2019 First Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement

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Full Title	2019 First Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
Short Title / Abbreviations	2019 1st Protocol to Amend ATIGA
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Free Trade Area
Date of Adoption	22/01/2019
Place of Adoption	Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Issued/Adopted by	Heads of State/Government of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	Article 2 ‘Final Provision’: “1. This Protocol shall form an integral part of the ATIGA” 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, Article 89 ‘Dispute Settlement’: “The ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism, signed on 29 November 2004 in Vientiane, Lao PDR and amendments thereto, shall apply in relation to any dispute arising from, or any difference between Member States concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement.” The 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods 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
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Legal Instruments
Date of Entry into Force	20/09/2020
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 2: Final Provisions “2. This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date on which all Member States have notified the Secretary-General of ASEAN of the completion of their internal procedures Such notifications should not take more than one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of signing of this Protocol.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 26/08/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 22/01/2019 Ratification 21/08/2020
Cambodia	Signature 22/01/2019 Ratification 19/06/2020
Indonesia	Signature 22/01/2019 Notification 18/08/2020
Lao PDR	Signature 22/01/2019 Acceptance 12/05/2020
Malaysia	Signature 22/01/2019 Ratification 24/07/2020
Myanmar	Signature 22/01/2019 Ratification 28/10/2019
Philippines	Signature 22/01/2019 Ratification 02/03/2020
Singapore	Signature 22/01/2019 Ratification 04/06/2020
Thailand	Signature 22/01/2019 Notification 29/06/2020
Vietnam	Signature 22/01/2019 Approval 31/07/2020
Related Instruments
This instrument amends/supersedes	This Protocol amends the 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement.
Related Instruments	2020 ASEAN-Wide Self-Certification Scheme 2012 Memorandum of Understanding among the Governments of the Participating Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the Second Pilot Project for the Implementation of a Regional Self-Certification System 2010 Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of the Participating Member States of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the Pilot Project for the Implementation of a Regional Self-Certification System
External Links	ASEAN accessed on 26/08/2022