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| Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

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Australia’s trade and investment relationship with Japan and the Republic of Korea

3 June 2013

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Preliminary pages	(PDF 124KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 66KB)
Background to the inquiry Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report Part One—Japan Part Two—Republic of Korea Note on the text

Chapter 2 Japan	(PDF 399KB)
The trade and investment relationship Overview of goods and services trade Overview of investment Emerging trends Defence materiel cooperation Multilateral cooperation Barriers and impediments for Australian businesses Goods barriers Services barriers Investment barriers Free trade agreement Benefits of the agreement Scope of the agreement Japanese policy Delegation discussions Australian perspectives Investment opportunities Delegation discussions Services trade Education Tourism Financial services Australian products in Japan Marketing Government assistance Concluding comments

Chapter 3 Republic of Korea	(PDF 335KB)
The trade and investment relationship Overview of goods and services trade Overview of investment Emerging trends Defence materiel cooperation Multilateral cooperation Barriers and impediments for Australian businesses Goods barriers Services barriers Investment barriers Free trade agreement Objectives of the agreement Scope of the agreement Issues Delegation discussions Agricultural reform Services trade Education Tourism Investment opportunities Delegation discussions Government assistance Australian products in South Korea Concluding comments

Appendix A—List of Submissions	(PDF 34KB)

Appendix B—List of Exhibits	(PDF 47KB)

Appendix C—Witnesses who appeared at public hearings	(PDF 60KB)

Appendix D—Delegation Program	(PDF 73KB)
Japan Republic of Korea

Appendix E—Response to Questions taken on Notice: DFAT and Austrade	(PDF 247KB)
Japan Republic of Korea