285 juli den japanske regering en liste over prioriterede emner for det japanske regelreformudvalg og i oktober en ny liste med forslag til deregulering, som blev drøftet under et møde på højt niveau den 24. november.
In July, the Commission submitted to the Japanese Government a list of priority issues for the Japanese Regulatory Reform Committee and in October it put forward a new list of proposed measures for deregulation, which was discussed at a highlevel meeting on 24 November.