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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY JAPAN IN 2013*

* These are treaties and agreements approved by the Japanese diet and some other important ones with no diet approval.

PART I

BILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS**

Date Effective
(Date Signed)		 States and
Other Parties		 Treaties and Other International Agreements
Jan. 31, 2013
(May 19, 2010)		 Australia Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Australia concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Australian Defence Force
Jun. 14, 2013
(Feb. 17, 2010)		 Kuwait Convention between Japan and the State of Kuwait for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
Jul. 28, 2013
(Dec. 19, 2011)		 Portugal Convention between Japan and the Portuguese Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
Aug. 23, 2013
(Dec. 6, 2011)		 Guernsey Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Guernsey for the Exchange of Information relating to Tax Matters and the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income of Individuals
Aug. 30, 2013
(Dec. 2, 2011)		 Jersey Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Jersey for the Exchange of Information for the Purpose of the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income of Individuals
Oct. 25, 2013
(Dec. 10, 2012)		 New Zealand Convention between Japan and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
Dec. 27, 2013
(Jan. 26, 2010)		 Belgium Protocol Amending the Convention between Japan and the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income

** This list covers the period from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.

PART II

MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE WITH RESPECT TO JAPAN IN 2013

Date of Entering into Force with respect to Japan
(Date of Adoption)		 Treaties and Other International Agreements
Sep. 12, 2013
(Sep. 30, 2011)		 Amendments to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Oct. 1, 2013
(Jan. 25, 1988)		 Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Oct. 1, 2013
(May 27, 2010)		 Protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Oct. 28, 2013
(Nov. 3, 2001)		 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

PART III

MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS RATIFIED
BY JAPAN IN 2013***

Date of Ratification（Date of Adoption） Treaties and Other International Agreements
Jul. 16, 2013
(Feb. 24, 2012)		 Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean
Dec. 17, 2013
(Oct. 11, 2012)		 Règlement général de l’ Union ostale universelle (refondu et adopté par la Congrès de Doha 2012)
Dec. 17, 2013
(Oct. 11, 2012)		 Convention postale universelle
Dec. 17, 2013
(Oct. 11, 2012)		 Arrangement concernant les services postaux de paiement
Dec. 20, 2013
(May 13, 2012)		 Agreement among the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the Promotion, Facilitation and Protection of Investment

*** These treaties and agreements have not entered into force as of December 31, 2013.