1985 Agreement on the Recognition of Domestic Driving Licenses Issued by ASEAN Countries

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Full Title	1985 Agreement on the Recognition of Domestic Driving Licenses Issued by ASEAN Countries
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community Transport ASEAN Political-Security Community ASEAN Foreign Ministers
Date of Adoption	09/07/1985
Place of Adoption	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18th Ministerial Meeting (AMM)
Issued/Adopted by	Foreign Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	“Article 12: Any dispute between the CONTRACTING PARTIES arising out of the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled amicably through consultation or negotiation.” In accordance with Article 25 of the 2007 Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations which provides that “Where not otherwise specifically provided, appropriate dispute settlement mechanisms, including arbitration, shall be established for disputes which concern the interpretation or application of this Charter and other ASEAN instruments”, and Article 2.1(b) of the 2010 Protocol to the ASEAN Charter on Dispute Settlement Mechanisms, which provides that “This Protocol shall apply to disputes which concern the interpretation or application of other ASEAN instruments unless specific means of settling such disputes have already been provided for.”
Depository	Secretary-General of the ASEAN Secretariat
Annexes	Text of annexes not available. Annex A – Classification of Types or Classes of Driving Licenses Issued by Negara Brunei Darussalam Annex B – Classification of Types or Classes of Driving Licenses Issued by Indonesia Annex C – Classification of Types or Classes of Driving Licenses Issued by Malaysia Annex D – Classification of Types or Classes of Driving Licenses Issued by Philippines Annex E – Classification of Types or Classes of Driving Licenses Issued by Singapore Annex F – Classification of Types or Classes of Driving Licenses Issued by Thailand Annex G-L – Sample licenses
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Secretariat
Date of Entry into Force	07/01/1988
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	“Article 10: The CONTRACTING PARTIES shall deposit their Instruments of Ratification with the Secretary-General of the ASEAN Secretariat who shall promptly inform each CONTRACTING PARTIES of such deposit. This Agreement shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the sixth Instrument of Ratification has been deposited.” “Article 11: This Agreement may be terminated as between any two of the CONTRACTING PARTIES by either of the parties giving to the other six months prior written notice of the intended termination.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 01/09/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 09/07/1985 Ratification 05/11/1986
Cambodia	Accession 30/04/1999
Indonesia	Signature 09/07/1985 Ratification 20/11/1986
Lao PDR	Accession 16/10/1997
Malaysia	Signature 09/07/1985 Ratification 24/02/1986
Myanmar	Accession 16/10/1997
Philippines	Signature 09/07/1985 Ratification 02/06/1986
Singapore	Signature 09/07/1985 Ratification 10/09/1986
Thailand	Signature 09/07/1985 Ratification 07/12/1987
Vietnam	Accession 22/01/1997
Related Instruments
Related Instruments	2009 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Inter-State Transport
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 01/09/2022
Additional Information	Lao PDR acceded to this Agreement via the 1997 Second Protocol for the Accession of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to ASEAN Agreements. Myanmar acceded to this Agreement via the 1997 Second Protocol for the Accession of the Union of Myanmar to ASEAN Agreements. Cambodia acceded to this Agreement via the 1999 Protocol for the Accession of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN Agreements. Viet Nam acceded to this agreement via the 1997 Instrument of Accession. 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 and accession. 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.