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62631
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Japan to urge China to drop controversial certification rule
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BEIJING, May 26 Kyodo -
Japan is expected to press China to abandon its planned certification rule on
information technology products that has triggered criticism from major
economies, when ministers from the two countries meet next month, sources close
to the matter said Tuesday.
China says it will introduce the compulsory certification system in May next
year for the public procurement of such items as computer security software
made by foreign companies. Japan, the United States and European nations have
expressed concerns that the rule would enable Beijing to obtain otherwise
secret information about such products.
Economic ministers from Japan and China are scheduled to hold high-level
dialogues on June 7 in Tokyo. The Japanese side is expected to call for
concessions from China on the matter, the sources said.
China recently put off the introduction of the system by one year until May
2010 and started this month accepting applications for the certification.
Not only software companies, but major Japanese electronics manufacturers whose
businesses are reliant on government procurements, like Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba
Corp. and NEC Corp., may also be affected by the new program.
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso asked Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to drop the
plan when they met in late April. The move was followed by similar attempts
this month by Japanese trade ministry officials.
But China has so far not appeared to make any concession, saying it is certain
that the system will be designed to fulfill the two goals at the same time of
ensuring national security and protecting intellectual property rights.
Making things more complex, China's major trading partners are unable to take
the case to the World Trade Organization for possible mediation as Beijing has
not adopted the WTO accord concerning public procurement, according to the
sources.
There is an international framework, in which currently 26 countries are
exporting high-tech products to each other without being required to unveil
sensitive product information. Collaborating with the United States and
Germany, Japan plans to ask China to join the framework or at least narrow down
the scope of the envisioned certification system, the sources said.
==Kyodo
BEIJING, May 26 Kyodo -
Japan is expected to press China to abandon its planned certification rule on
information technology products that has triggered criticism from major
economies, when ministers from the two countries meet next month, sources close
to the matter said Tuesday.
China says it will introduce the compulsory certification system in May next
year for the public procurement of such items as computer security software
made by foreign companies. Japan, the United States and European nations have
expressed concerns that the rule would enable Beijing to obtain otherwise
secret information about such products.
Economic ministers from Japan and China are scheduled to hold high-level
dialogues on June 7 in Tokyo. The Japanese side is expected to call for
concessions from China on the matter, the sources said.
China recently put off the introduction of the system by one year until May
2010 and started this month accepting applications for the certification.
Not only software companies, but major Japanese electronics manufacturers whose
businesses are reliant on government procurements, like Hitachi Ltd., Toshiba
Corp. and NEC Corp., may also be affected by the new program.
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso asked Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to drop the
plan when they met in late April. The move was followed by similar attempts
this month by Japanese trade ministry officials.
But China has so far not appeared to make any concession, saying it is certain
that the system will be designed to fulfill the two goals at the same time of
ensuring national security and protecting intellectual property rights.
Making things more complex, China's major trading partners are unable to take
the case to the World Trade Organization for possible mediation as Beijing has
not adopted the WTO accord concerning public procurement, according to the
sources.
There is an international framework, in which currently 26 countries are
exporting high-tech products to each other without being required to unveil
sensitive product information. Collaborating with the United States and
Germany, Japan plans to ask China to join the framework or at least narrow down
the scope of the envisioned certification system, the sources said.
==Kyodo
