May 19, 2015
Keidanren
Keidanren
Summary
Proposal
I. A Trade Strategy for Japan
II. The Multilateral Free Trade and Investment System: Issues and Direction for Reform
- 1. WTO Achievements
- (1) Effectiveness of Implementations and Monitoring and Dispute Settlement Functions
- (2) Issues with the Doha Development Agenda (Doha Round): Declining Interest in the WTO and the Acceleration of Mega-FTAs negotiations
- (a) WTO Systemic Issues
- (b) Negotiations Unsuited to Global Value Chains
- 2. WTO Reform
- (1) The Significance of the WTO
- (2) Approaches to Reform
- (a) Post-Doha
- (b) Rethinking Negotiation Methods: Strengthening Rule-Making Functions by Utilizing the Critical Mass Method
- (c) Utilizing the Results of the TPP and Other Trade Negotiations into the WTO Agreements
- (d) Formulating a Work Plan
- (e) Convening Regular Discussions
III. Efforts to Rebuild a Multilateral Free Trade System
- 1. Establishing a Comprehensive and Unified Trade Negotiation Structure in the Japanese Government
- 2. Keidanren Initiatives