Subject: [cwj 28] Japan's Largest Economic Lobby Asks Government for New Deregulation Measures
From: "Olivier Hoedeman" <paxaran@antenna.nl>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 10:38:29 +0200
Seq: 28
International Trade Reporter Volume 17 Number 21 Thursday, May 25, 2000 Page 812 ISSN 1523-2816 Asia/Pacific Rim Trade Policy Japan's Largest Economic Lobby Asks Government for New Deregulation Measures TOKYO--Member firms of Keidanren (the Federation of Economic Organizations of Japan), Japan's largest economic lobby, have asked that Japan implement new deregulation actions in the information technology field, including relaxation of requirements for Internet and mail order retailing, pharmaceutical sales, and job placement, according to a recent questionnaire. A Keidanren spokesman said the organization has not decided when it will publicly release the results of the questionnaire that was conducted in early April. The questionnaire was completed by 60 leading member companies and organizations. Keidanren sources said that the deregulation measures the members sought included: relaxing requirements governing contracts for travel services and the issuance and confirmation of receipt by customers via e-mail and other electronic means; authorizing e-mail notification of merchandise delivery times and dates to= consumers; lifting the ban on lottery prizes to public at large via mail order and e-= mail sales Internet sites; relaxing requirements that fee-based private job placement agencies have office facilities and allow them to operate as Internet job placement services; relaxing standards requiring that pharmaceutical products be sold by pharmacists in face-to-face transactions with customers; approving the right to send shareholder meeting notices via e-mail and other electronic methods; lifting of restrictions on mail order and Internet sales of alcoholic beverages; promoting Internet auctions of antiques and used goods; lifting the ban on order placement to subcontractors using electronic methods; allowing electronic filing of tax-related documents and storage; allowing electronic submission of export- and import-related documents; and establishing electronic bidding systems for public works projects. By Toshio Aritake Copyright =A9 2000 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Washington D.C. ********************************** In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. **************** Olivier Hoedeman Corporate Europe Observatory Paulus Potterstraat 20 1071 DA Amsterdam Netherlands tel/fax: +31-20-612-7023 e-mail: <ceo@xs4all.nl> http://www.xs4all.nl/~ceo ______________________ The Corporate Watch in Japanese http://www.corpwatch.org/japan (CWJ) mailing list is a moderated email list in English designed to connect activists campaigning against Japanese corporations and investments around the world. * To unsubscribe from the CWJ mailing list, send an email to majordomo@jca.apc.org with text "unsubscribe cwj". To subscribe to the CWJ mailing list, send a message to majordomo@jca.apc.org with the text "subscribe cwj" * The CWJ mailing list is NOT intended for wide distribution. If you would like to post messages from this list somewhere else, we ask that you first contact us at cwj@corpwatch.org ______________________