1997 Protocol for the Accession of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to ASEAN Agreements

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Annex 1 – Specific Conditions for the Accession of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the Agreement on the ASEAN Food Security Reserve signed in New York on 4 October 1979, as amended by the Protocols signed in Bangkok on 22 October 1982 and Subang Jaya, Malaysia, on 23 July 1997

Annex 2 – Specific Conditions for the Accession of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) signed in Singapore on 28 January 1992 as amended by the Protocol signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995

Annex 3 – Specific Conditions for the Accession of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the Framework Agreement on Services signed in Bangkok on 15 December 1995

23/07/1997

“This protocol shall enter into force on the day of its signing.”

1997 Declaration on the Admission of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

1997 Second Protocol For The Accession Of The Lao People’s Democratic Republic To ASEAN Agreements

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1 of 2 protocols providing for Lao PDR’s accession to ASEAN Agreements. See also 1997 Second Protocol For The Accession Of The Lao People’s Democratic Republic To ASEAN Agreements.

This protocol committed Lao PDR to provide Most Favoured Nation Treatment and National Treatment to ASEAN Member States on a reciprocal basis.

This protocol also provided for Laos’ accession to:

1. 1976 Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat and the amendments thereto in the 1983 Protocol Amending the Agreement of the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat (Economic Officers); 1985 Protocol Amending the Agreement of the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat (Term-of-duty of Secretary General); 1989 Protocol Amending the Agreement of the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat; 1992 Protocol Amending the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat; and 1997 Protocol Amending the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Secretariat;

2. 1979 Agreement on the ASEAN Food Security Reserve and the amendments thereto in the 1982 Protocol to Amend the Agreement on the ASEAN Food Security Reserve, and the 1997 Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement on the ASEAN Food Security Reserve;

3. 1994 Agreement for the Establishment of a Fund for ASEAN;

4. 1992 Framework Agreement on Enhancing ASEAN Economic Cooperation and the amendment thereto in the 1995 Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement on Enhancing ASEAN Economic Cooperation;

5. 1992 Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme (CEPT) for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and the amendment thereto in the 1995 Protocol to Amend the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area;

6. 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services;

7. 1996 Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme;

8. 1996 Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism;

9. 1987 Agreement among the Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the republic of Singapore and the Kingdom of Thailand for the Promotion and Protection of Investments and the amendment thereto in the 1996 Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments;

10. 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation; and

11. 1997 ASEAN Agreement on Customs