日英貿易協定、英議会も承認　来年１月発効へ

　【ロンドン時事】英国際貿易省は７日、日本と英国の関税撤廃や貿易ルールなどを定めた経済連携協定（ＥＰＡ）が議会で承認されたと発表した。既に日本の国会でも承認されており、来年１月１日に発効する予定だ。
　日英ＥＰＡは、英国が欧州連合（ＥＵ）離脱後に初めて主要国と結んだ貿易協定となった。ＥＵ離脱の移行期間が今年末に終了するのに伴い、日本とＥＵのＥＰＡは日英間では効力を失う。（2020/12/08-05:26）

Britain's parliament has approved the Japan-Britain economic partnership agreement aimed at setting new bilateral rules on trade and tariffs, the British Department for International Trade said Monday.
   The EPA, which has already been approved by Japan's parliament, is planned to take effect on Jan. 1 next year.
   The deal with Japan is Britain's first trade pact with a major economy following its exit from the European Union in January 2020. When the Brexit transition period expires at the end of this year, the Japan-EU EPA will cease to be applicable to Britain.
   Under the Japan-Britain EPA, Britain will immediately abolish most of its tariffs on automotive parts imported from Japan. The bilateral pact will also prohibit both governments from demanding that companies disclose cryptographic and artificial intelligence algorithms.