South Korea excluded from preferential export control countries August 28 0:04
On December 28, a government ordinance that removes South Korea from the preferential countries for export control came into force. The scope of export control becomes more widespread, and depending on the company, the procedures required for export may increase.
The government ordinance that the government decided on 2nd of this month, excluding Korea from the preferential countries for export control, came into force on 28th at midnight.
South Korea has been positioned as “Group B” after Group A, which is a preferential country, among the four categories A to D newly established for export control.
As a result, a license is required for each contract, except for companies that are specifically exempted when exporting strictly controlled items such as machine tools and carbon fiber to South Korea that are highly regulated.
In addition, for a wide range of items other than food and timber, if the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry determines that there is a risk of being diverted to weapons, individual permission may be required, which increases the number of procedures required depending on the company. There is a possibility.
Prior to this, some exports of raw materials such as semiconductors, whose export control to Korea has become stricter since July, have already been approved.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the series of measures is not a “embargo measure” that prohibits exports, but a review of operations that are necessary for security. I am going to put it out.
Seko Keisan, “Korea ’s claim is not accepted”
With regard to this measure, if South Korean Prime Minister Lee Na-gyeong withdraws the decision that the Japanese government will exclude South Korea from the preferential export control countries, the Japan-Korea military information comprehensive protection agreement = “GSOMIA” will be abolished Then, he expressed his idea to reconsider his decision.
Regarding this, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Seko said at a press conference on the 27th, “The review of export control operations is a completely different issue from the handling of intergovernmental agreements on military information between defense authorities. "I can't understand the claims and remarks at all, and of course I can't accept it."
On the other hand, Mr. Seko is able to reorganize the purpose of the briefing session, assuming that the Korean side has unilaterally announced different information on the briefing session on strengthening export control held on July 12. For example, the idea of being ready to open a director-level policy dialogue.