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| Summary Information | |
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| Full Title |
1996 Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
AICO Agreement |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Date of Adoption | 27/04/1996 |
| Place of Adoption | Singapore, 9th Meeting of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council |
| Issued/Adopted by | Economic Ministers of ASEAN |
| Dispute settlement provisions |
Article 9 ‘Settlement of Disputes’: “Any differences between the ASEAN Member Countries concerning the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall, as far as possible, be settled amicably between the parties. If such differences cannot be settled amicably, it shall be submitted to the [1996] Dispute Settlement Mechanism.” Subsequently, this was 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. |
| Depository |
Secretary-General of ASEAN |
| Entry Into Force Status | Superseded |
| Source |
ASEAN Legal Instruments, ASEAN Secretariat Table of ASEAN Treaties/Agreements and Ratification (As of October 2012) |
| Date of Entry into Force |
10/10/1996 |
| Date of Termination |
10/12/2014 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
Article 13.5 ‘Final Provisions’: “This Agreement shall enter into force upon the deposit of instruments of ratification or acceptance by all signatory Governments with the Secretary General of ASEAN.” |
| Status | |
| ASEAN States |
(Source: ASEAN Secretariat Table of ASEAN Treaties/Agreements and Ratification as of 01/10/2012) |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Signature 27/04/1996 Ratification 05/09/1996 |
| Cambodia |
Accession 30/04/1999 |
| Indonesia |
Signature 27/04/1996 Ratification 21/08/1996 |
| Lao PDR |
Accession 23/07/1997 |
| Malaysia |
Signature 27/04/1996 Ratification 27/04/1996 |
| Myanmar |
Accession 23/07/1997 |
| Philippines |
Signature 27/04/1996 Ratification 10/10/1996 |
| Singapore |
Signature 27/04/1996 Ratification 17/05/1996 |
| Thailand |
Signature 27/04/1996 Ratification 15/06/1996 |
| Vietnam |
Signature 27/04/1996 Acceptance 10/08/1996 |
| Related Instruments | |
| Protocols / Amendments to this instrument |
This Agreement and its Protocol have been superseded by the 2009 ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement pursuant to Article 91(2) of the latter read together with its Annex 11. See additional information below. 2004 Protocol to Amend the Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme |
| This instrument amends/supersedes |
This Agreement supersedes the following Agreements pursuant to Article 12 ‘Repealing Provisions’: 1987 Revised Basic Agreement on ASEAN Joint Industrial Ventures |
| Related Instruments |
2013 Protocol to Amend Certain ASEAN Economic Agreements Related to Trade in Goods 1992 Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff Scheme for the ASEAN Free Trade Area 1992 Framework Agreement on Enhancing ASEAN Economic Cooperation 1983 Basic Agreement on ASEAN Industrial Joint Ventures
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| External Links |
ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 19/08/2022 |
| Additional Information |
Full Ratification information for this instrument is not available on the current ASEAN Secretariat Resource Centre and ASEAN Legal Instruments website. Details above are taken from the last published information on this instrument. Note on date of termination: A footnote in Annex 11 states that the superseding of the 1996 Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme and its 2004 Protocol to Amend the Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme shall take effect three (3) months after date of entry into force of the 2013 Protocol to Amend Certain Economic Agreements related to Trade in Goods. Based on the 2013 Protocol’s date of entry into force of 10 September 2014 given on the ASEAN Legal Instruments website, the 1996 Basic Agreement on the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation Scheme and its Protocol were superseded on 10 December 2014.
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