2018 Guidelines for the Development of Mutual Recognition Arrangements

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Full Title	2018 Guidelines for the Development of Mutual Recognition Arrangements (2nd Edition)
Short Title / Abbreviations	2018 MRA Guidelines (2nd Edition)
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Economic Ministers ASEAN Free Trade Area
Date of Adoption	01/09/2018
Date of Adoption Comment	The Document Introduction is dated September 2018 with no specific day
Issued/Adopted by	ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality
Entry Into Force Status	Not Applicable
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Timor Leste
Related Instruments
Related Instruments	2014 Guidelines for the Development of Mutual Recognition Arrangements 1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements 2000 Interpretative Notes to the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements 2002 ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2009 ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Agreement on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Inspection of Manufacturers of Medicinal Products 2017 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Bioequivalence Study Reports of Generic Medicinal Products 2018 ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Inspection and Certification Systems on Food Hygiene for Prepared Foodstuff Products 2021 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Type Approval for Automotive Products
External Links	ASEAN accessed on 03/09/2025
Additional Information	These ASEAN mutual recognition arrangements and their guidelines are for trade in goods. A separate group of ASEAN mutual arrangements exists in the Services sector under the umbrella of the 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services and subsequent agreements.