1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit

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Full Title	1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit
Short Title / Abbreviations	AFAFGIT
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Economic Ministers Customs ASEAN Free Trade Area Finance Transport
Date of Adoption	16/12/1998
Place of Adoption	Hanoi, Vietnam at the 6th ASEAN Summit
Issued/Adopted by	Economic Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	Part VIII ‘Final Clauses’, Article 30 ‘Dispute Settlement’: “The provisions of the [1996] ASEAN Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism, done at Manila on 20th day of November 1996, shall apply to consultation and the settlement of disputes under 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. This instrument was previously one of the “Covered Agreements” pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2004 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix I. The 2019 Protocol will only apply with respect to new requests for consultations made on or after its entry into force (20 June 2022). Likewise, the 2004 Protocol will only apply with respect to disputes that arose after its entry into force (29 November 2004). The 1996 Protocol applies to all other disputes.
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Secretariat
Date of Entry into Force	12/10/2000
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Part VIII ‘Final Clauses’, Article 33.3 ‘Final Provisions’: “This Agreement shall enter into force upon the deposit of Instruments of Ratification or Acceptance by all Contracting Parties with the Secretary-General of ASEAN.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 30/08/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 16/12/1998 Ratification 22/08/2000
Cambodia	Accession 30/04/1999
Indonesia	Signature 16/12/1998 Ratification 17/01/2000
Lao PDR	Signature 16/12/1998 Acceptance 28/01/2000
Malaysia	Signature 16/12/1998 Signature 02/03/1999
Myanmar	Signature 16/12/1998 Ratification 11/05/1999
Philippines	Signature 16/12/1998 Ratification 20/05/1999
Singapore	Signature 16/12/1998 Ratification 12/10/2000
Thailand	Signature 16/12/1998 Ratification 17/02/1999
Vietnam	Signature 16/12/1998 Ratification 24/06/1999
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2007 Protocol 1 Designation of Transit Transport Routes and Facilities (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2018 Protocol 2 Designation of Frontier Posts (ASEAN Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 1999 Protocol 3 Types and Quantity of Road Vehicles (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 1999 Protocol 4 Technical Requirements of Vehicles (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2001 Protocol 5 ASEAN Scheme of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2011 Protocol 6 Railways Border and Interchange Stations (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2015 Protocol 7 Customs Transit System (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit) 2000 Protocol 8 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Implement the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit 2002 Protocol 9 Dangerous Goods (ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Goods in Transit)
Related Instruments	1985 Agreement on the Recognition of Domestic Driving Licenses Issued by ASEAN Countries 1992 Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area 1997 ASEAN Agreement on Customs 1998 Agreement on the Recognition of Commercial Vehicle Inspection Certificates for Goods Vehicles and Public Service Vehicles Issued by ASEAN Member Countries 2009 ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Inter-State Transport 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement 2012 ASEAN Agreement on Customs WTO General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 30/08/2022
Additional Information	This instrument establishes the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS). Under the purview of the ASEAN Transport Ministers, the key Protocols of the AFAFGIT are Protocols 1, 3, 4 and 5, while Protocols 2 and 7 are under the purview of Customs. Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to conduct a pilot in order to test the AFAFGIT Protocols in action with industry. For the purpose of the pilot, Protocols 6, 8 and 9 are excluded from operationalization. For more information please see the ASEAN Customs Transit System website. Cambodia acceded to this Agreement pursuant to the 1999 Protocol for the Accession of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN Agreements. Dates of ratification 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, rather than their date of receipt by the depository.