Japan in the EPA negotiations to increase relaxation of the timber export restrictions require "Japanese Economic News" reported by Japan in Japan and Canada Economic Cooperation Agreement (EPA) negotiations, the relaxation of the timber export restrictions in Canada. Ban logs are exported directly to Canada the principle of For the export, you must obtain permission from the state government and pay the export tax; countries and long-term contracts, public forest timber sold at an affordable price. Japan Forestry Office believes that these policies and measures for the protection of the timber processing industry and disguised subsidies to timber operators, should be adjusted. Japan will take this as a bargaining chip for Canada requires Japan to reduce the timber, agricultural products import tariff negotiations.

Canada, after China, Malaysia, Japan's third largest importer of wood, 2011 plus imports timber amount to 104.7 billion yen, accounting for 10.5% of the total wood imports. Japan's direct imports of roundwood, will expand the ductility of the wood processing industry, increase the employment of forestry-related industries. It is reported that the United States to discuss whether to accept Canada to join the Trans-Pacific (601,099, stock it) Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP), presented the same request. Japan intends to unified pace with the United States to determine these negotiations policy.

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