Ⅰ. 서 론
1. 한미FTA의 개요
(1) 자유무역협정(FTA)이란?
FTA는 Free Trade Agreement의 약자로 글자 그대로 자유무역협정이다. 이 용어가 시사하는 것과 같이 나라와 나라간의 제반 무역장벽을 완화하거나 철폐하여 무역자유화를 실현하기 위한 양국간 또는 지역간에 체결하는 특혜무역협정을 뜻한다.
Tariffs & Non-trade Barriers
: The tariff rate varies on different industry
Removal of NTBs is very important issue in the FTA agreement with Japan.
Although, Japan imposes almost 0% tariff on most industrial products, the special structure of Japanese market is an obstacle for the Korean to get into.
Japan is strengthening NTBs such as 'AgreementontheApplicationof Sanitary and Phy
and optical instruments
=> Japan’s comparative advantage
b. Quotas
Japan imposes a quota rate on 17 products to Korea, mainly Agricultural
Products and fish
Ex) Quota of 2.4million sheets of Korean Seaweed to Japan
c. Non-tariff barriers
'AgreementontheApplicationof Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures(SPS)‘
- Strong inspectionon food and animals & plants
Ex) Inspec
andthey are talking about Director-General-Level Consultationonthe Korea-Japan FTA from 2010. So, Korea-Japan FTA is still under consideration. So far, the major issues discussed in the negotiations are Tariff elimination in the trade of goods, improvements ofthe Japan-ROK investment agreement, liberalization in the trade in services andthe other issues such as non-tariff measures, mutual re
the Government will accept the independent umpire's decisionofthe WTO,"
Article 5.5, prohibiting members from making arbitrary or unjustifiable distinctions in the levels of SPS protectionthey consider to be appropriate in different situations
Article 2.3, requiring that SPS measures not unjustifiably discriminate between members and not constitute a disguised restrictionon internatio