーの生成、貯蔵、送電（超電導体）および利用に焦点を当てた先進的な産業用材料に関する可能な協力。燃料電池などの気候・地球温暖化問題に配慮した技術を創出するとともに、添加物製造などの新しい生産工程を可能にし、改善する先進産業用材料。エネルギー移行には、ますます国際的な協力が必要であり、日・EUがその専門知識を結集して初めて成功することができる。これは、重要なサプライ・チェーンをより適切にコントロールするために最も重要なことである。

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    麦芽および関税割当制度

    委員会:
    食品・農業
    進捗:
    解決済み

    日本はEPA以前からも麦芽に関税割当制度を設けており、EU産麦芽には割当が導入されている。しかし、ビール自体を製造するか、特定の醸造所の使用に限って輸入する企業のみが割当を申請することが認められており、少量または短時間で複数の顧客に販売するために自社で輸入を希望する業者を差別していた。EBCとEUによる多年にわたる取り組みの後、2021年後半にはこれが改善され、EU起源の多種多様なモルトを少量でも供給できるように、クラフト・ビール市場の繁盛のために、またビール以外のユーザーのために、輸入業者への門戸が開かれた。しかし、管理上の負担は残っており、割当が十分に活用されておらず、すべての適格割当申請が付与されていることを考えると、これは合理的ではない。

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    Airport infrastructure

    委員会:
    Transportation & Communications
    進捗:
    解決済み

    The EBC encourages the continued opening up of HND airport slots. In addition, improved “on or near airport” facilities, including for catering and cargo are needed. The new air corridor at HND will enable a reduction in fuel consumption through a more direct approach, which will have a positive impact on the environment.

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    委員会:
    委員会全体の問題
    進捗:
    解決済み

    EBCは、日本国民のCovid-19の拡大を食い止めるための日本政府の取り組みを十分に理解し、支援する。しかし、欧州企業は、日本企業やその他の外国企業と同様、海外から必要な人材を引き入れることができなかったために、何ヶ月も苦しんできた。このことは、技術者、研究者、医療関係者などのスペシャリストにとっても、経営トップの役職にある者にとっても当てはまる。

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