2004 Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China

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Full Title	2004 Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China
Short Title / Abbreviations	2004 ACFTA TIG/CAFTA TIG/Trade in Goods Agreement of the ASEAN-China Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN External Relations China
Date of Adoption	29/11/2004
Place of Adoption	Vientiane, Lao PDR, 8th ASEAN-China Summit
Issued/Adopted by	Economic Ministers of ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China
Dispute settlement provisions	Article 21: Dispute Settlement “The Agreement on Dispute Settlement Mechanism between ASEAN and China shall apply to this Agreement.”
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Annexes	Annex 1: Modality for Tariff Reduction and Elimination for Tariff Lines placed in the Normal Track Appendix 1: List of Products Scheduled for Tariff Elimination not later than 1 January 2012 for ASEAN 6 and China, and 1 January 2018 for CLMV Annex 2: Modality for Tariff Reduction / Elimination for Tariff Lines placed in the Sensitive Track Appendix 1: Sensitive List Annex 3: Rules of Origin for the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area Attachment A: Operational Certification Procedures for the Rules of Origin of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area Attachment B: Product Specific Rules (To be negotiated commencing January 2004) Attachment C: Original Form (Duplicate/Triplicate/Quadruplicate) Note: Annexes 1, 2 and 3 were amended by the 2006 Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China. Annex 3 was also amended by the 2010 Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China and the 2015 Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation and Certain Agreements thereunder between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China.
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	Document Text
Date of Entry into Force	01/01/2005
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 23: Entry into Force “1. This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 2005. 2. The Parties undertake to complete their internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement prior to 1 January 2005. 3. Where a Party is unable to complete its internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement by 1 January 2005, the rights and obligations of that Party under this Agreement shall commence on the date of the completion of such internal procedures. 4. A Party shall upon the completion of its internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement notify all the other Parties in writing.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: Indonesia Treaty Database as of 23/02/2024)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 16/05/2005
Cambodia	Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 06/02/2008
Indonesia	Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 08/07/2005
Lao PDR	Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 23/03/2005
Malaysia	Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 29/11/2004
Myanmar	Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 13/06/2005
Philippines	Signature 29/11/2004 Signature 26/07/2005
Singapore	Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 17/05/2005
Thailand	Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 05/08/2005
Vietnam	Signature 03/11/2005 Ratification 03/11/2005
Other Country	People's Republic of China Signature 29/11/2004 Ratification 30/06/2005
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2006 Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China 2010 Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement for Comprehensive Economic Co-Operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China 2012 Protocol to Incorporate Technical Barriers to Trade and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures into the Agreement on Trade in Goods of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China 2015 Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation and Certain Agreements thereunder between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China
Related Instruments	2002 Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-operation between ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China 2003 Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-Operation between the Association of South East Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China 2007 Agreement on Trade in Services of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People’s Republic of China 2009 Agreement on Investment of the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2014 Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Strengthening Sanitary and Phytosanitary Cooperation This instrument incorporates provisions of the 1994 General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
External Links	ASEAN accessed on 23/02/2024 Chinese Ministry of Commerce accessed on 23/02/2024
Additional Information	This instrument was signed following negotiations based on Articles 2(a), 3 and 8(1) of the 2002 Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between ASEAN and the People’s Republic of China. Dates of ratification given above were obtained from the Indonesia Treaty Database. Some of the dates given appear to be the dates of signature, rather than the dates of execution of the instruments of ratification.