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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY JAPAN IN 2019*

* 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. 5, 2019
(Feb. 7, 2014)		 United States Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America on Exchanging Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Serious Crime
Jan. 19, 2019
(Oct. 12, 2016)		 Belgium Convention between Japan and the Kingdom of Belgium for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Feb. 1, 2019
(Jul. 17, 2018)		 EU Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership
May. 15, 2019
(Feb. 14, 2018)		 Armenia Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Armenia for the Liberalisation, Promotion and Protection of Investment
Jun. 26, 2019
(Jul. 13, 2018)		 France Accord entre le Gouvernement du Japon et le Gouvernement de la République Française relatif à la Fourniture République de Biens et de Services entre les Forces d’Auto-Défrnse du Japon et les Forces Armées de la République Française
Jul. 1, 2019
(Jan. 30, 2017)		 Slovakia Agreement between Japan and the Slovak Republic on Social Security
Jul. 18, 2019
(April.21,2019)		 Canada Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Canada Concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Canadian Armed Forces
Aug. 30, 2019
(Jan. 24, 2013)		 United States Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
Sep. 1, 2019
(May. 9, 2018)		 China Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Japan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China
Sep. 5, 2019
(Oct. 19, 2018)		 Croatia Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Croatia for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Dec. 28, 2019
(Jan. 15, 2018)		 Ecuador Convention between Japan and the Republic of Ecuador for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance

** This list covers the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.

PART II

MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE WITH RESPECT TO JAPAN IN 2019

Date of Entering into Force with respect to Japan
(Date of Adoption)		 Treaties and Other International Agreements
Jan. 1, 2019
(Oct. 15, 2016)		 Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Jan 1, 2019
(Jun. 7, 2017)***		 Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

*** Date signed.

PART III

MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS RATIFIED
BY JAPAN IN 2019****

Date of Ratification（Date of Adoption） Treaties and Other International Agreements
Mar. 27, 2019
(May. 15, 2009)		 Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships
Jul. 23, 2019
(Oct. 3, 2018)		 Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean

**** These treaties and agreements have not entered into force as of December 31, 2019.