The following is excerpted from the 24 May 2011 edition of The Journal of Commerce.

Japan and the European Union started mutually recognizing their trade security and facilitation programs called Authorized Economic Operator programs Tuesday, according to the Japanese Finance Ministry.

Japan already implemented mutual recognition arrangements of the AEO programs with two other trading partners -- New Zealand since October 2008 and the U.S. since June 2009...

This article is available in its entirety on The Journal of Commerce website at:

http://www.joc.com/security/japan-eu-recognize-trade-security-programs

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