Japanese Tech Lobby Warns against EU Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme
![](https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-11-23T202557Z_1838442290_RC2QZT9TKH45_RTRMADP_3_EU-TECH-CLOUD.jpg)
FILE PHOTO: A padlock is seen in front of the word ‘spyware’ and binary code in this illustration taken May 4, 2022.
11:01 JST, December 6, 2023
BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Lobby group Japan Association of New Economy has joined U.S. Big Tech to warn against proposed EU cybersecurity labeling rules that they said could hamper their access to the bloc’s markets, according to a letter sent to the EU industry chief.
The European Union wants to set up an EU certification scheme (EUCS) to vouch for the cybersecurity of cloud services and help governments and companies in the bloc to select a secure vendor for their business.
A requirement that Amazon AMZN.O, Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google, Microsoft MSFT.O and other non-EU cloud providers set up a joint venture with an EU-based company to qualify for the EU cybersecurity label has triggered criticism from some EU countries and foreign vendors.
The Japan Association of New Economy also slammed these requirements.
“It could create a de facto market access barrier, hurting both EU and Japanese companies,” its director Hiroshi Mikitani wrote in a Nov. 28 letter to EU industry chief Thierry Breton seen by Reuters.
“We believe that the EUCS should be revised in light of the EU-Japan Digital Partnership, the Japan-EU mutual adequacy arrangement, and the Agreement in Principle on Negotiations Concerning Provisions on the ‘Free Flow of Data’ under the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement,” he said.
The Commission had no immediate comment.
The Japan Association of New Economy is a business lobby group focused on e-business and developing new industries. It counts a number of high-profile business leaders among its ranks and is headed by Mikitani, who is chief executive of Japanese e-commerce and fintech firm Rakuten.
"News Services" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
FBI Identifies Thomas Matthew Crooks as ‘Subject Involved’ in Trump Rally Shooting
-
Donald Trump Whisked off Stage in Pennsylvania after Apparent Gunshots Rang Through the Crowd
-
Japanese Executive among 11 Arrested in Myanmar for Inflating Rice Prices
-
Japan’s Nikkei Reclaims 40,000 Level on Weak Yen, Foreign Buying (UPDATE 1)
-
U.S. President Joe Biden Drops Out of the 2024 Race after Disastrous Debate Inflamed Age Concerns
JN ACCESS RANKING