1. Services Negotiation in JTEPA and RCEP
Mr. Krisda Piampongsant
Advisor at The Board of Trade of Thailand

2. Unit: No. of firms and (%)
Ranking
Expectation for implementation of the items under consideration by the RCEP
Manufacturing
Non-manufacturing
Total 1
Improvement of various systems (Transparency of customs clearance, relaxation of issue of work permits/visa, etc.)
(63)
(47)
(56) 2
High level of liberalization in terms of item numbers and trade volume
(45)
(27)
(38) 3
Relaxation or elimination of non-tariff barriers
(32)
(31)
(32) 4
Standardization of the certificate of origin in 16 countries
(33)
(29)
(31) 5
Introduction of user-friendly rules of origin
(14)
(46)
(27) 6
Relaxation or elimination of the barriers for foreign ownership
(35)
(14)
(27) 7
Participation by all the relevant countries, including ASEAN and Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand
(25)
(21
(23) 8
Relaxation or elimination of investment restrictions
(19)
(22)
(20) 9
Relaxation or elimination of service trade barriers
(12)
(27)
(18) 10
Improvement of intellectual property rights
(13)
(5)
(10) 11
Accumulation of added value resulting from the rules of origin
(6) 12
Economic and technical cooperation for reducing any development gap among member countries
(4)
(4)
(4) -
Other
(0)
(3)
(1)
693
437
1130
No. of firms
227
154
(100)

3. The expectation for implementation of the AEC
Unit: No. of firms and (%)
Ranking
The expectation for implementation of the AEC
Manufacturing
Non-manufacturing
Total 1
Simplified customs clearance (United customs declaration and introduction of a single window system for import and export)
135
(59) 80
(50)
215
(56) 2
Elimination of import tariffs in CLMV
116
(51) 75
(47)
191
(49) 3
Uniformity of interpretation and management concerning the rules of origin 88
(39) 32
(20)
120
(31) 4
Avoidance of double taxation and correction of uneven withholding tax rates 58
(25) 39 97 5
Free movement of skilled labor 60
(26) 35
(22) 95 6
Infrastructure development in the CLMV 46
(29) 92
(24) 7
Reduction of non-tariff barriers (license requirements and mandatory standards) 48
(21) 37
(23) 85 8
Introduction of standardization, certification and labeling system standards for the ASEAN nations 49 84 9
Relaxation of foreign ownership control in the service sector (ASEAN corporations at most 70%) 14
(6) 54
(34) 68
(18) 10
Establishment of an environment for fair competition in the region 38
(17) 29 67 11
Further deregulation of capital transfers 23
(10) 62
(16) 12
Deregulation of investment by ASEAN corporations in manufacturing, mining, agriculture and foresty industries 18
(11) 55
(14) 13
Improvement of intellectual property rights-related system’ik 25
(9)
Harmonization of policies within the region (e.g. fair competition, consumer protection)
(8) 26
(7) -
Others
(1)
(3)
(2)
752
550
1,302
No. of firms
228
159
387
(100)

4. 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.

5. Review of JTEPA services
Conform to Japan’s commitment in WTO more than 70 sectors
Additional commitments in HR
Construction
Real Estates Business
Advertisement
Mauy Thai
Thai music
Thai restaurant
Interpretation
Rentals of Logistics Equipment
Accounting

6. 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

7. RCEP Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ASEAN+6)
More than 3 billion people ; 10.7 Trillion USD (29%)
RCEP negotiations were formally launched in November at the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia.
To be finalized by the end of (57% Thai Export)
Trade in goods, Trade in services, investment, economic and technical cooperation, intellectual property, competition, dispute settlement and other issues.

8. Key Impending Issues
Services - Liberalization Modality [Early Harvest]
Request – Offer Coverage
Positive List [Developing Countries]
Negative List [Developed Countries]
Hybryd List [Transparency]

9. Key Impending Issues
Investment : Liberalization Modality [Early Harvest]
Other issues : BOI, Promotion, Service, Liberalization, Manufacturing-Related Services
SMEs
Business Facilitation
Trade and Investment Facilitation

10. 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.

11. Thank You
for Your Attention
ありがとう