2002 ASEAN Memorandum of Understanding on Air Freight Services

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Full Title	2002 ASEAN Memorandum of Understanding on Air Freight Services
Short Title / Abbreviations	Air Freight MOU
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Free Trade Area Services Transport
Date of Adoption	19/09/2002
Place of Adoption	Jakarta, Indonesia, 8th ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM)
Issued/Adopted by	Representatives of Aeronautical Authorities of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	This Memorandum of Understanding was one of the ‘Covered Agreements’ pursuant to Article 1.1 of the 2004 Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism.
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Entry Into Force Status	Terminated
Source	ASEAN Legal Instruments
Date of Entry into Force	18/11/2004
Date of Termination	23/11/2009
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Paragraph 9 ‘Entry into Force’: “This Memorandum of Understanding shall enter into force upon the deposit of the Diplomatic Notes by all the Contracting Parties with the Secretary-General of ASEAN which shall be done not later than 20 December 2002.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Transport Instruments and Status of Ratification (as of 18 July 2025), ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 03/10/2025)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification
Cambodia	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification
Indonesia	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification 23/12/2002
Lao PDR	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification
Malaysia	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification 21/03/2003
Myanmar	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification 30/12/2002
Philippines	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification 06/01/2003
Singapore	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification 08/01/2003
Thailand	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification 05/12/2002
Vietnam	Signature 19/09/2002 Ratification
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Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2007 Protocol to amend the ASEAN Memorandum of Understanding on Air Freight Services Terminated by the 2009 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on the Full Liberalisation of Air Freight Services
Related Instruments	1971 Multilateral Agreement on Commercial Rights of Non-Scheduled Air Services among the Association of South East Asian Nations Air Services Protocols of the 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services 1999-2004 Ha Noi Plan of Action 2009 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services 2009 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on the Full Liberalisation of Air Freight Services 2010 Memorandum of Understanding on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Air Services Engagement with Dialogue Partners 2010 ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on the Full Liberalisation of Passenger Air Services
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 06/09/2025
Additional Information	Dates of ratification provided above are taken from a combination of information from the ASEAN Secretariat’s ASEAN Transport Instruments and Status of Ratification (as of 18 July 2025), and where available, the stamped dates of receipt visible on instruments of ratification/notification provided on the ASEAN Legal Instruments database.
Last Updated on	06/09/2025