2002 ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Electrical and Electronic Equipment

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Full Title	2002 ASEAN Sectoral Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Short Title / Abbreviations	2002 ASEAN EE MRA
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Economic Ministers ASEAN Free Trade Area
Date of Adoption	05/04/2002
Place of Adoption	Bangkok, Thailand
Issued/Adopted by	Economic Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	Article 15 ‘Consultation and Settlement of Dispute’: “1. Member States will, at the written request of another Member State, enter into consultations with a view to seeking a prompt, equitable and mutually satisfactory solution, if that Member State considers that: a) an obligation under this Sectoral MRA has not been fulfilled, is not being fulfilled, or may not be fulfilled; or b) any objective of this Sectoral MRA is not being achieved or may be frustrated. 2. Any differences between the Member States concerning the interpretation or application of this Sectoral MRA will, as far as possible, be settled amicably between the Member States concerned or within the Joint Sectoral Committee if applicable. If a settlement cannot be reached, it will be subjected to the Dispute Settlement Mechanism of ASEAN in accordance with the Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism, which was signed on 20th November 1996 in Manila, the Philippines.” This Arrangement is one of the ‘Covered Agreements’ pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2019 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix 1. This was previously one of the “covered agreements” pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2004 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with 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).
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Secretariat - ASEAN Legal Instruments
Date of Entry into Force	05/04/2002
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 20.4 ‘Final Provisions’: “This Sectoral MRA will come into force on the date of its signature.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 19/09/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 05/04/2002
Cambodia	Signature 05/04/2002
Indonesia	Signature 05/04/2002
Lao PDR	Signature 05/04/2002
Malaysia	Signature 05/04/2002
Myanmar	Signature 05/04/2002
Philippines	Signature 05/04/2002
Singapore	Signature 05/04/2002
Thailand	Signature 05/04/2002
Vietnam	Signature 05/04/2002
Related Instruments
This instrument amends/supersedes	1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements
Related Instruments	2005 Agreement on the ASEAN Harmonized Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulatory Regime
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 19/09/2022
Additional Information	Note Article 4.2 ‘Scope and Coverage’: “The scope of equipment covers all new electrical and electronic equipment that is intended to be either directly connected or plugged-in to the low voltage power supply or is battery powered, but does not include any equipment covered by the ASEAN Sectoral MRA on Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications Equipment. This Sectoral MRA does not apply to Medical Equipment.” CIL Note: Consideration of the ASEAN Sectoral MRA on Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications Equipment (ATRC MRA) is mentioned in records of the ASEAN Telecommunications Regulators Council and inaugural ASEAN Telecommuncations Ministers Meeting in 2001 and 2003, alongside mention of bilateral MRAs on telecommunications equipment among ASEAN member states. However there is subsequently no record of an ASEAN-wide sectoral MRA being adopted.