Policy to respond if Japan wishes to have a dialogue after the revision of the notification

buy from Japan ⋅ 2019-09-15

[Seoul Sogo News] The South Korean government will also announce a revised draft of the “Strategic Material Import / Export Notification” this week in the official gazette, which includes measures to exclude Japan from “White (a country subject to preferential export control)”. The Ministry of Trade and Industry has been proceeding with the necessary procedures for the revision, such as soliciting opinions until the 3rd. Currently, the export areas for strategic goods are classified into white countries “K” and non-white countries “N”. “K” includes 29 countries including the US and Japan. In the revised bill, “K” is subdivided into “Kano 1” and “Kano 2”, and “Kano 1” includes 28 countries excluding Japan, and “Kano 2” includes Japan. enter. The Ministry of Industry and Trade Resources said, “Kano 2” is part of the four international export control systems, like “Kano 1”. Including countries that occur in Japan ”. As a general rule, “Kano 2” does not allow a comprehensive license, but an exception is granted if the exporter has been exported to the same purchaser three times or more for two years or has a long-term export contract for two years or more. The export application documents for the comprehensive license will be increased from one to three, and the expiration date will be shortened from three to two years. Re-export is not allowed. In the case of individual permission, “Kano 1” shall submit three types of application documents, and “Kano 2” shall submit five types of application documents. The screening period is 5 days for “Kano 1”, but 15 days for “Kano 2”. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry stated in the written opinion submitted on the last day of the public call for opinions: “If there is no clear answer to the question about the basis and details of the proposed amendment, there will be no arbitrary allegation. It must be considered a retaliation measure. " In response to this, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Resources stated that “the amendment to the notification operates the export control system against the basic principles of the international export control system for international peace and regional security, and targets export control regions for countries where international cooperation is difficult. "The system will be improved so that the division can be changed and export control can be strengthened." Denied Japan's claim of “retaliatory measures” for Japan's exclusion of South Korea from preferential export control countries. Prior to the announcement of the revised notice, the Japanese side was also informed and stressed that the reasons for the revision were explained by various routes. The Korean side took measures against the operation of inappropriate export control system, unlike Japan, which embarked on economic retaliation for historical reasons, even when Japan filed this measure with the World Trade Organization (WTO). It was decided that it would not be a problem because it complied with procedural rules such as notifying in advance. The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Resources has a policy to give normal exports an export permit within the earliest possible period, even if the notification revision is implemented, so that domestic companies will not be damaged. In addition, even after the revision of the notice, if Japan wants to have a dialogue, it shows a policy to respond regardless of the time and place. * Some excerpts from the link below. Continue with the source https://jp.yna.co.kr/view/AJP20190915000100882?section=news document.write(” + ”); Related article document.write(” + ”);

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