2015 Protocol on the Legal Framework to Implement the ASEAN Single Window

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Full Title	2015 Protocol on the Legal Framework to Implement the ASEAN Single Window
Short Title / Abbreviations	Protocol on the ASW Legal Framework
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Free Trade Area Customs Finance
Date of Adoption	04/09/2015
Place of Adoption	Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Issued/Adopted by	Finance Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	“Article 20: Dispute Settlement Any difference or dispute between Member States concerning the interpretation and/or implementation and/or application of any of the provisions of this Protocol shall be settled amicably through mutual consultations and/or negotiations between Member States without reference to any third party or international tribunal. If Member States fail to resolve the difference or dispute pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, Member States may wish to settle any differences or disputes between them concerning the interpretation and/or implementation and/or application of this Protocol under the ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism, signed on 29 November 2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. This Agreement 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. The 2019 Protocol will only apply with respect to new requests for consultations made on or after its entry into force (20 June 2022).
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Annexes	–
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Legal Instruments
Date of Entry into Force	01/08/2017
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	“Article 25: Entry into Force This Protocol shall enter into force, after all Member States have notified of, or where necessary, deposited instruments of ratifications with the Secretary-General of ASEAN upon completion of their internal procedures, which shall not take more than one hundred and eighty (180) days after the signing of this protocol.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 26/08/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 04/09/2015 Notification 26/09/2016
Cambodia	Signature 04/09/2015 Ratification 13/01/2017
Indonesia	Signature 04/09/2015 Ratification 04/07/2017
Lao PDR	Signature 04/09/2015 Approval 03/10/2016
Malaysia	Signature 04/09/2015 Ratification 02/05/2016
Myanmar	Signature 04/09/2015 Ratification 19/01/2016
Philippines	Signature 04/09/2015 Ratification 01/08/2017
Singapore	Signature 04/09/2015 Ratification 27/12/2016
Thailand	Signature 04/09/2015 Ratification 27/06/2016
Vietnam	Signature 04/09/2015 Notification 12/05/2016
Timor Leste	Accession 24/11/2025
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2005 Agreement to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window
This instrument amends/supersedes
Related Instruments	1992 Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area 2006 Protocol to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement 2011 Memorandum of Understanding on the Implementation of the ASEAN Single Window Pilot Project
External Links	ASEAN accessed on 29/09/2026
Additional Information	ASEAN Single Window website: https://asw.asean.org/
Last Updated on	29/09/2026