Dear all,
Social Security Agreement (SSA) between India and Japan was signed in Tokyo on November 16, 2012. The Ministry of External Affairs (Investment, Technology Promotion and Energy Security Division), the competent authority for negotiating and concluding SSAs along with the Employee’s Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has completed the formalities for the Agreement to enter into force.
Social Security Agreement (SSA) between India and Japan was signed in Tokyo on November
16, 2012. The Ministry of External Affairs (Investment, Technology Promotion and Energy Security
Division), the competent authority for negotiating and concluding SSAs along with the Employee’s
Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has completed the formalities for the Agreement to enter into
force. Now therefore, the Agreement on Social Security between India and Japan shall enter into
force with effect from 1st October, 2016
The Implementing Arrangement under the SSA and the Administrative Arrangement for
implementation of the agreement between the two countries were exchanged on 9th June 2016.
Earlier today the two sides have exchanged Note Verbales in accordance with Article 28 of the
Agreement notifying the completion of the respective constitutional and legal procedures required
for the entry into force of the Agreement. The Article 28 also mentions that the Agreement shall
enter into force on the first day of the fourth month following the date of receipt of last notification.
As on date, India has signed and operationalized similar comprehensive Social Security
Agreements (SSAs) with 15 countries. They are Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Austria, and
Australia. We have also signed a comprehensive SSA with Portugal, which is in the process of getting
operationalized.
In addition, we have a partial SSA with Germany, which is already operationalized.
The comprehensive SSA between India and Japan when operational from 1st October 2016
will favourably impact the profitability and competitive position of Indian and Japanese companies
with foreign operations in either country by reducing their cost of doing business abroad. Thousands
of Indian and Japanese workers who are working in Japan and India respectively will benefit from the
agreement. The SSA will also help more Japanese companies to consider India as a destination for
their manufacturing investments.
