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| Summary Information | |
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| Full Title |
2009 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Dental Practitioners |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
MRA on Dental Practitioners |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Date of Adoption | 26/02/2009 |
| Place of Adoption | Cha-am, Thailand, 14th ASEAN Summit |
| Issued/Adopted by | Economic Ministers of ASEAN |
| Dispute settlement provisions |
Article VIII ‘Dispute Settlement’: “8.1 ASEAN Member States shall at all times endeavour to agree on the interpretation and application of this MRA and shall make every attempt through communication, dialogue, consultation and cooperation to arrive at a mutually satisfactory resolution of any matter that might affect the implementation of this MRA. 8.2 The ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism, done at Vientiane, Lao PDR on 29 November 2004, shall apply to disputes concerning the interpretation, implementation, and/or application of any of the provisions under this MRA upon exhaustion of the mechanism in Article 8.1.” 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. 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 |
ASEAN Secretariat |
| Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
| Source |
ASEAN Legal Instruments |
| Date of Entry into Force |
26/08/2009 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
Article X ‘Final Provisions’: “10.2 This MRA shall enter into force six (6) months after the signing of this MRA by all ASEAN Member States. Any ASEAN Member State that wishes to defer implementation of this MRA shall notify the ASEAN Secretariat in writing of its intention within 6 months from the date of signature and the ASEAN Secretariat shall thereafter notify the rest of the ASEAN Member States. The deferment shall be effective upon notification by the ASEAN Secretariat to the other ASEAN Member States.” |
| Status | |
| ASEAN States | |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Signature 26/02/2009 |
| Cambodia |
Signature 26/02/2009 |
| Indonesia |
Signature 26/02/2009 |
| Lao PDR |
Signature 26/02/2009 |
| Malaysia |
Signature 26/02/2009 |
| Myanmar |
Signature 26/02/2009 |
| Philippines |
Signature 26/02/2009 Notification 07/01/2013 |
| Singapore |
Signature 26/02/2009 |
| Thailand |
Signature 26/02/2009 Notification 21/05/2013 |
| Vietnam |
Signature 26/02/2009 |
| Timor Leste | |
| Related Instruments | |
| Related Instruments |
2020 ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement 2009 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Medical Practitioners 2004 ASEAN Sectoral Integration Protocol for Healthcare 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 1992 Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area
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| External Links |
ASEAN accessed on 09/06/2026 |
| Last Updated on | 09/06/2026 |
