2012 ASEAN Agreement on Customs - Centre for International Law

Summary Information
Download
Full Title	2012 ASEAN Agreement on Customs
Short Title / Abbreviations	2012 ASEAN Customs Agreement
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community Customs ASEAN Free Trade Area Finance
Date of Adoption	30/03/2012
Place of Adoption	Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 16th ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (AFMM)
Issued/Adopted by	Finance Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	Article 57 ‘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.” 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
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Legal Instruments
Date of Entry into Force	07/11/2014
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 63 ‘Entry into Force’: “1. This Agreement shall enter into force, after all Member States have notified 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 180 days after the signing of this Agreement.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 21/07/2021)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 30/03/2012 Notification 02/04/2013
Cambodia	Signature 30/03/2012 Ratification 24/07/2014
Indonesia	Signature 30/03/2012 Ratification 07/11/2014
Lao PDR	Signature 30/03/2012 Ratification 22/11/2013
Malaysia	Signature 30/03/2012 Ratification 20/11/2012
Myanmar	Signature 30/03/2012 Ratification 29/03/2013
Philippines	Signature 30/03/2012 Ratification 17/01/2014
Singapore	Signature 30/03/2012 Ratification 17/05/2013
Thailand	Signature 30/03/2012 Notification 18/09/2013
Vietnam	Signature 30/03/2012 Notification 12/12/2012
Related Instruments
This instrument amends/supersedes	1997 ASEAN Agreement on Customs
Related Instruments	2015 Protocol 7 Customs Transit System 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement 2004 ASEAN Framework Agreement for the Integration of Priority Sectors 2003 Protocol Governing the Implementation of the ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature 2000 e-ASEAN Framework Agreement 1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements The following ASEAN Instruments were implemented in this Agreement: 2006 Protocol to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window 2005 Agreement to Establish and Implement the ASEAN Single Window 1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit The following WTO Instruments were referred to in this Agreement: 2005 World Customs Organisation (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework) 1994 Agreement on the Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (WTO Valuation Agreement)
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 29/08/2022