2015 Protocol to Implement the Ninth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services

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Additional Annexes	2015-AFAS-9-Air-Services-annexes-2.pdf 2015-AFAS-9-Air-Services-annexes-1-1.pdf
Full Title	2015 Protocol to Implement the Ninth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
Short Title / Abbreviations	AFAS 9th Package on Air Transport Services/AFAS AS 9
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Free Trade Area Services Transport
Date of Adoption	06/11/2015
Place of Adoption	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21st ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM)
Issued/Adopted by	Transport Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	Paragraph 3: “This Protocol and its Annexes shall form an integral part of the [1995] ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services.” Article VII ‘Settlement of Disputes’ of the 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services: “1. The [1996] Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism for ASEAN shall generally be referred to and applied with respect to any disputes arising from, or any differences between Member States concerning the interpretation or application of, this Framework Agreement or any arrangements arising therefrom. 2. A specific dispute settlement mechanism may be established for the purposes of this Framework Agreement which shall form an integral part of this Framework Agreement.” The 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services is also 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, and Article 1.1 of the 2019 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism read together with its Appendix I. The 2019 Protocol will only apply with respect to disputes that arose after its entry into force (20 June 2020). 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
Annexes	Brunei Darussalam Schedule of Horizontal Commitments List of Most-Favored Nation Exemptions Schedule of Specific Commitments Cambodia Schedule of Horizontal Commitments List of Most-Favored Nation Exemptions Schedule of Specific Commitments Indonesia Schedule of Horizontal Commitments List of Most-Favored Nation Exemptions Schedule of Specific Commitments Lao PDR Schedule of Horizontal Commitments List of Most-Favored Nation Exemptions Schedule of Specific Commitments Malaysia Schedule of Horizontal Commitments List of Most-Favored Nation Exemptions Schedule of Specific Commitments Myanmar Schedule of Horizontal Commitments Schedule of Specific Commitments Philippines Schedule of Horizontal Commitments List of Most-Favored Nation Exemptions Schedule of Specific Commitments Singapore Schedule of Horizontal Commitments List of Most-Favored Nation Exemptions Schedule of Specific Commitments Thailand Schedule of Horizontal Commitments List of Most-Favored Nation Exemptions Schedule of Specific Commitments Viet Nam Schedule of Specific Commitments
Entry Into Force Status	Not In Force
Source	ASEAN Secretariat
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Paragraph 4: “This Protocol and the commitments set out in its Annexes shall enter into force on the sixtieth day after the deposit of the seventh Instrument of Ratification or Acceptance from ASEAN Member States with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, and shall become effective only among the Member States that have ratified or accepted it. For each Member State ratifying or accepting the Protocol after the deposit of the seventh Instrument of Ratification or Acceptance, the Protocol shall enter into force on the sixtieth day after the deposit by such Member State of its Instrument of Ratification or Acceptance.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 08/12/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 06/11/2015 Ratification 20/11/2019
Cambodia	Signature 06/11/2015 Ratification 16/02/2021
Indonesia	Signature 06/11/2015
Lao PDR	Signature 06/11/2015 Acceptance 14/03/2017
Malaysia	Signature 06/11/2015 Ratification 11/10/2016
Myanmar	Signature 06/11/2015
Philippines	Signature 06/11/2015 Ratification 28/02/2017
Singapore	Signature 06/11/2015 Ratification 31/05/2016
Thailand	Signature 06/11/2015 Ratification 26/04/2017
Vietnam	Signature 06/11/2015 Acceptance 20/10/2016
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2017 Protocol to Implement the Tenth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services Under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2019 Protocol to Implement the Eleventh Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
This instrument amends/supersedes	1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services The first package of commitments on Air Transport Services was made in the 1997 Protocol to Implement the Initial Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services The second package of commitments on Air Transport Services was made in the 1998 Protocol to Implement the Second Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services The third package of commitments on Air Transport Services was made in the 2001 Protocol to Implement the Third Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2004 Protocol to Implement the Fourth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2007 Protocol to Implement the Fifth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2007 Protocol to Implement the Fifth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2009 Protocol to Implement the Sixth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2011 Protocol to Implement the Seventh Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2013 Protocol to Implement the Eighth Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
Related Instruments	2003 Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2004 ASEAN Framework Agreement for the Integration of Priority Sectors 2012 ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 08/12/2022