1999 Protocol 4 Technical Requirements of Vehicles (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit)

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Full Title	1999 Protocol 4 Technical Requirements of Vehicles (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit)
Short Title / Abbreviations	AFAFGIT Protocol 4
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community Customs ASEAN Free Trade Area Finance Transport
Date of Adoption	15/09/1999
Place of Adoption	Hanoi, Vietnam, 5th ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting
Issued/Adopted by	Transport Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	Pursuant to Article 8.2 of this instrument, “[t]his Protocol shall form an integral part of the [1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit].” Article 30 of the 1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit refers to the consultation and dispute settlement rules and procedures in the 1996 Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism. The 1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit and this Protocol 1 are ‘Covered Agreements’ pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2019 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix 1. They were previously “Covered Agreements” pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2004 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix I. The 2019 Protocol will only apply with respect to new requests for consultations made on or after its entry into force (20 June 2022). Likewise, the 2004 Protocol will only apply with respect to disputes that arose after its entry into force (29 November 2004). The 1996 Protocol applies to all other disputes.
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Annexes	Annex A – Maximum Length of Vehicle: Rigid Motor Vehicle Annex B – Maximum Length of Vehicle: Articulated Vehicle Annex C – Maximum Width of Vehicle Annex D – Maximum Height of Vehicle Annex E – Rear Overhang (ROH) Annex F – Maximum Permissible Gross Vehicle Weight
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Secretariat
Date of Entry into Force	19/04/2010
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 8.4 ‘Final Provisions’: “This Protocol shall enter into force upon the deposit of Instruments of Ratification or Acceptance by all Contracting Parties with the Secretary-General of ASEAN.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 30/08/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 15/09/1999 Ratification 08/09/2004
Cambodia	Signature 15/09/1999 Ratification 14/06/2007
Indonesia	Signature 15/09/1999 Ratification 23/06/2000
Lao PDR	Signature 15/09/1999 Acceptance 15/05/2000
Malaysia	Signature 15/09/1999 Ratification 31/08/2009
Myanmar	Signature 15/09/1999 Ratification 15/09/2000
Philippines	Signature 15/09/1999 Ratification 29/01/2010
Singapore	Signature 15/09/1999 Ratification 04/05/2006
Thailand	Signature 15/09/1999 Ratification 19/04/2010
Vietnam	Signature 15/09/1999 Acceptance 30/12/1999
Related Instruments
This instrument amends/supersedes	1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit
Related Instruments	2007 Protocol 1 Designation of Transit Transport Routes and Facilities (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2018 Protocol 2 Designation of Frontier Posts (ASEAN Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 1999 Protocol 3 Types and Quantity of Road Vehicles (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2001 Protocol 5 ASEAN Scheme of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2011 Protocol 6 Railways Border and Interchange Stations (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2015 Protocol 7 Customs Transit System (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2000 Protocol 8 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Implement the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit 2002 Protocol 9 Dangerous Goods (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2009 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Inter-State Transport
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 30/08/2022
Additional Information	Dates of ratification and acceptance given above were obtained from the ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Instruments website and its electronic collection of instruments of ratification and acceptance. Some of the dates given appear to be the dates of execution of the instruments of ratification and acceptance, rather than their date of receipt by the depository.