供給網協定、２月２４日発効　ＩＰＥＦ、対象品目選定へ―米商務省

　【ワシントン時事】米商務省は３１日、日米やオーストラリアなど１４カ国が参加する経済圏構想「インド太平洋経済枠組み（ＩＰＥＦ）」で、サプライチェーン（供給網）分野の協定が２月２４日に発効すると発表した。各国は協定対象となる重要品目を選定。協議会設立などを進める。
　日米、インド、シンガポール、フィジーの５カ国が承認手続きを終え、発効条件が整った。レモンド米商務長官は「記録的な早さで具体的な成果を出した」と強調。「供給網を強化し、混乱を未然に防ぐことを目的にした革新的な枠組みが、各国の協力で前進する」と話した。（2024/02/01-06:58）

The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday that an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity agreement on supply chains will come into effect Feb. 24.
   Under the deal, the 14 members of the framework, including Japan, the United States and Australia, will select important items to be covered by the agreement and establish organizations to strengthen supply chains.
   Five member countries--Japan, the United States, India, Singapore and Fiji--have completed their approval procedures for the IPEF supply chain deal, allowing it to enter into force.
   U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that the IPEF members have delivered "tangible outcomes in record time."
   "With the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement shortly entering into force, we will now move forward and work collaboratively through this innovative framework with the goal of strengthening our supply chains and preventing potential disruptions before they arise for the collective benefit of our countries' workers and businesses," she added.