1997 Protocol to Implement the Initial Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services

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Full Title	1997 Protocol to Implement the Initial Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
Short Title / Abbreviations	AFAS 1st Package of Commitments/AFAS 1
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Economic Ministers ASEAN Free Trade Area Services Transport
Date of Adoption	15/12/1997
Place of Adoption	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2nd Informal ASEAN Summit (AIS)
Issued/Adopted by	ASEAN Economic Ministers
Dispute settlement provisions	This Protocol 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. Paragraph 3 of this instrument: “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. The 2004 Protocol will only apply with respect to disputes that arose after its entry into force (29 November 2004).
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Annexes	Brunei Darussalam: Horizontal Commitments Schedules of Specific Commitments Most-Favoured Nation Exemptions Indonesia: Horizontal Commitments Schedules of Specific Commitments Most-Favoured Nation Exemptions Lao PDR: Horizontal Commitments Schedules of Specific Commitments Malaysia: Horizontal Commitments Schedules of Specific Commitments Most-Favoured Nation Exemptions Myanmar: Horizontal Commitments Philippines: Horizontal Commitments Schedules of Specific Commitments Most-Favoured Nation Exemptions Singapore: Horizontal Commitments Schedules of Specific Commitments Most-Favoured Nation Exemptions Thailand: Horizontal Commitments Schedules of Specific Commitments Most-Favoured Nation Exemptions Viet Nam: Horizontal Commitments Schedules of Specific Commitments
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Legal Instruments
Date of Entry into Force	19/09/1998
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Paragraph 4: “This Protocol shall enter into force upon the deposit of instruments of ratification or acceptance by all signatory governments with the Secretary-General of ASEAN which shall be done not later than 31 March 1998.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 06/12/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 15/12/1997 Ratification 19/09/1998
Cambodia	Accession 30/04/1999
Indonesia	Signature 15/12/1997 Ratification 31/03/1998
Lao PDR	Signature 15/12/1997 Ratification 26/06/1998
Malaysia	Signature 15/12/1997 Signature 17/03/1998
Myanmar	Signature 15/12/1997
Philippines	Signature 15/12/1997 Ratification 24/03/1998
Singapore	Signature 15/12/1997 Ratification 24/03/1998
Thailand	Signature 15/12/1997 Ratification 17/02/1998
Vietnam	Signature 15/12/1997 Acceptance 31/03/1998
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	1998 Protocol to Implement the Second Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 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 under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2006 Protocol to Implement the Fifth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2007 Protocol to Implement the Sixth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2009 Protocol to Implement the Seventh Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2010 Protocol to Implement the Eighth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2015 Protocol to Implement the Ninth Package of Commitments under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 2018 Protocol to Implement the Tenth Package of Commitments Under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
This instrument amends/supersedes	1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
Related Instruments	2019 ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement 2003 Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 06/12/2022 ASEAN (Annexes) accessed on 06/12/2022
Additional Information	Cambodia acceded to this Protocol pursuant to the 1999 Protocol for the Accession of the Kingdom of Cambodia to ASEAN Agreements. Commitments made in the Annexes to this Protocol are considered to include the 1^st Package of Commitments on Air Transport Services under the 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services. Dates of ratification and accession 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/accession, rather than their date of receipt by the depository.