2002 ASEAN Memorandum of Understanding on the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline Project

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Full Title	2002 ASEAN Memorandum of Understanding on the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline Project
Short Title / Abbreviations	TAGP MOU
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community Energy
Date of Adoption	05/07/2002
Place of Adoption	Bali, Indonesia at the 20th ASEAN Ministers for Energy Meeting (20th AMEM)
Issued/Adopted by	Energy Ministers of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	Article VI ‘Dispute Settlement’: “The provisions of the ASEAN Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism, done at Manila on 20th day of November 1996, shall apply to consultation and the settlement of disputes under this Memorandum of Understanding.” The 1996 Protocol on Dispute Settlement was superseded by the 2004 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism, which was superseded by the 2019 ASEAN Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism. This Agreement 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.
Depository	Secretary-General of ASEAN
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	ASEAN Secretariat
Date of Entry into Force	21/05/2004
Date of Termination	20/05/2024
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article VIII(3) ‘Final Provisions’: “This Memorandum of Understanding shall enter into force upon the deposit of Instruments of Ratification or Acceptance by all the Member Countries with the Secretary-General of ASEAN.” Article VIII(4) ‘Final Provisions’: “This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in force for a period of ten (10) years, unless terminated earlier by agreement of all the Member Countries. The expiry or termination of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member Countries arising from this Memorandum of Understanding prior to the effective date of expiry or termination of this Memorandum of Understanding.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 03/04/2024)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 05/07/2002 Ratification 01/05/2003
Cambodia	Signature 05/07/2002 Ratification 04/03/2003
Indonesia	Signature 05/07/2002 Acceptance 21/05/2004
Lao PDR	Signature 05/07/2002 Acceptance 14/07/2003
Malaysia	Signature 05/07/2002 Ratification 28/01/2003
Myanmar	Signature 05/07/2002 Ratification 15/01/2003
Philippines	Signature 05/07/2002 Ratification 10/06/2003
Singapore	Signature 05/07/2002 Ratification 19/09/2002
Thailand	Signature 05/07/2002 Ratification 20/03/2003
Vietnam	Signature 05/07/2002 Acceptance 29/05/2003
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2013 Instrument of Extension of the ASEAN Memorandum of Understanding on the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline Project
Related Instruments	1986 Agreement on ASEAN Energy Cooperation 1999-2004 ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation 2010 Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity
External Links	ASEAN accessed on 03/04/2024
Additional Information	This Memorandum had a validity of 10 years up to 20/05/2014. It was extended to 20/05/2024 by the 2013 Instrument of Extension of the ASEAN Memorandum of Understanding on the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline Project. 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 signature or transmission of the instruments of ratification/accession, rather than their date of receipt by the depository.