Overview
Lobbying Costs
550,000€
Financial year: Apr 2016 - Mar 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.75 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE)
EU Transparency Register
68368571120-55 First registered on 11 Feb 2009
Goals / Remit
OUR MISSION:
We seek to:
> Build a bridge between the EU and Japan, and enhance Europe’s understanding of Japanese companies and their contribution to the European economy
> Contribute to the EU public policy by sharing our members’ expertise with decision-makers across sectors
> Promote a favourable and predictable environment in which European and Japanese companies of all sectors can compete for sustainable growth in Europe
OUR PRIORITIES:
1. We promote open trade and investment
2. We encourage a common regulatory framework
3. We foster responsible business conductMain EU files targeted
1. We promote open trade and investment
We promote open markets for trade and investment. We place the free flow of goods and services, and the creation of a favourable environment for investment between the EU and Japan at the top of our agenda.
We support the deepening of EU-Japan trade relations through an ambitious Free Trade Agreement / Economic Partnership Agreement (FTA / EPA) and fair market access that will contribute substantially to industrial growth and job creation.
Beyond bilateral agreements, we foster cooperation between the EU and Japan to realise global multilateral agreements in order to bring economic advantages to all parties.
Securing the optimisation of returns on investment to the benefit of both economies is another key area of our commitment.
We support the timely development of business and strive to remove the administrative hurdles that our member companies face when integrating their European activities.
2. We encourage a common regulatory framework
Businesses, wherever they are based, need a clear legal and regulatory framework to effectively operate and grow. Instead of a fragmented situation, they need international standards to be able to compete on a level playing field and to contribute to economic growth.
Mutual engagement from the EU and Japan for better regulatory cooperation is crucial to foster sustainable competitiveness and smart innovation in both economies.
Our member companies have a long history of pursuing sustainability and are strongly committed to environmental legislation. This is why we stand for increased international cooperation and harmonisation of environmental regulations and standards in key policy areas such as resource efficiency and chemical substance management.
To prevent the emergence of unnecessary obstacles and to foster business and innovation between the EU and Japan, we encourage the future-oriented development of common regulatory frameworks in a number of policy areas such as circular economy and digital agenda.
3. We foster responsible business conduct
The strength of the European economy is built on a set of values that will lead to a sustainable economic system.
Aspired to these values, our member companies embrace corporate social responsibility as a pivotal contributor to the EU’s objectives of sustainable development and highly competitive social market economy.
We believe that fostering responsible business should be at the heart of the EU-Japan economic and political partnership.
Business responsibility and integrity should go beyond administrative functions, enhanced disclosure and improved reporting. It should be firmly embedded in companies’ mission, organisation and governance.Address
Head Office
Rue de la Loi, 82
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 75% 1 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Oct 2018
Name Start date End Date Hiroki SHIGEMITSU 11 Oct 2023 10 Oct 2024 Hibiki KIMURA 26 Sep 2023 25 Sep 2024 Johnathan GOFFIOUL 24 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2024 Nagisa KAGAWA 24 Jun 2023 21 Jun 2024 Mr Shumpei AISO 08 Nov 2023 08 Dec 2023 Ms Mikaela NILSSON 08 Sep 2022 08 Sep 2023 Mr Hideaki YONEKUBO 03 Aug 2022 03 Aug 2023 Mr Hideaki Asada 28 Jul 2022 28 Jul 2023 Mr Takenobu KURIHARA 28 Jul 2022 28 Jul 2023 Mr Shozo MAEDA 27 Jul 2022 27 Jul 2023 Mr Jonathan BARKER 27 Jul 2022 27 Jul 2023 Mr Hidetaka OZAWA 27 Jul 2022 27 Jul 2023 Mr Tetsusaburo MIURA 27 Jul 2022 27 Jul 2023 Ms Yuko HONZAWA 27 Jul 2022 27 Jul 2023 Ms Yuko HONZAWA 27 Feb 2020 27 Feb 2021 Mr Takuro KOIDE 01 Oct 2019 01 Oct 2020 Mr Toyokazu NAGAMUNE 27 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Mr Kitayoshi Tsumita 15 Jan 2019 27 Sep 2019 Mr Ryota Tsunemi 15 Jan 2019 15 Jan 2020 Ms Kumiko UEGAKI 15 Jan 2019 15 Jan 2020 Mr Takuro KOIDE 12 Oct 2018 01 Oct 2019 Mr Kitayoshi Tsumita 16 Jan 2018 15 Jan 2019 Mr Ryota Tsunemi 16 Jan 2018 15 Jan 2019 Mr Shinya Sasaki 16 Jan 2018 11 Oct 2018 Ms Kumiko UEGAKI 16 Jan 2018 15 Jan 2019 Mr Michio Moriwaki 21 Feb 2017 14 Jan 2018 Mr Ryota Tsunemi 21 Feb 2017 16 Jan 2018 Mr Shinya Sasaki 21 Feb 2017 16 Jan 2018 Mr Kitayoshi Tsumita 30 Nov 2016 30 Nov 2017 Mr Michio Moriwaki 01 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017 Mr Ryota Tsunemi 01 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017 Mr Shinya Sasaki 01 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017 Mr Kitayoshi Tsumita 01 Dec 2015 27 Nov 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Kitayoshi Tsumita (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Kitayoshi Tsumita (Secretary General)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Apr 2016 - Mar 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
550,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Consultation Forum according to Art. 23 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases#X03338 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3338 #Member #C#Commission expert group accompanying future substance reviews under Directive 2011/65/EU (Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment; Recast Directive = RoHS 2)#E03063 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3063 #Member #C#Competent Authorities for Biocidal Products (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012)#E03125 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3125 #Observer #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Overarching topics
1. BREXIT
2. REGULATORY COOPERATION
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Corporate Policy
1. COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REPORTING
2. COMMON CONSOLIDATED CORPORATE TAX BASE AND MERGER DIRECTIVE
3. COMPETITION POLICY
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CSR
1. CONFLICT MINERALS
2. NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
3. RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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Digital Innovation
1. DIGITISING EUROPEAN INDUSTRY (DEI)
2. DATA PROTECTION (GDPR)
3. DATA FLOW
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Environment
1. REACH
2. CIRCULAR ECONOMY
3. ECODESIGN
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Standards and Conformity
1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK (NLF)
2. MARKET SURVEILLANCE UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
3. PRODUCT SAFETY AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE PACKAGE
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Trade Policy
1. EU-JAPAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT/ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (FTA/EPA)
2. EXPORT CONTROLS
3. ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AGREEMENT
________________________________________Other activities
JBCE organize following committees;
-Corporate Policy
-CSR
-Digital Innovation
-Environment
-Standards&Conformity
-Trade Policy
- Brexit Task Force
Environment Committee sub groups;
-RoHS Recast IG
-WEEE Recast IG
-Category 8&9 IG
-Resource Efficiency IG
-REACH WG
-Nano Material IG
-BPR IG
-Eco-design/Energy-label IG
-Aircon WG
Meetings
Meetings
4 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 15 Feb 2018 Location Berlaymont Subject Introduce new Executive Director Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Alessandro Carano (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject EU Digital Policies and Priorities; EU-Japan cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject Digitisation of industry Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Dec 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Possible participation at a future event Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Jon Nyman (Cabinet member)