1978 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Cultural Fund

1978 ACF Agreement

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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.”

ASEAN Secretariat

Annex – Rules Governing The Control, Disbursement and Accounting of the ASEAN Cultural Fund

ASEAN Secretariat

02/12/1978

“Article 6 Entry Into Force And Termination:

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of Signature by all members of ASEAN and shall remain in force until it is terminated by the decision of all the ASEAN Foreign Ministers. This Agreement shall be deposited with the ASEAN Secretariat.”

ASEAN accessed on 05/01/2023

CIL has found no record of accessions by Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar or Vietnam specifically to this instrument.  However, the ASEAN Cultural Fund continues to function as of 2016, administered by the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information on behalf of ASEAN member states.