1976 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat

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Full Title	1976 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat
Short Title / Abbreviations	ASEC Agreement
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Political-Security Community ASEAN Foreign Ministers ASEAN Secretariat
Date of Adoption	24/02/1976
Place of Adoption	Bali, Indonesia, 1st ASEAN Summit
Issued/Adopted by	Foreign Ministers of ASEAN
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Date of Entry into Force	21/05/1976
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 14 “This Agreement shall enter into force of the date on which the fifth Instrument of Ratification is deposited”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Secretariat as of 22/05/2018)
Brunei Darussalam	Accession 07/01/1984
Cambodia	Accession 30/04/1999
Indonesia	Signature 24/02/1976 Ratification 21/04/1976
Lao PDR	Accession 23/07/1997
Malaysia	Signature 24/02/1976 Ratification 28/04/1976
Myanmar	Accession 23/07/1997
Philippines	Signature 24/02/1976 Ratification 08/04/1976
Singapore	Signature 24/02/1976 Ratification 22/04/1976
Thailand	Signature 24/02/1976 Ratification 21/05/1976
Vietnam	Accession 18/08/1997
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	1983 Protocol Amending the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat (Economic Officers) 1985 Protocol Amending the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat (Term-of-Duty of the Secretary General) 1989 Protocol Amending the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat 1992 Protocol Amending the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat 1997 Protocol Amending the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat
Related Instruments	1979 Agreement between the Government of Indonesia and ASEAN relating to the Privileges and Immunities of the ASEAN Secretariat 1981 Agreement on the Use and Maintenance of the Premises of the ASEAN Secretariat 2007 Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2012 Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Hosting and Granting Privileges and Immunities to the ASEAN Secretariat
External Links	ASEAN accessed on 09/08/2022
Additional Information	Dates of ratification and accession given above were obtained from the ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Instruments website and its electronic collection of instruments of ratification, accession and notification. Some of the dates given appear to be the dates of execution of the instruments of ratification/accession, rather than their date of receipt by the depository. Accession to the agreement and its protocols by Laos on 23 July 1997 through the 1997 Protocol for the Accession of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to ASEAN Agreements. Accession to the agreement and its protocols by Myanmar on 23 July 1997 through the 1997 Protocol for the Accession of the Union of Myanmar to ASEAN Agreements. Accession to the agreement and its protocols by Cambodia on 30 April 1999 through the 1999 Protocol for the Accession of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN Agreements. See also Article 11 “ASEAN Secretary-General and Secretariat” of the 2007 Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.