SERVICES NEGOTIATION IN
JTEPA AND RCEP
Mr. Krisda Piampongsant
Advisor at The Board of Trade of Thailand
Unit: No. of firms and (%)
Ranking
Expectation for implementation of the items under consideration by
the RCEP
Manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing
Total
1
Improvement of various systems (Transparency of customs clearance,
relaxation of issue of work permits/visa, etc.)
142
(63)
72
(47)
214
(56)
2
High level of liberalization in terms of item numbers and trade volume
102
(45)
42
(27)
144
(38)
3
Relaxation or elimination of non-tariff barriers
73
(32)
48
(31)
121
(32)
4
Standardization of the certificate of origin in 16 countries
75
(33)
45
(29)
120
(31)
5
Introduction of user-friendly rules of origin
32
(14)
71
(46)
103
(27)
6
Relaxation or elimination of the barriers for foreign ownership
79
(35)
22
(14)
101
(27)
7
Participation by all the relevant countries, including ASEAN and Japan,
China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand
56
(25)
32
(21
88
(23)
8
Relaxation or elimination of investment restrictions
43
(19)
34
(22)
77
(20)
9
Relaxation or elimination of service trade barriers
27
(12)
42
(27)
69
(18)
10
Improvement of intellectual property rights
29
(13)
8
(5)
37
(10)
11
Accumulation of added value resulting from the rules of origin
27
(12)
10
(6)
37
(10)
12
Economic and technical cooperation for reducing any development gap
among member countries
8
(4)
6
(4)
14
(4)
Other
0
(0)
5
(3)
5
(1)
Total
693
437
No. of firms
227
154
-
1130
381
(100)
Unit: No. of firms and (%)
Ranking
1
2
The expectation for implementation of the AEC
Simplified customs clearance (United customs declaration and
introduction of a single window system for import and export)
Elimination of import tariffs in CLMV
5
Uniformity of interpretation and management concerning the rules of
origin
Avoidance of double taxation and correction of uneven withholding
tax rates
Free movement of skilled labor
6
Infrastructure development in the CLMV
3
4
10
Reduction of non-tariff barriers (license requirements and mandatory
standards)
Introduction of standardization, certification and labeling system
standards for the ASEAN nations
Relaxation of foreign ownership control in the service sector
(ASEAN corporations at most 70%)
Establishment of an environment for fair competition in the region
11
Further deregulation of capital transfers
7
8
9
12
13
14
-
Deregulation of investment by ASEAN corporations in
manufacturing, mining, agriculture and foresty industries
Improvement of intellectual property rights-related system’ik
Harmonization of policies within the region (e.g. fair competition,
consumer protection)
Others
Manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing
Total
135
(59)
80
(50)
215
(56)
116
(51)
75
(47)
191
(49)
88
(39)
32
(20)
120
(31)
58
(25)
39
(25)
97
(25)
60
(26)
35
(22)
95
(25)
46
(20)
46
(29)
92
(24)
48
(21)
37
(23)
85
(22)
49
(21)
35
(22)
84
(22)
14
(6)
54
(34)
68
(18)
38
(17)
29
(18)
67
(17)
23
(10)
39
(25)
62
(16)
37
(16)
18
(11)
55
(14)
25
(11)
14
(9)
39
(10)
13
(6)
13
(8)
26
(7)
2
(1)
4
(3)
6
(2)
Total
752
550
1,302
No. of firms
228
159
387
(100)
JTEPA
• Japan–Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement
• It was signed on April 3, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan by the
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe and the visiting
Prime Minister of Thailand, Surayud Chulanont.
Review of JTEPA services
• Conform to Japan’s commitment in WTO more than 70 sectors
• Additional commitments in
HR
Thai music
Construction
Real Estates Business
Thai restaurant
Interpretation
Advertisement
Mauy Thai
Rentals of Logistics Equipment
Accounting
Review of JTEPA services
• Conform to Thailand’s commitment in
WTO 14 sectors
• Additional commitments
 Electronic and Electricity Equipment Repairs
 Retails and Wholesales
 Licensed Medical Doctors Consultation
 International Schools
 Restaurants, Hotels, Engineer, Computer
RCEP
• Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ASEAN+6)
• More than 3 billion people ; 10.7 Trillion USD (29%)
• RCEP negotiations were formally launched in November 2012
at the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia.
• To be finalized by the end of 2015. (57% Thai Export)
• Trade in goods, Trade in services, investment, economic and
technical cooperation, intellectual property, competition,
dispute settlement and other issues.
Key Impending Issues
Services - Liberalization Modality [Early Harvest]
• Request – Offer Coverage
• Positive List [Developing Countries]
• Negative List [Developed Countries]
• Hybryd List [Transparency]
Key Impending Issues
Investment : Liberalization Modality [Early Harvest]
• Other issues : BOI, Promotion, Service, Liberalization,
Manufacturing-Related Services
• SMEs
• Business Facilitation
• Trade and Investment Facilitation
Cooperation
• CLMV trade facilitation training program at border
trade.
• Thai and CLMV SME’s capacity building program.
• Transfer of technology for Thai + CLMV SME’s
investment at special economic zones.
Thank You
for Your Attention
ありがとう