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2009 Protocol 4 on Unlimited Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights between the ASEAN Sub-Regions (ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services)

Short Title / Abbreviations

MAAS Protocol 4

CIL Subject Classification
Date of Adoption 20/05/2009
Place of Adoption Manila, the Philippines
Issued/Adopted by Transport Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions

Dispute settlement in accordance with the 2009 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services:

Annex II reference to this Protocol: “The Contracting Parties shall conclude the following Implementing Protocols which shall form integral parts of this Agreement.”

Article 17 ‘Settlement of Disputes’: “The provisions of the ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism, done at Vientiane, Lao PDR, on 29 November 2004 and any amendment thereto, shall apply to disputes arising under this Agreement.”

The  2009 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services and this Protocol are ‘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). The 2004 Protocol applies to all other disputes.

Depository

Secretary-General of ASEAN

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Source

ASEAN Legal Instruments

Date of Entry into Force

20/05/2009

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

Article 5.3: “This Protocol shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of the third (3rd) Instrument of Ratification or Acceptance from at least two (2) different ASEAN Sub-regions with the Secretary-General of ASEAN and shall become effective only among the Contracting Parties that have ratified or accepted it. For each Contracting Party ratifying or accepting the Protocol after the deposit of the third (3rd) Instrument of Ratification or Acceptance, the Protocol shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of such Contracting Party of its Instrument of Ratification or Acceptance.”

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ASEAN States (Source:

ASEAN Legal Instruments

as of 06/09/2022)
Brunei Darussalam Signature 20/05/2009
Ratification 30/03/2010
Cambodia Signature 20/05/2009
Ratification 24/06/2011
Indonesia Signature 20/05/2009
Ratification 29/11/2012
Lao PDR Signature 20/05/2009
Acceptance 17/03/2011
Malaysia Signature 20/05/2009
Ratification 23/01/2010
Myanmar Signature 20/05/2009
Ratification 01/07/2011
Philippines Signature 20/05/2009
Ratification 26/05/2010
Singapore Signature 20/05/2009
Ratification 23/07/2009
Thailand Signature 20/05/2009
Ratification 23/11/2009
Vietnam Signature 20/05/2009
Acceptance 22/12/2009
Related Instruments
This instrument amends/supersedes

2009 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services

Related Instruments

2009 Protocol 1 on Unlimited Third and Fourth Freedom Traffic Rights Within the ASEAN Sub-Region

2009 Protocol 2 on Unlimited Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights Within the ASEAN Sub-Region

2009 Protocol 3 on Unlimited Third and Fourth Freedom Traffic Rights between the ASEAN Sub-Regions

2009 Protocol 5 on Unlimited Third and Fourth Freedom Traffic Rights between ASEAN Capital Cities

2009 Protocol 6 on Unlimited Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights between ASEAN Capital Cities

 

Air Services protocols to the 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services

2010 Memorandum of Understanding on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Air Services Engagement with Dialogue Partners

 

2009 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on the Full Liberalisation of Air Freight Services

2010 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on the Full Liberalisation of Passenger Air Services

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Additional Information

Dates of ratification and accession given above were obtained from the ASEAN Secretariat’s Legal Instruments website and its electronic collection of instruments of ratification, accession and notification. Some of the dates given appear to be the dates of execution of the instruments of ratification/accession, rather than their date of receipt by the depository.