2002 ASEAN Tourism Agreement - Centre for International Law

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Full Title	2002 ASEAN Tourism Agreement
Short Title / Abbreviations	ATA
CIL Subject Classification	ASEAN Documents ASEAN Economic Community Tourism
Date of Adoption	04/11/2002
Place of Adoption	Phnom Penh, Cambodia at the 8th ASEAN Summit
Issued/Adopted by	Heads of State/Government of ASEAN
Dispute settlement provisions	Article 11 ‘Settlement of Disputes’: “1. Any dispute between Member States as to the interpretation or application of, or compliance with, this Agreement or any Protocol thereto, shall be settled amicably by consultation. 2. If a settlement cannot be reached, the dispute shall be dealt with in accordance with the Protocol on Dispute Settlement Mechanism for ASEAN signed on 20 November 1996 in Manila, the Philippines.” 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	26/02/2007
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 12(1) ‘Final Provisions’: “This Agreement shall enter into force upon the deposit of instruments of ratification or acceptance by all Member States with the Secretary-General of ASEAN.”
Status
ASEAN States	(Source: ASEAN Legal Instruments as of 29/09/2022)
Brunei Darussalam	Signature 04/11/2002 Ratification 11/06/2003
Cambodia	Signature 04/11/2002 Acceptance 18/03/2004
Indonesia	Signature 04/11/2002 Ratification 26/02/2007
Lao PDR	Signature 04/11/2002 Acceptance 06/08/2004
Malaysia	Signature 04/11/2002 Ratification 05/02/2004
Myanmar	Signature 04/11/2002 Ratification 07/01/2004
Philippines	Signature 04/11/2002 Ratification 10/06/2003
Singapore	Signature 04/11/2002 Ratification 20/01/2003
Thailand	Signature 04/11/2002 Ratification 21/07/2004
Vietnam	Signature 04/11/2002 Acceptance 06/08/2003
Related Instruments
Related Instruments	2022 Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals 2015 Agreement on the Establishment of the Regional Secretariat for the Implementation of the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals 2012 ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals 2004 ASEAN Sectoral Integration Protocol for Tourism 1998 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Mutual Recognition Arrangements 1998 Ministerial Understanding on ASEAN Cooperation in Tourism 1995 ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services
External Links	ASEAN Secretariat accessed on 29/09/2022
Additional Information	Note Article 12(3): “Nothing in this Agreement can be construed to prevent enforcement in good faith of any measures made by Member States to protect national security or public order, public morals, religion, human life and health, as well as social and cultural values.”