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| Summary Information | |
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| Full Title |
Protocol to Amend the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
1995 CEPT Protocol |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Date of Adoption | 15/12/1995 |
| Place of Adoption | Bangkok, Thailand, 5th ASEAN Summit |
| Issued/Adopted by | Economic Ministers of ASEAN |
| Dispute settlement provisions |
Article 8 ‘Consultations’ of the 1992 CEPT-AFTA Agreement: “1. Member States shall accord adequate opportunity for consultations regarding any representations made by other Member States with respect to any matter affecting the implementation of this Agreement. The Council referred to in Article 7 of this Agreement, may seek guidance from the AEM in respect of any matter for which it has not been possible to find a satisfactory solution during previous consultations. 2. Member States, which consider that any other Member State has not carried out its obligations under this Agreement, resulting in the nullifications or impairment of any benefit accruing to them, may, with a view to achieving satisfactory adjustment of the matter, make representations or proposal to the other Member States concerned, which shall give due consideration to the representations or proposal made to it. 3. Any differences between the Member States concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall, as far as possible, be settled amicably between the parties. If such differences cannot be settled amicably, it shall be submitted to the Council referred to in Article 7 of this Agreement, and, if necessary, to the AEM.” The 1992 Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area was one of the ‘Covered Agreements’ pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2004 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix I. It was previously one of the ‘Covered Agreements’ pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 1996 Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix 1. |
| Depository |
Secretary-General of ASEAN |
| Entry Into Force Status | Superseded |
| Source |
ASEAN Legal Instruments, ASEAN Secretariat Table of ASEAN Treaties/Agreements and Ratification (As of October 2012), Analysis by CIL |
| Date of Entry into Force |
01/01/1996 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
(exact entry into force date not available; latest 1 January 1996 pursuant to Article 5) Article 5: “This Protocol shall enter into force upon the deposit of instruments of ratification or acceptance by all signatory governments with the Secretary-General of ASEAN which shall be done not later than 1 January 1996.” |
| Status | |
| ASEAN States |
(Source: ASEAN Secretariat Table of ASEAN Treaties/Agreements and Ratification as of 01/10/2012) |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Signature 15/12/1995 Ratification 05/06/1999 |
| Cambodia |
Accession 30/04/1999 |
| Indonesia |
Signature 15/12/1995 Ratification 30/12/1995 |
| Lao PDR |
Accession 23/07/1997 |
| Malaysia |
Signature 15/12/1995 |
| Myanmar |
Accession 23/07/1997 |
| Philippines |
Signature 15/12/1995 Ratification 18/03/1996 |
| Singapore |
Signature 15/12/1995 Ratification 29/12/1995 |
| Thailand |
Signature 15/12/1995 Ratification 28/12/1995 |
| Vietnam |
Accession 01/01/1996 |
| Related Instruments | |
| Protocols / Amendments to this instrument |
Superseded by the 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement pursuant to Article 91(2) of the latter read together with its Annex 11. See additional information below. 2007 Protocol to Provide Special Consideration for Rice and Sugar 2004 ASEAN Framework Agreement for the Integration of Priority Sectors 2000 Protocol Regarding the Implementation of the CEPT Scheme Temporary Exclusion List 1999 Protocol on Special Arrangements for Sensitive and Highly Sensitive Products 1995 Protocol to Amend the Agreement on ASEAN Preferential Trading Arrangements |
| This instrument amends/supersedes |
1992 Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area |
| Related Instruments |
2000 e-ASEAN Framework Agreement 1998 Protocol on Notification Procedures 1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements |
| External Links |
ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 19/08/2022 |
| Additional Information |
Vietnam acceded to this Agreement pursuant to the 1995 Protocol for the Accession of Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area. Note on date of termination of this agreement: This Protocol have been superseded pursuant to Article 91(2) of the 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement read together with its Annex 11. Annex 11 was approved by the ASEAN Free Trade Area Council on 10 August 2011, but the Annex does not specify the date of termination of this agreement. It is unclear if the termination is retroactive to the date of entry into force of the 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement on 17 May 2010
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