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Outline of MLIT Report on Advisory Committee Findings on Legal Schemes for Japanese Privatized Airports
On March 11, 2022, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (the “MLIT”) released the "Summary Report Regarding Advisory Committee Findings on Legal Schemes for Japanese Privatized Airports" (the "Report"). The Report first reconfirms the objective of airport privatization using a form of concession (such structure is referred to herein as "airport concession"), and then further reviews the deal structures of airport concessions in order to consider the ideal airport concession agreement, taking into account the current situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, in consideration of such situation, the Report proposes a new approach to airport concessions in terms of (i) extension of the concession period under airport concession agreements, (ii) payment structure of concession fees, (iii) introduction ...To read the full article, please see the PDF file
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